That doesn't excuse his poor touches. Or his lack of movement.
And please don't pin that on LVG. Rooney in two games has shown a willingness to run in behind more than Falcao or RVP ever have this season.
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That doesn't excuse his poor touches. Or his lack of movement.
And please don't pin that on LVG. Rooney in two games has shown a willingness to run in behind more than Falcao or RVP ever have this season.
Yeah agreed, But I have no idea about any young and upcoming strikers that look set to become word class. Harry Kane is pretty much the only one who's caught my eye at the moment, but that twat Levy thinks Spurs are a big club so I doubt he will entertain an offer.
You need to look outside the premier league. Dybala, vietto, lacazette, Depay are all young players we could sign for less then falcao, and would arguably be better. Falcao may have a 2nd wind but I fear injury has shortened his career dramatically.
I think Falcao has done exactly what should have been expected of him. He's never been Messi, Aguero or Ronaldo where he'll create something out of nothing but he works hard, has great movement & he's great at getting on the end of crosses.
I don't know what people expected from him.
You're doing 'peak' Falcao a massive disservice there. He might not have been Messi or Ronaldo, but he was a top top striker.
The player we are now seeing is a shadow of the once great player he was.
Obviously the injury does him no favours but it's hard to judge a striker playing in a system built specifically for him compared to a striker being crowbarred into a system that we're not even sure of.
He may have massively declined as a player, he may not. He's not a kid & he doesn't have to prove himself. Teams should build a team to suit him or don't sign him.
He'll sign for Real in the summer & smash a load of goals next season. Mark my words.
Words marked. Who on earth is he going to displace at Madrid? He's certainly no shiny new toy either.
A system should have no effect on a players touch, finishing and physical condition. All of which have been poor. Its just more excuses.
As for your Madrid theory, why would they want him now when they didn't even want him in the Summer just gone?
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Steady on there partner. He did have one good touch against Sunderland
Sorry...couldnt resist.
His movement has been very poor. I remember, in particular against Cambridge, where our attacking players (Falcao and RVP were equally guilty) appeared to be hiding behind Cambridge players to avoid being given the ball. Either that or they just weren't good enough to shake off league 2 defenders.
Falcao certainly isnt good enough to play for a top 4 EPL club.
And I am having genuine doubts if he is good enough to play for any EPL club. His lack of pace, poor movement, poor touch and poor finishing just isnt good enough for the EPL.
And for those saying that he would score many goals for Madrid:
He could bag in some tap ins.Steady on there partner. He did have one good touch against Sunderland
Sorry...couldnt resist.
His movement has been very poor. I remember, in particular against Cambridge, where our attacking players (Falcao and RVP were equally guilty) appeared to be hiding behind Cambridge players to avoid being given the ball. Either that or they just weren't good enough to shake off league 2 defenders.
Falcao certainly isnt good enough to play for a top 4 EPL club.
And I am having genuine doubts if he is good enough to play for any EPL club. His lack of pace, poor movement, poor touch and poor finishing just isnt good enough for the EPL.
And for those saying that he would score many goals for Madrid:
The way he is playing right now, I don't think he could get into a position (on the pitch), to score a tap-in.
Remember, he struggled against a league 2 defence. This is fact.
If he scored tap-ins for us, I'd be more than happy. Tap-ins = goals = game wins = league title.
His problem is that he can't score and a striker who can't score is useless.
Remember, he struggled against a league 2 defence. This is fact.
If he scored tap-ins for us, I'd be more than happy. Tap-ins = goals = game wins = league title.
His problem is that he can't score and a striker who can't score is useless.
Yes, It's because of Falcao that we drew at Cambridge. I don't want us to sign him at all but it seems like he's getting blamed for pretty much everything at the moment. We were useless against Cambridge, and useless against Sunderland until Falcao's main (only) contribution won us the game. Don't see why that's so difficult to accept for some people, the same people who praise Rooney for closing down a defender in another frustrating performance. Giving someone else all the credit for the Sunderland win when it was Falcao who changed the game in our favour seems a bit unfair really. We were headed for another boring draw.
Rooney's contribution in Newcastle's was way much better than Falcao's in Sunderland's. He made us more fluid. And his ball retention was few times better as well.
Well it's worth pointing out that Rooney was equally as useless as Falcao against Sunderland until they went down to ten men (courtesy of Falcao) which opened the game up. I'm not claiming anything else really but people dismissing his contribution is silly when the same people are all over another player for doing something similar.
Wonder if he will play tonight... Probably not
Falcao is the scapegoat all the time when everybody else as been crap .
Lou macari said on ts this morning that de gea won player of the year last year and he will win it again this year !!
That sort of tells you all you need to know really about how good we are at present .
Lou macari said on ts this morning that de gea won player of the year last year and he will win it again this year !!
That sort of tells you all you need to know really about how good we are at present .
He was essentially here on trial and he hasn't done enough, his performances have been nowhere near good enough and even though he isn't alone he has been one of our worst players and consistently bad.
I doubt he will start more than 3 or 4 games for us between now and the end of the season unless we pick up injuries.
Due to him I have full trust in LVG again, one of the best decisions to bench him imo. Lovely guy but just doesnt fit here, think he'll find another club and remain form.
Happy that LvG has finally given up on him, he had way too many chances before being dropped. Hope there isn't a need to bring him on.
Surely we arent making the deal permanent now..
Well it also says you have a world class goalie.
Indeed
I'd rather have Danny Welbeck back.
I'd rather have a good striker. Pity we barely have 1.
Do we need to move this thread to the Reserves forum soon? He's in the stiffs tonight.
One player on a higher wage than the entire rest of the U21s put together.
Playing with the U-21's tonight vs Spurs. That's a new low for Radamel.
Yeah just heard he is in the U21s tonight,I don't even know what to make of that lads. Oh how we could do with him recapture just 75% of his old form til the end of the season.
i don't care how big of a man you are, how big a professional... it has to sting to be in his position and be suiting up for the U21's.
It's painful as s the last few games we could have done with him in the squad,
Let's hope he scores a couple and hopefully get his confidence back.
Beyond belief.
I really feel sorry for him and although he doesn't really deserve to be necessarily starting for us at the moment, I have no doubts that if he joins another club next season and remains injury free he will be great again, even if not as great as he used to be.
I am so happy to see LVG finally act like a real manager.
He will get some play time and keeps a football rhythm which is so important for LVG. Don't really see such drama here
So he's his old self but LVG and his system ruined him?
So what if he's playing for U21. Is he special not do it.
So what if he's playing for U21. Is he special not do it.
So he's his old self but LVG and his system ruined him?
So what if he's playing for U21. Is he special not do it.
he's not Under 21 for one thing
In seriousness though, he hasn't been getting much action, so needs some sort of pressure less run out.
He may well still have a role to play
Has he got bad eyesight ? He was squinting and struggling to see his number held up again when he was subbed off tonight for the U21s .
Can't help but feel we have Chelsea's Fernando Torres here.
Go for an attacking, bold line up. Get Mata, Herrera, Falcao and Rooney, all starting. Just attack these teams. Going cautious has stifled so many. We need some vibrancy back and I believe the two creative players, Rooney plus the wide players offering an outlet will create chances with energy.That first half was what they are capable of. Don't let philosophy get in the way. We're only getting through this period through our attacking play. Falcao will get chances with those players who work with each other. None of this disjointed crap to try and cover a crack until the transfer window opens. I'd hate for us to miss CL with regret of not trying to attack more. Never thought I'd say that with United. Even Moyes set out to attack. We were just clueless at doing it with him.
If you watched Falcao tonight for the U21s I'm sure you would exclude him out of any sort of line-up.
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