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2014-15 Performances

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29
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4
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I did enjoy how the ball hit him on the back to set-up the Herrera dive... it's just that bit funnier when it's Falcao.
 
Even at half what they were asking for last summer I'm struggling to see why anyone would buy him.
 
He was probably better than what many on here are saying, but let's not sign him. He is just not up to it anymore. Also, is it just me or does he seem to fall over all the time? Everything he does he seems to end up on the ground?
 
It's not just you. I remember very early in the season a friend of mine remarked on it and since then I've been on the look out and yeah he falls over an absurd number of times. Often it's down to pressure from defenders and he just doesn't have any strength but there's also been loads of times he has collapsed when trying to shoot/pass/control the football. Never seen anything like it tbh.
 
It's amazing how a bad injury can destroy a player. Once one of the best strikers in the world - Torres another great example of this.
 
Sparky Rhiwabon said:
It's amazing how a bad injury can destroy a player. Once one of the best strikers in the world - Torres another great example of this.
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A good striker could have won that game for us yesterday.That's the harsh truth. Chelsea were there for the taking first half.
 
There is something wrong in this story. Yesterday Falcao barely got a pass until ADM came on. Then in a matter of minutes he hit the bar, had a shot deflected, and was in the game. He actually began to worry Terry. Yet there were times before AdM came on when the pass was there for all to see but none of our players passed it to him. Either ADM understands him or has that inherent ability to draw out a striker but that change was quite remarkable.
 
ZDwyr said:
He was probably better than what many on here are saying, but let's not sign him. He is just not up to it anymore. Also, is it just me or does he seem to fall over all the time? Everything he does he seems to end up on the ground?
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He's muscular as anything too. It's weird.
 
Roboc7 said:
Of course he has to prove his abilities he is recovering from a serious injury from which recovery is not guaranteed, any player is going to have to prove himself after that. Factor in his age, the wages, transfer fee and a loan deal was the only option, either that or stay at Monaco and seeing as they wanted his wages off the books that wasn't going to happen. Monaco and falcao weren't really in a position to bargain just as they won't be this summer, there is no way it is a permanent transfer, falcao and his agent have spoken numerous times about playing elsewhere next season.

The reason other teams didn't take him on loan was because not many could afford his wage and the few that could didn't need him and didn't want to waste huge wages on a backup player.
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You make them sound like they are down to their last pound or that he's 35. If Walcott was sold, would Arsenal allow him to go on loan before someone bought him? If your Monaco or Falcao what have you achieved by the loan deal? You've saved 6m but equally got a player potential returning that's now worth less than before it? He'd have been worth more scoring goals at Monaco this season and proving his worth there. It's not like he was coming to a club that he could guarantee regular football.

Also why would Utd let Welbeck go, to replace him with a player that might be only here a season. Clearly the transfer was nothing to do with Wilson. We were in no pressure to to sell Welbeck.

Clearly it's not worked out for either party's and I'm guessing they are making Utd aware that should they decide to back out, they have other options. It's no different than any other transfer but I expect he'll still be here next season for an undisclosed fee.
 
Orton said:
We barely made a pass to him. Everything went down the wings.
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True. But when he did get the ball he showed no sign of doing anything with it (except give it away.) The other players don't trust him I guess.
 
I think its clear it's not been a successful loan deal but that's the same of most of the signings. Would we be paying Real 60m if ADM was a lone deal? The issue is the same for both players and many previously too. it takes a season to get use to a league that many outside of it underestimate how hard it is.

I know people think money solves everything but if I ask most on here, to move to Spain with their families to a new job, language, culture, I think most would have to admit they wouldn't be at their best in 8 months.
 
settembrini said:
... he falls over an absurd number of times...
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I read that and remembered this:



And likened it to that gif of an old guy who looks like Falcao, falling about the floor, for no reason.
Maybe he needs different football boots?
 
Wilson Litchmore said:
I know people think money solves everything but if I ask most on here, to move to Spain with their families to a new job, language, culture, I think most would have to admit they wouldn't be at their best in 8 months.
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Di Maria has done already. Not great, but already.
Rojo has done well.
Blind excellent.
Costa brilliant.
Sanchez brilliant. And the list goes on.

Sorry bud, but that excuse doesnt roll.
 
sunama said:
Di Maria has done already. Not great, but already.
Rojo has done well.
Blind excellent.
Costa brilliant.
Sanchez brilliant. And the list goes on.

Sorry bud, but that excuse doesnt roll.
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Behave, are you telling me the ADM has been ok? Lots of assist but at least 3 of those were missplaced shots. Also Mata and Rooney turned crap crosses into good goals. Like I said, would you pay 60m for ADM based on this seasons performances?
Rojo has been just ok and nothing else. Better than Paddy, I don't think so.
Blind has been good.
Costa scored goals and Sanchez went off the boil since Christmas.
The list, who's that then?

Without looking elsewhere, is DDG better than first season, or Mata or Felliani?
 
Wilson Litchmore said:
You make them sound like they are down to their last pound or that he's 35. If Walcott was sold, would Arsenal allow him to go on loan before someone bought him? If your Monaco or Falcao what have you achieved by the loan deal? You've saved 6m but equally got a player potential returning that's now worth less than before it? He'd have been worth more scoring goals at Monaco this season and proving his worth there. It's not like he was coming to a club that he could guarantee regular football.

Also why would Utd let Welbeck go, to replace him with a player that might be only here a season. Clearly the transfer was nothing to do with Wilson. We were in no pressure to to sell Welbeck.

Clearly it's not worked out for either party's and I'm guessing they are making Utd aware that should they decide to back out, they have other options. It's no different than any other transfer but I expect he'll still be here next season for an undisclosed fee.
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Welbeck wanted to leave so there was pressure to sell him and that is the biggest reason why he left. Monaco wanted falcao's wages off their books and the only way to do that was to sell him for a huge loss or loan him out. I am sure they assumed he would score goals and then be sold for a high fee either to is or another club, if they has kept him and he struggled in France instead of showing his worth then he would be even harder to offload. It was a gamble either way so I think it makes perfect sense why they loaned him out. It was a gamble for all three parties and hasn't worked out well for anyone unfortunately.

Even without a cruciate injury Monaco would have been struggling to sell him for close to what they paid, pretty much any player close to 29 is not going to be easy to sell for £40m let alone one who is injured. There should be zero chance he comes back no matter what the fee is it makes no sense for us or the player, why would he even want to come back and sit on the bench every week unless all he is interested in is money.
 
He's utterly useless, he's genuinely barely PL quality anymore. Its sad to watch now.
 
Wilson Litchmore said:
Might be right. Like I said I not sure what Falcao or Monaco had to gain from the loan deal. Why would Utd sell Welbeck to accommodate Falcao cause clearly selling him had nothing to do with Wilsons development.

Again, if he was brilliant, what was stopping Monaco saying, we are keeping him after the loan move? Or someone offering more money?

Are we suggesting that Monaco are that stupid that they are going to loan a player that if it doesn't work out, is going to be worth less than the value before it.
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Monaco's owner Dmitry Rybolovlev removed a lot of their funding last year after he was denied citizenship and had to pay 2.7 billion in his divorce. Monaco changed their plans from signing superstars and paying them huge wages to signing young developing players who they could develop and make a profit on and supplementing their squad with loan signings so allowing Falcao to join us on loan and getting a good loan fee along with removing around 1 million pounds a month in wages was a pretty good deal for them as if it worked out here we would have paid the agreed price and even if it didnt they can still sell him this year for a decent price based on his past. There was no telling how he would come back after his knee injury but the fact that things haven't worked out for him at United wont put teams off or affect his price tag the same way it would have if he had played for Monaco all season and put in similar performances. What you're saying could very well be right of course but its not as if Monaco had nothing to gain by allowing him to join us on loan.
 
jb8521 said:
Monaco's owner Dmitry Rybolovlev removed a lot of their funding last year after he was denied citizenship and had to pay 2.7 billion in his divorce. Monaco changed their plans from signing superstars and paying them huge wages to signing young developing players who they could develop and make a profit on and supplementing their squad with loan signings so allowing Falcao to join us on loan and getting a good loan fee along with removing around 1 million pounds a month in wages was a pretty good deal for them as if it worked out here we would have paid the agreed price and even if it didnt they can still sell him this year for a decent price based on his past. There was no telling how he would come back after his knee injury but the fact that things haven't worked out for him at United wont put teams off or affect his price tag the same way it would have if he had played for Monaco all season and put in similar performances.
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'kin Ada, that's some settlement. Who's the lucky ex?
 
Sam said:
Unless its Monaco paying us, then we're being ripped off.
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Given his performances this season, Monaco would be insane to think they can get a 40 million pound fee. A quarter of that maybe but if Van Gaal wants to hang on to him, we'd be bargaining from a position of strength (for once). Despite his agent's huffing and puffing, I haven't read of any firm interest from other clubs. We'll just have to wait and see.
 
All he has done this season is stopping Wilson's progress. Not a single minute on the pitch has he done something that Wilson can't apart from falling over three times a game. Never been more frustrated watching someone play for us have I have watching him. A complete waste of resources. Chico staying would've been the better option. Worth a punt but in the end it has been nothing short of abysmal.
 
I am genuinely worried after yesterday that we've already agreed to sign Falcao or are seriously considering it. That turn towards goal he made in the second half is being talked up but he did nothing else otherwise and his weakness in getting challenged by Terry cost us the game. I wanted him off after the first 45 and I can't understand how he stayed on while RVP, who scored the equalizer against Chelsea at home, was kept on the bench. Why put RVP on the bench if you're not going to play him?

These comparisons to Rooney's play last week - can you please just stop it? Rooney was double and triple-teamed through the entire match and it's part of why we won. Are we that desperate?
 
marlowe78 said:
I am genuinely worried after yesterday that we've already agreed to sign Falcao or are seriously considering it. That turn towards goal he made in the second half is being talked up but he did nothing else otherwise and his weakness in getting challenged by Terry cost us the game. I wanted him off after the first 45 and I can't understand how he stayed on while RVP, who scored the equalizer against Chelsea at home, was kept on the bench. Why put RVP on the bench if you're not going to play him?

These comparisons to Rooney's play last week - can you please just stop it? Rooney was double and triple-teamed through the entire match and it's part of why we won. Are we that desperate?
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He got fouled by Terry. Other players would have went down there too and 9/10 times it would have been given as a foul. Yes, Rooney was equally as average against City. Falcao got the ball 32 times yesterday, Rooney got it 35 times against City. Neither of them really done much with it. Falcao could have scored yesterday, Rooney got an assist (offside mind you) but offered no goal threat. City also played a lot more open and Chelsea sat back the whole game.
 
Moriarty said:
I think he'll be here next season, as @Wilson Litchmore says, for an undisclosed fee.
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I don't believe we will sign him UNLESS Ballague was right when he said we have already signed him but they said it was a loan because of FFP.
It just wouldn't make sense otherwise, unless Van Gaal and the club genuinely have seen some kind of improvement behind the scenes and they think a full season post injury will of done him a world of good.
I just can't see it though.
 
No way we are signing him. I just can't see it at all. Doesn't mean people should have their minds made up on his performances before he walks on the pitch though.
 
dxadel said:
Would you take him next season on another loan deal?
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No but there always is the SLIGHTEST of chance that a full season post injury under his belt, could help him regain form for a fresh start next season. I just don't see it though.

One of the problems Falcao has had is that he needs a run of games, a real run of games but we can't give him that because he's been so bad.
 
All said and done, LVG is the type of manager that plans constantly for the future. He's also not a manager for sentiment. There is nobody left at the club that you'd consider shouldn't be here within reason give or take Johnny Evans. Does anyone think LVG would play him if he doesn't think he'd be here next season? Why would he? He could have kept Tom and Danny for a year for cover if it was just a numbers game for the squad. Despite what Danny wanted, could still have kept him and let's be honest, his sale had nothing to do with Wilsons development cause I thought he'd play much more than he has.

Does anyone think if he didn't think he was good enough, would have played him yesterday against the best team in the country? Strange way of saying I don't rate you, but your starting against Chelsea?

LVG has already said it takes players at least a season to settle......
 
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Orton said:
He got fouled by Terry. Other players would have went down there too and 9/10 times it would have been given as a foul. Yes, Rooney was equally as average against City. Falcao got the ball 32 times yesterday, Rooney got it 35 times against City. Neither of them really done much with it. Falcao could have scored yesterday, Rooney got an assist (offside mind you) but offered no goal threat. City also played a lot more open and Chelsea sat back the whole game.
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We scored four goals against City. Never looked like scoring against Chelsea. Going out on a limb here but I suspect the identity of our most advanced player may be relevant in trying to understand the discrepancy in outcomes.

Something else you might want to think about is how the hell Falcao managed to touch the ball less than Rooney in a game where we completed almost 200 more passes than we did against City?
 
I don't see any world class potential about him in April 2015, irrespective of what he did before his injury. Based on what we have seen at United, he lacks pace and strength, nor does he have the ability to create something on his own. So you are left with his finishing, which has been average at best. Even assuming his finishing would improve with more regular game time, I think United would need a more rounded, versatile frontman to compete against the very best. That's without mentioning that he's 29 and would be on the slide soon in any event.
 
Pogue Mahone said:
We scored four goals against City. Never looked like scoring against Chelsea. Going out on a limb here but I suspect the identity of our most advanced player may be relevant in trying to understand the discrepancy in outcomes.

Something else you might want to think about is how the hell Falcao managed to touch the ball less than Rooney in a game where we completed almost 200 more passes than we did against City?
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Nobody looked for him until later in the game. I'm not even saying he played well because he didn't, but most of our play was in defence and down the wings which amounted to nothing. City came at us and played an open game. They paid the price for it. Just hope we have our other players fit for next week. Goodison has been tough recently.
 
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