That was sad. Good luck to him, not his fault he got a serious injury in the best years of his career.
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I've wanted him gone since two/three months ago, but seeing him wave goodbye, remembering how happy he seemed when he arrived and remembering him work hard on the pitch and putting in the effort makes me kind of sad it didn't work out.
When you put it like that, it sounds similar to a lost love that didn't work. It is sad.
If we sign him, I hope we pay him enough to buy a decent pair of boots. Jesus Christ, some of that slippage was in Stevie territory.
He's like the guy from that horrible Dane Cook movie, Good luck Chuck. If a team wants to get into the champions league, just loan him for a season and you'll be in.
Was nice of him to wave and clap the fans, because they have supported him (the ones at the stadium I mean). I am glad he is going, but he did at least try. Unlike RvP who did't look arsed.
Goodbye Falcao. I doubt we'll ever see a player who struggles so badly to stay upright.
Goodbye Falcao. I doubt we'll ever see a player who struggles so badly to stay upright.
shame things just didn't work out. he is a nice lad and i'm sure work very hard to get to the level he used to.
good luck and hope he gets a decent club elsewhere. hope it is not going to be liverpool. (look at post 10365) by Wednesday at Stoke
good luck and hope he gets a decent club elsewhere. hope it is not going to be liverpool. (look at post 10365) by Wednesday at Stoke
Feels like when Torres lost that burst after his injuries at Liverpool. Hope I'm wrong but don't think it will come back. Hopefully he can get his confidence back and change his game.
Am I the only one who thinks taking Falcao off was one of the reasons we starting to lose a grip on the game?
Yes on the ball he was very sloppy/slippy but he was putting in a great shift, running the channels and not giving Mertesacker/Koscielny any time to get settled. RVP came on and doesn't have the legs to do that and spent most of the last half an hour jogging.
I like Falcao's attitude but its sad seeing him lacking in quality so badly.
Yes on the ball he was very sloppy/slippy but he was putting in a great shift, running the channels and not giving Mertesacker/Koscielny any time to get settled. RVP came on and doesn't have the legs to do that and spent most of the last half an hour jogging.
I like Falcao's attitude but its sad seeing him lacking in quality so badly.
We all thought this was the moment didn't we?
Look at him going wild after scoringDepressing reading the first few pages of this thread to see what eventually happened.
Am i the only one who thinks the addition of depay, and playing with an improved and confident di maria could resurrect falcao's career? some more incisive and direct wingplay and the goal threat our wingers will have might just give falcao the space and freedom to start scoring again. Money issues aside, i refuse to believe he's completely finished. I know he's most likely leaving, but I'd be pissed if he started showing his goal scoring prowess again at another club like tevez has done even to this day
Fernando Torres mk2. Everyone think's he'll eventually come good, but he won't.
We all thought this was the moment didn't we?
I thought it was the header at Villa that was going to be the start of it. Then the goal at stoke. He blade 4 on the bounce over Xmas and was starting to look like he was coming good. Then he was bobmed out for a month.
a lambo with no engine.
And no tread on the tires.
i saw , they turned the traction contol off.
Looks pretty parked in front of your house regardless.
No it was a coincidence. It was them taking Cazorla off and putting Ramsey back into midfield that turned the game.
The thread title is a bit disrespectful. He is still a United player, leave the digs to the rivals, and maybe show some respect specially to someone who has shown nothing but love and respect for the club.
It's not just Falcao that's had it by the way. Earlier in the season Young's was '14/15 Aquatic Diving Championship Performance' and Valencia's was just "14/15 Performance'.
I'm just glad he got a good reception at OT because if he read the Caf he would of retired in November
I've wanted him gone since two/three months ago, but seeing him wave goodbye, remembering how happy he seemed when he arrived and remembering him work hard on the pitch and putting in the effort makes me kind of sad it didn't work out.
Yeah, he's peed me off when he's played awful. However, I did feel sorry for him going off yesterday. You can see he tries, but he's just not upto it any longer. The loan just didn't work out, unfortunately.
As said in other threads, when you have a front line of Rooney, RVP and Falcao and none are consistently putting the ball in the net when upfront, maybe the frontline isn't the problem. Each player has exceptional ability and movement.
Pretty sure that with better service, e.g. maybe Depay, inform Di Maria, Carrikesque CM, maybe things would be resolved.
There's no excuse for Falcao falling over and unable to control the ball, besides himself. Take the game against West Ham away when RVP and Falcao were upfront, West Ham's strikers ran in behind whereas ours provided nothing. Falcao also missed a sitter in that game. Against City when Gary Neville analysed Aguero and RVP. Aguero made runs, RVP didn't.
I myself don't believe it's due to a lack of service. Rooney hasn't played upfront consistently so I'll reserve a bit of judgment on him. Although, he was average before his injury... maybe due to a bit of tiredness.
I honestly think Wilson would of scored more than Falcao and RVP had he been given the chances they have.
Edit: I'd rather have Hernandez back than Falcao and RVP. He actually makes runs.
As I said, IMO one of the reasons that contributed but there were others. Ramsey moving back was also key, he was outstanding.
At that time, he was actually improving and we all thought, he is going to get better and better. However, for whatever reason, he got worse as the season progressed.
If that goal scoring opportunity presented itself yesterday, he would've fallen over. If he didnt fall over, he'd have missed. If he didnt miss, it'd be offiside (I stole this line from someone else on this forum BTW).
From Sport bible:
Falcao and his agent: Where should we go next.
Falcao and his agent: Where should we go next.
Ando has no right to laugh at other people's hair
I just can't believe how badly it's gone for him. When he was at Atleti he was my favourite striker in the world, and those goals against Bilbao in the EL final (where he curls one from the edge of the box and the second where he Cruyff turns and leaves three for dead) are some of my favourite ever goals.
Obviously I don't want him to stay, but I don't think there's a player in the world I'd rather return to form than him. He really was a joy to watch, but I think that explosiveness that he showed at Porto and Atleti has forever gone now. He's still lethal with either foot and with his head, hopefully he'll recreate himself as an out-and-out fox-in-the-box in Italy or something.
Obviously I don't want him to stay, but I don't think there's a player in the world I'd rather return to form than him. He really was a joy to watch, but I think that explosiveness that he showed at Porto and Atleti has forever gone now. He's still lethal with either foot and with his head, hopefully he'll recreate himself as an out-and-out fox-in-the-box in Italy or something.
I want him to stay, think of the confidence boost it would give him. But ultimately, I don't want him as much as his wage and transfer fee Suggests.
We should get him just to counteract Jones' dismal sex appeal. In fact I'm not even sure Falcao would do that.
You look back at just how important his goals were in direct relation to gaining points, as bad as he has been his goals have had a huge impact on us getting 4th.
For a loan spell, job done.
For a loan spell, job done.
Does this quote from the recent interview with Smalling suggest he (Falcao) might still be here next season?
"I think when the manager has given him a chance and he's trained well and he's stayed fit, you can see he is getting sharper and sharper and with a good pre-season he'll be firing again next season,"
"I think when the manager has given him a chance and he's trained well and he's stayed fit, you can see he is getting sharper and sharper and with a good pre-season he'll be firing again next season,"
I want him to stay, screw logic.
His goals have been worth 5 points... we're 7 points ahead of Liverpool...
I hate admitting it, but I do too. I really like him and I'm not being sensible at all about this, but I want to give him another chance. He's trying hard and it's not working out for him.
Who's to say that he hasn't agreed another short loan with us, at a lower fee and knowing Monaco need to get rid we'll get him cheap in January if he improves. Otherwise let him go if he hasn't improved.
I would like to keep him til January too, depending on which striker is coming in.
Heh.
I'm in the "one more chance" camp fwiw. He's been undeniably wank but there's so many examples of players taking an age to show their quality after a long stint out of the game and he's still relatively young. This will have been compounded by issues with confidence, the pressure of the loan deal and the lack of chances he's getting to score. Plus pre-season is really important. Remember how long Tevez took to get up to speed?
You only need to compare and contrast Fletcher's recent performances for WBA with his abject displays in the beginning of the season to see there's still hope for Falcao. I don't see the harm of seeing how he looks after a full pre-season.
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