We have played in 7 out of 8 games with two strikers and it was just the last game, where Falcao was dropped in favour of RVP, because of jetlag and the change of the system we were playing. So why are some people on here assuming that RVP gets favoured? Rooney has been suspended in the last two games, Falcao played pretty much considering coming new into the team, coming back from a serious injury and playing international games on the other end of the world. Then we have young James Wilson, who also has been out injured and even though he looks exciting, is still inexperienced. We didn't have an awful lot of options, especially playing with two strikers for most of the time. Yes, Robin isn't in top form at the moment and could have done more in the past few games, no doubt about that, but reading some posts on here and in the Falcao thread, it looks like our new number 9 is setting the PL alight. The truth is sadly, that both of them have been playing roughly on the same level over the last few matches and that's far from the level of performances both players can achieve.
Falcao looked lively when he came on against West Brom, true story, but it was for the last 18 minutes of a chewy game against a tiring opponent and we changed our system with his introduction, to two men up front. If I remember correctly, RVP had that shot against the post and also began to look better in that period of the game. Don't get me wrong, I'm not on team Robin or team Falcao and really couldn't care less about this never ending discussion, but it is just utter madness to suggest that LvG is favouring Robin without any football related reasons. Why would he do that? Because he is Dutch? Because they like each other? Does anyone really believes that kind of thing? Fact is, that RVP is a great professional and an extremely gifted footballer, who is having a bit of a dry spell at the moment. He did nothing extraordinary in the last few games, but he wasn't the worst player on the pitch either.
We will need goals and good performances from both players over the course of the season to be successful. I've seen some good understanding in a few moments between them and that's what we should be really talking about. They need time to adjust to new roles, in a new system and in a new team. It's a process and as they are both human beings, it can't be achieved overnight. In the end it's the managers decision to pick the players who are best suited to the game and give us the best chance of winning the game. If LvG decides to play just with one striker against Chelsea, it will be the player who is fit and has convinced him more over the past week. It's as simple as that.
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