I'd love to see him make it here as, beyond my United bias, it would be shame to see such a talent (and apparently a really nice guy) wrecked by injury at 28. But we are now into the second week of November and you start to fear this is going to be stop start for the duration of his stay here.
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Moving into November, with 1 goal and a few assists, and it's getting a bit awkward to defend him as having had anything but an average start now.
The games I watched with him and Van Persie together didn't overly look like it was working well.
Not sure it will.
I think by pure accident we've stumbled across our most effective formation now, and that's 1 striker.
I don't think we can say that for sure just yet - we don't have enough to go on. And although it's not only about results, 3 games with upfront and we've got just 2 points. It's not overly convincing.
There is no comparison between Ligue 1 and the PL, Ligue 1 is poor quality and pretty boring in comparison plus referees do not allow anywhere near as much physical contact as in the PL
Why? If they'd have wanted him, they'd have had him already.
We'll have it tied up that if we want him, we need to pay the money to buy.
Most likely we'll have a good pull out.
If he plays 15 games, scores 2 goals and we still buy him for 40+ million, it'll be the most mad deal ever.
Merci. That's what I thought though I've rarely watched French league games. They've not televised as much, at least in the UK or the USA. But there are plenty of French players who've made the jump to the Premiership and excelled (Cantona, Ginola, Viera, Evra etc). Maybe Falcao just needs a run of games to find his feet and get used to it like Paddy did when he came here from Monaco.
Hatful?
The champions league hatrick at home to some chimps has probably given a false impression.
In a sh!Tload of league appearances it's 2 goals.
I can't ever see a time we can field 3 centre backs...so the 3-4-1-2 is out for the foreseeable!
Falcao only played half a season in France and personally I think his style is suited to the PL. Think he'll get over his injury problems which I believe is partly due to coming back too early - once he gets fully fit I believe he will become a massive star for us in the second part of the season
Well yes, but the diamond has produced some good results...
It's going to be a slow process.
However, we can definitely win 3 of the next 4 games, and that'll make the table look a lot better.
Urm, yeah, I was just responding to your comment about 1 upfront but ok.
And when Giroud starts again loads of them will be slagging him off and calling for Welbeck.
LVG seriously bid for Vermaelaen so anything is possible.
Let me add that Vermaelaen hasn't started a game for barca as yet....he is always injured.
Wow, this doesn't sound good
They'll love him again when he inevitably scores the winner against us after the international break.
Sell whoever injured Falcao, the cnuts
Falcao's injured worse than is being stated in my (very possibly wrong) opinion.
Fair play to Van Gaal for protecting him.
In all honesty Falcao's transfer is one of the oddest I can remember in 30 years of supporting United. It was such a big name, so out of the blue, in a position that shocked us all, with a loan deal on one of the biggest names in world football - which itself is odd.
I dunno, I guess over the years you develop something of a 6th sense regarding transfers that'll work out and transfers that won't. As things have progressed, I just don't see this one working out.
Hope I'm wrong, because fit and firing, Falcao's the best 9 on Earth in my opinion. But with the PL you do need to be really properly fighting fit, cuz you're gonna get knocks, and it's a fast league.
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Very frustrating, he looks eager and you can see what he offers us, lvg right to ease him in niggly injuries can happen after a long spell out, but if it were to persist he won't last here whenthere is a massive fee to pay to sign him
He's got it all to do to be worth shelling £40m + out for!!
I think everyone agrees on that.
I think everyone agrees on that.
Without doubt. I still have a huge chunk of hope, mind.
There's been talk of how marvellous our attack is.
Take Falcao out, add in a sluggish Van Persie and an up and down Rooney, and Di Maria has a colossal amount on his shoulders this season
I think there will be a few back after the international break. Some selection dilemmas it seems.
If you listen to LVG he also seems to suggest that even when Falcao is fully fit he will more than likely spend time on the bench. I just don't think Van Gaal fancies him as a striker. LVG as a different "philosophy" on what a striker is.
I think his recent words suggested the opposite. Before he got injured he got to a point where Van Gaal was ready to start to use him as his main striker.
If he is fit and doesn't start against RVP then his days at OT are numbered. RVP was horrendous yesterday and disappointing to watch. Replace RVP and the team will improve.
Even if it's not Falcao for RvP, at least it should be Rooney to replace RvP
Thats a bit weird i know this lad and went to school with him, the guy who tweeted of course not Falcao.
That's what I got from it as well.
Nah I think he prefers a pure goalscorer up top. It's the ones behind that he prefers to be multifaceted.
bout fecking time. Really want Falcao to get a run of games. He's never going to get 100% by being in the bench. I understand he needs to be eased back after a serious knee problem, but now is the time to unleash him.LOLOLOLOLOOOOOOO RADAMELLLLLLLLLL FALCAOOOOOOO!
So why the feck would he bring him in?
LVG's obsession with RVP might be Falcao's downfall here. I rate RVP as the best striker in the league when firing but he simply does not do that any more, he misses waaay to many chances and is too selfish in his overall play now, His selection is actually hurting the team. He looks like he can't be bothered and quite frankly I'd sell any player who is a passenger in the summer, even my favourite one.
I want see Falcao get a consistent run of games as first choice striker, he is 28 and would be the natural replacement for RVP in the summer.
I want see Falcao get a consistent run of games as first choice striker, he is 28 and would be the natural replacement for RVP in the summer.
It wasn't long ago that LVG announced he was in awe of Falcao's ruthlessness.
Unless he genuinely believes RVP's star quality can come out and be effective once again, he would be mad to ignore a fully fit Falcao (if he ever gets there). I always thought it was a bizarre transfer - but from what I've seen he looks a damn site more dangerous than the other two, but with less starts and off the back of a major injury. Don't get me wrong, he hasn't been overly impressive...but I had no idea he could actually play, I always thought he was a finisher and that was his trade.
Unless he genuinely believes RVP's star quality can come out and be effective once again, he would be mad to ignore a fully fit Falcao (if he ever gets there). I always thought it was a bizarre transfer - but from what I've seen he looks a damn site more dangerous than the other two, but with less starts and off the back of a major injury. Don't get me wrong, he hasn't been overly impressive...but I had no idea he could actually play, I always thought he was a finisher and that was his trade.
I'd drop RVP too in a heart beat for Falcao, when we fix our back line we can play the diamond again with Mata as #10 and Rooney up top.. frightening if all those players were on form with Di Maria, Herrera and Blind all capable of scoring too!
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