Hope he does well for us but it seems he has a lot of work to do
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I thought Wilson did ok and unlucky not to score.
He need to be fully fit first before he should ever start a game.Clearly not match fit tonight.
Didn't have the best of times after he came on but I would like to see him get a start. He seems to eager to prove something when he comes off the bench and tries too hard.
Looked a bit anxious when he came on, probably disappointed to be coming on so late. He did have that run right at the end that essentially saw the clock out that showed he has a burst in his legs and that upper body strength to protect the ball.
I get that LvG is taking a slow approach with him but I think he needs some proper game time to get competitively sharp, I'd give him the start vs Southampton and then see how he is at the 60 minute mark.
I get that LvG is taking a slow approach with him but I think he needs some proper game time to get competitively sharp, I'd give him the start vs Southampton and then see how he is at the 60 minute mark.
Not sure that kind of run out is going to help his "match rhythm" much. By the time he came on we were virtually playing on the counter attack. Should've come on a lot earlier, and probably for RVP. But I can see why Louis rationalised Robin's hold up play being of more use in the later stages than Wilson's pace. Personally I'd have rather gone for a 3rd, but that's me.
Brought on 10 mins too late. The game went stretched and lvg dallied, by the time he got on the field it was far too tight.
Wilson suddenly came alive when Falcao was warming up, and he was getting very dangerous with his pace, so not a problem that Falcao came on late. Next game Falcao will be ready for 60 minutes, hope he gets them.
not enough time. 15 minutes or so? pointless. he should have come on at the 60th minute mark.
He has a very strange running style.
Seems pretty erratic on the ball. He's obviously not fully fit, though. Once he gains full fitness, I have no doubt he'll look a lot sharper and start banging in some goals.
I swear the last 20 pages and few months of this thread have been the same lines repeated over and over 
'Once he finds form he will be banging them in for fun' ( in fact I think the phrase 'Banging in' or 'Banging them in' is probably the most used in this thread)
'Its understandable given how much time hes played'
'this bit of play where he <insert very mundane thing every player does here> was amazing'
'Hold up play was excellent'
'How can you judge him on x amount of minutes'
'Poor touch'
'He has to start over RVP.'
Never have I seen a players every movement and attributes analysed so much, ever. He is never going to be the player you wanted until he is 100% fit, in that sense I feel LVG should rest him and play him in reserve matches until he is fit enough to start games, to stop this 20 minutes here 10 minutes there where you cant actually judge how well hes doing.
Then again theres always the chance he was bought with the intention of just being an impact sub, like Hernandez and not a main striker.
'Once he finds form he will be banging them in for fun' ( in fact I think the phrase 'Banging in' or 'Banging them in' is probably the most used in this thread)
'Its understandable given how much time hes played'
'this bit of play where he <insert very mundane thing every player does here> was amazing'
'Hold up play was excellent'
'How can you judge him on x amount of minutes'
'Poor touch'
'He has to start over RVP.'
Never have I seen a players every movement and attributes analysed so much, ever. He is never going to be the player you wanted until he is 100% fit, in that sense I feel LVG should rest him and play him in reserve matches until he is fit enough to start games, to stop this 20 minutes here 10 minutes there where you cant actually judge how well hes doing.
Then again theres always the chance he was bought with the intention of just being an impact sub, like Hernandez and not a main striker.
He was shit when he came on, but he only played a few minutes, he needs match fitness. Hopefully he will start up front with RvP with Southampton.
I swear the last 20 pages and few months of this thread have been the same lines repeated over and over
'Once he finds form he will be banging them in for fun' ( in fact I think the phrase 'Banging in' or 'Banging them in' is probably the most used in this thread)
'Its understandable given how much time hes played'
'this bit of play where he <insert very mundane thing every player does here> was amazing'
'Hold up play was excellent'
'How can you judge him on x amount of minutes'
'Poor touch'
'He has to start over RVP.'
.
Its hilarious.
The phrase clutching at straws comes to mind. In all honesty, he's done naff all in 4 months, is clearly not fit, and yet people moan and moan that he doesn't start. If his name wasn't Falcao, he'd be getting destroyed.
The man hasn't played consistent football for an entire year, for crying out loud. Give him some time to get himself going.
You have to be a bit of a spaz to be "destroying" him for getting niggly injuries. But this is an internet forum I suppose where such a breed of person thrives
He could do with a run of games. Why doesn't he start? Seems like a massive waste of cash if we're not prepared to start him.
I swear the last 20 pages and few months of this thread have been the same lines repeated over and over
'Once he finds form he will be banging them in for fun' ( in fact I think the phrase 'Banging in' or 'Banging them in' is probably the most used in this thread)
'Its understandable given how much time hes played'
'this bit of play where he <insert very mundane thing every player does here> was amazing'
'Hold up play was excellent'
'How can you judge him on x amount of minutes'
'Poor touch'
'He has to start over RVP.'
Never have I seen a players every movement and attributes analysed so much, ever. He is never going to be the player you wanted until he is 100% fit, in that sense I feel LVG should rest him and play him in reserve matches until he is fit enough to start games, to stop this 20 minutes here 10 minutes there where you cant actually judge how well hes doing.
Then again theres always the chance he was bought with the intention of just being an impact sub, like Hernandez and not a main striker.
it's true.The whole thing has just been a huge disappointment so far, but I do believe things will look up in the 2nd half of the season. It just hasn't gone his way at all.
Its hilarious.
The phrase clutching at straws comes to mind. In all honesty, he's done naff all in 4 months, is clearly not fit, and yet people moan and moan that he doesn't start. If his name wasn't Falcao, he'd be getting destroyed.
Its like people feel the need to be justifying something that doesnt need justifying. No one really can say it will have been a bad bit of business if it doesnt work out since it was only a loan deal anyway its not as if he has a huge price tag to deal with.
He needs a run of games.
RvP can't play every game, Wilson hasn't shown that he's a starter yet and LvG wants to play with two strikers. So, yeah, Falcao needs to get fit and play, as there's no alternative. I suspect he'll get a start against S'hmptn, and barring injury, will get playing time over the Christmas fixtures.
I'm just not overly concerned because he's not our player.
In fairness, I genuinely feel as though he has performed better than Van Persie when he has been on the pitch. Given that the times he's been on the pitch have been 10-30 minute appearances in the second half, it's frustrating that he isn't playing more. Obviously that is down to his fitness, but I don't blame people for getting excited when he does something good. He was genuinely one of the 5-10 best in the world a few years ago, we're always going to get excited when he does something good and will him to start performing.I swear the last 20 pages and few months of this thread have been the same lines repeated over and over
'Once he finds form he will be banging them in for fun' ( in fact I think the phrase 'Banging in' or 'Banging them in' is probably the most used in this thread)
'Its understandable given how much time hes played'
'this bit of play where he <insert very mundane thing every player does here> was amazing'
'Hold up play was excellent'
'How can you judge him on x amount of minutes'
'Poor touch'
'He has to start over RVP.'
Never have I seen a players every movement and attributes analysed so much, ever. He is never going to be the player you wanted until he is 100% fit, in that sense I feel LVG should rest him and play him in reserve matches until he is fit enough to start games, to stop this 20 minutes here 10 minutes there where you cant actually judge how well hes doing.
Then again theres always the chance he was bought with the intention of just being an impact sub, like Hernandez and not a main striker.
Not yet anyway...
He won't be either, based on the evidence so far...
Agree. He must be worried because if he doesn't get fit and impress there is no way he will be joining us. Also, other big clubs will be watching him and they won't take a chance on him either. Not sure where that would leave him.
Needs a game or two in the reserves to get some match fitness - like the way Evans has.
Monaco?
First game he hasn't looked particularly dangerous. That said he got about 15 minutes when we were largely sitting back, not under the cosh but we were in seeing the game out mode.
Edit: Valuable minutes for him, another run out. Bring on the next game and more minutes for him.
Edit: Valuable minutes for him, another run out. Bring on the next game and more minutes for him.
He looked good in his previous cameos. Had a shocker tonight though.
Yep. We saw Keane playing yesterday and then on the bench today. Not sure why Falcao couldn't have got some minutes against Southampton under 21s. Even if it's just to get back in the scoring routine. I felt he should have come on for Robin but he's got a good week to train and hopefully he will feature against Southampton.
Hasn't their owner had a divorce and got financial issues? Plus with FFP issues too. I assumed they are trying to offload him because of his wage issues. They obviously would take him back because of his contract but not sure they would be happy about it.
He'll get there, just needs to get back to 100% fitness. Remember it takes 'normal' people usually a full year just to get back to playing recreational sports after ACL surgery usually. I have faith that he'll prove his worth, though little sub appearances in the situations he's come on really can't tell you much at all. Hopefully he starts ahead of RvP in the next game, alongside Rooney. Think they could be a very good partnership.
I swear the last 20 pages and few months of this thread have been the same lines repeated over and over
'Once he finds form he will be banging them in for fun' ( in fact I think the phrase 'Banging in' or 'Banging them in' is probably the most used in this thread)
'Its understandable given how much time hes played'
'this bit of play where he <insert very mundane thing every player does here> was amazing'
'Hold up play was excellent'
'How can you judge him on x amount of minutes'
'Poor touch'
'He has to start over RVP.'
Never have I seen a players every movement and attributes analysed so much, ever. He is never going to be the player you wanted until he is 100% fit, in that sense I feel LVG should rest him and play him in reserve matches until he is fit enough to start games, to stop this 20 minutes here 10 minutes there where you cant actually judge how well hes doing.
Then again theres always the chance he was bought with the intention of just being an impact sub, like Hernandez and not a main striker.
Then he won't stay, you don't purchase a Ferrari to then leave it in the garage to gather dust. As much as I love Hernandez if LVG is thinking he can use Falcao that way then he needs his head tested. Even in Monaco Falcao scored goals.
I agree. I don't see how 10 minutes here and there when we're either comfortable or holding on in "counter then hide in the corner" mode can be of much benefit. He needs to actually be in a game.
Ignoring their obvious financial issues, his effusive "it's great to finally be at a proper club at last" speil had decent potential to be a bridge burner. It was certainly quite an odd thing to say after a loan move. They're still a small enough club for it not to matter, but it certainly didn't seem like the talk of a guy who thought he'd be going back.
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Brought on a bit late but I guess that was down to our 2nd goal timing. Hopefully he will start vs Soton.
Poor Falcao just seems to be trying too hard at the moment on the pitch. He really seems desperate to make an impression
It's obvious that he needs consistent game time considering how long he's been out/away from regular football.
The guy is world class, he just needs regular minutes to get into his flow. People on here are being ridiculously over-critical given the circumstances.
The guy is world class, he just needs regular minutes to get into his flow. People on here are being ridiculously over-critical given the circumstances.
Was the ideal game to give him the start and build up his match fitness. As it is, I wouldn't trust him against Southampton with the way he's. Would rather we go with Wilson again if Rooney is still injured.
I don't know where Rob got this idea of him being brought in to be used as an impact sub, absolutely nothing in Falcao's career suggests he's this type of player and Van Gaal isn't an idiot. But then again it's pretty obvious from Rob's messages in here he's desperate for Falcao to fail so I take all his messages with a pinch of salt.
Falcao never really wanted to go there and was a 'victim' of this third party ownership thingy. It was pretty evident when he signed there, though of course living in a bling bling city with wads of cash must have helped to soften the blow for that year. Even though, I don't think he's the type of player who would enjoy playing in front of 7000 players each week and I think his enthusiasm of being here is sincere.
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