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I'm saying that Falcao is a one dimensional striker that needs the whole team to play for him. That is the point, he is the star man and they base their game around him. That is a part of his success, the extreme emphasis on him scoring. But let's say Falcao was a CB and he cost more than the whole team , would they still base their entire game around him? If Falcao joined and scored half the goals he did at Porto and Atletico for £50 million, would he still be a success? The Liverpool and Atletico comparison is pointless because I never once said that getting goals from a variation of players is superior, I said I preferred it.

SeB Only one (half) nomination.

It was 49%. 21% from Lamps and 28% from Drogba. Still quite high, but not quite at levels of Porto and Atletico Madrid. On another note, Porto socred 63 times in the 10/11 season, Atletico scored 53 times in the 11/12 season and Chelsea scored 103 times in the 09/10 season.

His escapades up the flanks do worry me sometimes. If he was slightly faster this wouldn't be so bothersome.

Aaah, my mistake.

Okay. 1. Let's analyze the Portuguese league. During the season of 2010/2011 Porto won 27 games and drawing three.They scored 63 times, with Hulk contributing to 23 goals which is 35% of their total goals. Falcao scored 16 goals which is 25% of the goals Porto scored. 60% percent of the goals scored by two players. TWO PLAYERS. That does not make a good team, that makes two good individuals. I don't want talented individuals I want a talented and balanced team. Also I think that the Portuguese Leage and La Liga are significantly below the standards of the BPL. 2. Have you watched Atletico Madrid? All they do is look for Falcao. That is all they do, they don't score because the don't shoot themselves, Turan Atletico's second highest goal scored this season has 4 shots on target and 2 goals in 6 appearances, hardly a bad return but it would be higher if he took more shots, no?. And to call the shit because they can't score is possibly the most immature and naive statement I've ever heard. You do realise that there is more to football than scoring goals, don't you? 3. It's impossible to make chances for yourself. What does he do? Cross the ball and then run into the box so he can head the ball into the net? He doesn't dribble through every player like Maradona or Messi and score a solo goal. What the hell do you mean they don't need service? Do you even understand what that means? Of course they need service. As I said earlier Falcao doesn't dribble through every damn player to score a solo goal, I don't think has ever done that. Falcao scores from through balls, crosses and set pieces i.e. service. He isn't Messi or Maradona. So how do these chances come along if there isn't any service? Does the ball magically appear inside the six yard box for lethal players to bam into the net? 4. He has scored more goals than three against us. Ridiculous argument. Are they the only three goals you've actually seen from Falcao? At least try to give a better argument.

Hasn't he played against Barça a few times in MF?

Are you sure? Because Luiz loves to roam foward and only at CB is he given the space to roam foward. In the Midfield players are pressed much quicker and are expected to pass the ball quicker, if case you haven't noticed Luiz loves to dawdle on the ball and contemplate his options. At CB usually only the CF presses the CB, and since it usually only one player pressing, it gives the Cb more space and more time to make decisions. I promise you if Luiz was playing at DM/CM it would result in many, many turnovers. Besides, how many really good DMs make Luiz-esque roams foward? Makélélé didn't, Redondo didn't, Gattuso didn't and don't forget players like Yaya Touré and Michael Essien are B2B not DMs.

Yes I agree, Hummels is a the top. But I admire BVB a lot and I hate to see them weakened. I like to see them challenge Bayern Munich at every instance and the longer they keep their current crop the longer they can continue to win titles in Germany. They are in an incredible period and I'd hate to see end due to the greed of other clubs. I agree with the Luiz comparison however I believe Ramos' concentration levels are superior to Luiz's. Ramos is far more likely to kick someone in the head but at least he doesn't fall asleep and have mind lapses as often as Mr Stickhistongueoutalot.. And Ramos is very flexiable tactically, as he is able to play at Centreback, Fullback and Centre Midfield.

Ramos' relationship with José has degraded further. Both are doing and saying some weird things lately. This is really strange: http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2914/champions-league/2012/10/02/3420341/mourinho-sergio-ramos-is-a-top-professional-but-i-get-on?source=breakingnews http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/sergio-ramos-wore-mesut-%C3%B6zil-shirt-under-own-184415335--sow.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/oct/02/real-madrid-jose-mourinho-sergio-ramos?newsfeed=true

If Cole leaves than yes, if not than no.

I want to see Azpilicueta, Marin and Sturridge start for this game. I haven't seen much of those players yet.

While reading that article, a certain song kept buzzing around my mind. Intriguing, very intriguing.

I fell asleep during half time so I will not vote for a MOTM.

They would, reggardless: Real and City came knocking for Terry. Real wanted Cole. José and Inter Milan wanted Lampard. And I believe Real made quite a few enquires for Drogba.

Reasons why he wouldn't suceed: 1. Because he relies on being the vanguard of the attack. Everyone plays for Falcao to score. Last season Atletico scored 53 goals with Falcao scoring 24 of them. That is roughly 45% of the total goals scored by Atletico. I don't care what anyone says that kind of stat is not acceptable at a club like Chelsea, to rely on one plays so heavily is foolish. What if he is injured? Or what if he is suspended for a few games? It virtually renders the team incapable of scoring goals. 2. If everyone is playing for Falcao, than the attack becomes somewhat predicatable. Like Arsenal last year, sure Van Pesie was very successful scoring 30 goals but when you looked at the Arsenal starting XI a person would know exactly where the goals would be coming from: Van Persie. Right now Chelsea is very unpredicatable, will Oscar score? Or will Hazard? Maybe Mata will bag a few. With Falcao on board every team in damn Premiership will know that Falcao is the dangerman and every player will be looking for him at all times. He might score 30 goals in the season, but at what cost? Mata, Oscar and Hazard chipping in for a combined 15 goals? 3. He is a goal scorer that is it, a pure striker so don't expect any tactical flexibility from him. He can't split defence with a pass, he can't cross well, he isn't a great dribble and his first touch is bit rough at times. At least he can score with his head and both of his feet. He may be one of the best goal scorers in the world but to place him in the top three players in the world is very naive in the grand scheme of things. I want a striker that can do everything, like Drogba. They dont'need to play like him just have an overall balanced game like his is/was. Benzema at times can be this type of player, so can Jovetic or even Danny Boy. Okay expert, why would he suceed? http://soccernet.esp...-madrid?cc=3436 http://www.squawka.com/players/falcao

Why does everyone believe that Hazard will jump ship to Spain one day? If Hazard is, then we may as well make those plans applicable for Mata, Oscar, Moses, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Marin etc. We didn't sell Terry, Cole, Lampard and Drogba to the highest bidders, so what makes this generation any different?

Can you prove that Falcao would score consistently? No you can't, you can only speculate. So don't be to sure. Does it matter how many goals the number '9' at other clubs scores? I'd rather be at the top of the table with a a number 9 that score 10 goals a season than third with a number 9 that scores 30. Rooney scored 27 woop de do, how many trophies did ManU win? Van Persie scored 30 big bloody deal how many trophies did Arsenal win? Sure the ManCity strikers scored a bag full goals each, but were they consistent? Hell no. Our rivals won shit last year with a striker bagging huge goals and the one that did had four strikers playing at different times with huge levels of inconsistency.

Owned.

I say Chelsea win 3-0. But that doesn't tell the whole story, there will be a lot of scares and they will dominate periods of the match, the only thing that will let them down is poor finishing. They've nothing to lose and everything to gain, so the will came at Chelsea like a spider monkey on mountain dew.

I'd rather 10-15 goals from a handful or different players than one that scores 30+ a season. For Atletico de Madrid Falcao has 10 goals while their next highest scorer Turan has 2. They play for Falcao and Falcao only. I'm not knocking his talent but that is one of the reasons he scores so many at Atletico (penalities boost his stats too). I think it's a negative mentality to rely on one player so much.

Messi has nearly scored all of Argentina's goals in his last 6 games with them. Not only that but they haven't lost with him this year. The National Team Messi argument is no longer relevant. In the last year he has scored 11 times with Argentina, in the previous six he had scored 17 times. Hell, Rooney, Roanldo, Del Piero, Totti, and many other players never reach their standard with their respective national teams. It's a terrible argument and I cringe when people use it. Matt Le Tissier has 8 caps for England, yet many will say he is one of the best English players of all time, just look at what he did with Soton!

The team that scores the most goals has a good chance of winning. However the team that scores less usually loses.

If he does choose to leave at the end of his contract, I won't begrudge him. However I do hope that Lucas Digne is brought in as deputy to LB, behind Ryan Bertrand.

He also scored two more headed goals than any other player last season. He scored seven with he noggin.