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Stop talking nonsense... Mourinho won against the odds at Porto and tey are doing great ever since. Mourinho built a Chelsea team that lasted 4 years past his time. Mourinho bought the players who really made a difference in Inter (Sneijder, Eto'o and Diego) and recovered some that werent playing great (Lucio, Cambiasso and Julio Cesar). Mourinho made this RM squad, he lost the dressing room, but the next manager only needs to buy an RB an the team is complete. Again, what did you say?

1. Shirt sales and sponsors. 2. More fans. 3. Pressure off some youngsters. 4. Mental impact on the opposition and space for other attacking players. 5. Assists (how many Torres has?). There are more a "regular" striker wont bring...

Falcao will add more than 20-25 goals per season, his upside is way greater than goals. Now find me someone who will bring it and still costs 20-25m. I will openly accept him!

Did you change the notification message from "quoted your post" to "has repplied"? EDIT: No, you didnt. I am receiving notification for any post in Radamel Falcao Thread. How do I turn it off?

I think he would have gone for about what Aguero went (38m).I agree we have started a terrible trend (but wasnt because of Torres, it was Roman's money and ambition that brought inflation) and I realise no one is worth 50m (some special ones aside), but we are in need for a striker when he is in top of his form. Cavani can go for about 35m in August, but do we really wait to gamble a top4 or more competition?

You know I dont use stupid and rude arguments, this is just not me, so no need for your concerns. I agree 47m is a lot, but where have you thought we can buy a great striker for 25m? Name me one...(RVP does not count, as it was 27m or nothing, if he was in a normal contract, it would be 35m+) We payed 24.5m for Drogba 8 years ago, it was such a high amount for any player at that time that the media criticized us for paying that much for an unproved Ligue 1 striker. It was no big difference than today's Falcao...

I have never seen a New Year's present, could it be Christmas? I would have wanted Mourinho to win us UCL if it wasnt for RDM!

See, that is where you dont get it...Drogba's goal in FA Cup Final, he received a great pass, but without his litle dance and amazing finesse shot, we woundt have score. This is a created goal. In the play, there was a pass and involvement of other players, but he was ultimately the reason for that goal. Analysing by this perspective, you will be able to find a lot of that type of goals from Falcao (it is not only outside shots or turning shots). There is more than his direct impact. He is more than fearful and it will open space for Mazacar and Moses. As good as a team is, the pshycologic impact on the opposition is very important (look at Barça). Also, he opens a lot of space for his colegues. So, all of the above is just to try to prove why a cheap (but good) striker isnt enough. For me, we should buy Falcao + DM (loan) in January and really sort all of our other problems next season (Real Manager, Ball Control CM, Top CB, Great LB and Backup ST).

Sturridge will thrive at Liverpool, but if he ever returns to a Big Club, he will flop again. He is a typical player that was too good to be on the bench and not good enough to lead a UCL Champion. It was good for both parts, considering the circunstances...

I agree a striker can depend on service, but it is important that a player can resolve games on his own, even if the playmakers arent in a good day. What I dont agree is that he depends on his teammates more than anything or that he is only a finisher. He is not amazing in every trait, but he is not shit is any of them. He can handle himself in any team (but Barcelona). Any striker do more goals from service (crosses, passes, etc), but Falcao is one of the top CFs that most score out of his own (longshots, marked shots, opening up of spaces, etc). I doubt you havent seen a lot of this goals at Atletico and Colombia. Also, I think he does more than some strikers people want: Lewandoski, Higuain, etc. Like I have said many times, Cavani has more upsides. However, he will do the job and we wont bother to complain.

I reckon Perez wont gamble to see what happens in Manure clash, he will be sacked soon...

1. Do you watch Falcao? Seriously, he creates a lot of his goals. When footballers say "create his own chances", they mean the striker didnt just scored from an open net, there are a lot of ways to create chances. The turning aspect you quoted is just one way of opening space. Falcao creates a lot of his own goals, he does it really often. Barcelona, Chelsea, Bilbao, etc. 2. Your reference of Drogba at Camp Nou only reveals his spirit to win hos most desired UCL. Dont try to make his will of playing LB/CB as a metaphor os his workrate or teamplay, it was all part of the circunstances. We all know he was a bit lazy at unimportant or routine games. You are using one specific game to try to convince us that he was a better team player than Falcao? Radamel helps in the defense more than you might imagine. 3. A decent striker would have won us CWC, but what about the next 3-4 UCLs, EPLs, FA Cups, etc? Choulo19, you are an excellent poster, but your opinion about Falcao is way out of line. There is no need to transform him in a God (like some), however, there is no need to underate it in every aspect.

And the diving award goes to....Walcott!

No, it means (just like Neymar, Modric and Hulk) that we actually are in talks with him and Atletico.When the media hears anything, they overrract to make it more appealing to readers. All of the three players I listed were trully having negotiations with us. Neymar gave up because he was convinced to stay until 2014, we had alteady agreed to pay his 45m buy-out clause. Hulk had an offer of 26m and a certain wage he had already accepted, but Porto asked for 38m an we backed up. Modric was part of a long conversation between us and spuds, it got up to 40m and even this high did not make Levy sell him (who was later sold for 33m). So, if the media discovers something, why would they write something everybody already knows, "Chelsea in advanced talks over Radamel"? It is way better to guess we have already finished and if they get it right, they can praise themselves.

No, why would TC have two articles of the exact same topic (even if with different aproaches and perspectives)?I will just delete everything and start thinking of another topic to write about... Thanks!

And I supose this is completely OK?I was actually going to study and do an article worth putting on a newspaper, I had even downloaded 14 different games with different levels performances and outcomes from Falcao, Cavani and Lewandoski. I had also put 3 statistic sites in the favorites section. I wasnt going to write something out of my mind just for fun, it was actually going to be worth reading. I am really pissed!

Seriously? WTF?

I bet we wouldnt have such a thin squad.

FUUUCK! It was anounced days ago in Brazilian media that Chelsea had contacted his brother... I decided not to create such a terrible and delusional thread, but I couldnt contain Daily Star. GTFO GUERRO!

It is way more of a "brainer", he is young and we dont know how great he will be.Falcao has probably an adaptation problem, but we already know how good he is. If we dont buy him and City or Real does, I dont want to see everyone who is bashing him now regeting his goals in the future. We more than must buy this guy!

Yeah, lets just give up and never ever buy another top player...

I am saving all those quotes for when Falcao comes here (hopefully) and starting scoring for fun!

Some people are completely underestimating the difference a very top striker makes...

LOL 2 years less in this forum and I already know more than you! This is an article, it was made for the home page of TalkChelsea. That is why it has its own thread...

I was thinking of doing a comparisson with Lewandoski/Dzeko/Falcao/Cavani, but I would need to have a lot of studying to do. The only players I really really know are Falcao and Dzeko, Cavani and Lewandoski I only watch every now and then. I am also worried that doing too many players in one article might get too superficial (or absurdly long). Since I am on summer break, I have enogh free time. I dont bother writing a lot or taking my time to do so, but I must decide what to do. I just want to spend my holidays with my family and friends before watching games 24/7, though. Neymar is not urgent like a Striker, but I would love to do it. Specially because he is Brazilian and I could speculate on the False 9 aspect as well.