🇨🇴 Radamel Falcao

[Strike 7,490]

How much difference do you think Falcao can make at Chelsea? And do you think this amount is worth spending 50 million pounds for a 28 years old player?

P.s: I think these are some bs rumors.

He is 27 btw and yes, a class striker in his prime will definitely make a difference.

No, not worth 50mil and there is also Lukaku trying to break into the first team.

Don't think rumours are even remotely true. He probably went to watch our Belgians or some other player in the Colombia vs Belgium match.

[The only place to be 11,313]

Well Sherlock, Lukaku isn't here is he!

So what's your point involving him in this discussion????

That amassing striking talent isn't generally the best way to win trophies. Building a strong team with a strong foundation is, and if we actually focussed on doing that then we could have success with the striking talent we already have.

Adding Falcao to our team doesn't solve the biggest problem - the midfield.

[The Skipper 20,609]

So what? I think Falcao is better than all the strikers you listed there, bar the two PSG stars!

It is hilarious how you treat my statement as only my opinion and yours as a pure fact. There are a lot of people out there who think Falcao is the best striker in the world right now.

It absolutely makes your point invalid because saying he isnt even the best striker in France means fuck all. Just like saying Ronaldo isnt even the best player in Spain means fuck all...

It goes without saying that what I do say is my opinion... I didn't say anywhere that it's a fact.

If you think Falcao is better than Aguero and Suarez then fair enough, that's your opinion. I don't though, which is exactly why I listed 5 strikers whom I think are better than Falcao - also to eridicate the "he's not even the best striker in France" opinion to show you that I think there are better strikers out there than him, regardless of what league they're in.

[The Skipper 20,609]

Yep Aguero Suarez would be sold to us by Liverpool and City for less than 52 million;

Cavani and Ibra will want to leave PSG and their massive contracts there

Benzema is shit tier compared to the rest of the players you mentioned.

I didn't say we should go out and sign them, I just said I think those guys are better than Falcao.

[Las7 951]

I didn't say we should go out and sign them, I just said I think those guys are better than Falcao.

So what exactly is your point in that case?

We are commenting on transfer speculation - other than Suarez who'd likely cost 10-20 million more than Falcao you mentioned a bunch of players who we have zero chance of signing and a player who is not in the same league as Falcao ever since moving to Real and wasting his talents to be Cronaldo's sidekick or on the bench for Huguin.

[The Skipper 20,609]

So what exactly is your point in that case?

We are commenting on transfer speculation - other than Suarez who'd likely cost 10-20 million more than Falcao you mentioned a bunch of players who we have zero chance of signing and a player who is not in the same league as Falcao ever since moving to Real and wasting his talents to be Cronaldo's sidekick or on the bench for Huguin.

The discussion was about their abilities as players, we don't have to stand a chance of signing them in order for me to discuss about them.

[Las7 951]

The discussion was about their abilities as players, we don't have to stand a chance of signing them in order for me to discuss about them.

Falcao is one of the best strikers in the World - Cavani/Zlatan/Suarez/Kun might be better footballers but when it comes to the art of putting the ball in the back of the net Falcao is as good as any of them. Your opinion on the fact that those 4 are better than Falcao is just an opinion it has no factual basis because the margins are very small. The day Suarez/Kun/Zlatan/Cavani become instrumental in their clubs winning the CL there would be enough evidence on them being clearly superior players.

Since moving to Europe Falcao has 101 Goals in 129 appearances in the Portuguese/Spanish/French League.

He has scored 35 goals in 41 appearances in European Competitions on route to winning the Europa Twice with two different clubs.

He was instrumental in Atletico's CL qualification with his 28 goals in 34 appearances last season in La Liga.

He is also miles better than any striker we have currently or on loan.

[The Skipper 20,609]

Falcao is one of the best strikers in the World - Cavani/Zlatan/Suarez/Kun might be better footballers but when it comes to the art of putting the ball in the back of the net Falcao is as good as any of them. Your opinion on the fact that those 4 are better than Falcao is just an opinion it has no factual basis because the margins are very small. The day Suarez/Kun/Zlatan/Cavani become instrumental in their clubs winning the CL there would be enough evidence on them being clearly superior players.

Since moving to Europe Falcao has 101 Goals in 129 appearances in the Portuguese/Spanish/French League.

He has scored 35 goals in 41 appearances in European Competitions on route to winning the Europa Twice with two different clubs.

He was instrumental in Atletico's CL qualification with his 28 goals in 34 appearances last season in La Liga.

He is also miles better than any striker we have currently or on loan.

I don't need you to tell me Falcao is a good striker - I know he is. And I agree that when it comes to ruthless, clinical finishing he's ahead of the game. I'm not disputing what he's done in his career, I'm well aware of that, most people are. I'm literally just saying that IMO I think those strikers I have mentioned are better than him.

I've also said before when we were hotly linked with him that I didn't want him because he wouldn't suit what we're trying to create here at CFC but that is another discussion for another day.

[lionsden 4,689]

Let's sign another expensive striker that relies heavily on the creativity of the players behind him to flourish in a team that often struggle to consistently create clear cut chances. genius idea.

[Alan Partridge 1,124]

We need a DLP first! So many world class strikers would struggle here, he won't be any different. He will probably score a few out of nothing but we need to sort the midfield out. We would need someone like Ronaldo to dismiss the lack of creativity in midfield

[lionsden 4,689]

We need a DLP first! So many world class strikers would struggle here, he won't be any different. He will probably score a few out of nothing but we need to sort the midfield out. We would need someone like Ronaldo to dismiss the lack of creativity in midfield

Post of the year.

sums up my feeling quite succinctly. it's no coincidence that our strikers (whoever it is) continue to score poorly on the clear cut chances per game chart since the 09/10 season. We clearly don't have a player with the ability and vision to consistently thread the defense splitting through balls and diagonal passes from deep. that's how top teams often break down pack defenses. You will never see clubs like Juve, Bayern,Dortmund struggling to break down teams that camp in their own half because they have that much needed creativity from deep.

And the baffling thing is, the so called expert, i.e scouting department, analyst, coaching staff, emenalo et al fail to spot and address this glaring problem instead they continue to buy more attacking midfielders.. . yeh that would help

The non existent attacking threat and ineffective overlapping runs and rubbish crosses from Ivanovic and Ashley cole doesn't help matters too tbf.

[Special Juan 28,141]

Lodge ourselves between Dortmund and Munich and get Lewandowski, he's the solution to the striker issue then get DPM and bingo!!!

[Rmpr 8,977]

It goes without saying that what I do say is my opinion... I didn't say anywhere that it's a fact.

If you think Falcao is better than Aguero and Suarez then fair enough, that's your opinion. I don't though, which is exactly why I listed 5 strikers whom I think are better than Falcao - also to eridicate the "he's not even the best striker in France" opinion to show you that I think there are better strikers out there than him, regardless of what league they're in.

That is not the point. The point is that saying Falcao isnt even the best striker in France is meaningless for the argument of buying or not buying him.

Ok, Falcao isnt the best player in France, so what? What part of it plays into the argument of him being a good signing or not?

The only conclusion I get to is that you are saying we shouldnt buy him because he isnt the best striker in the world. Like clubs only have to sign the absolute best in order for it to be worth it...

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Lodge ourselves between Dortmund and Munich and get Lewandowski, he's the solution to the striker issue then get DPM and bingo!!!

When are people gonna realize Lewandowski is committed to Bayern? Its a foregone conclusion people... FOREGONE.... GONE... Will never happen

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

We would be complete mugs if we have the ability to buy Falcao and opt not to. Easily one of the most clinical finishers in the world... You give him Hazard, Oscar, Willian, Mata, Schurrlë and you have a striker with the space and ability to score 30 per season, no doubt about it.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

How much difference do you think Falcao can make at Chelsea? And do you think this amount is worth spending 50 million pounds for a 28 years old player?

P.s: I think these are some bs rumors.

A world class striker in his prime could be the difference between winning the prem and finishing 3rd....

between winning the champions league and going out at the knockout stages.

Falcao is without a doubt a match winner of the highest order and I'm sorry those types are priceless. 50M is serious cash but he's money in the bank since his goals will improve our ability to win silverware dramatically

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

That amassing striking talent isn't generally the best way to win trophies. Building a strong team with a strong foundation is, and if we actually focussed on doing that then we could have success with the striking talent we already have.

Adding Falcao to our team doesn't solve the biggest problem - the midfield.

So am I to believe we are actually scoring enough goals to win titles? I don't buy it... we're leaving loads of points on the table due to the lack of a clinical striker.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Let's sign another expensive striker that relies heavily on the creativity of the players behind him to flourish in a team that often struggle to consistently create clear cut chances. genius idea.

Isn't that exactly what we have in Hazard, Oscar, Mata, Willian?

The problem isn't the players behind the striker its the movement of the striker and his ability to convert opportunities as they are presented.

[Las7 951]

The problem isn't the players behind the striker its the movement of the striker and his ability to convert opportunities as they are presented.

That's spot on, Eto'o for example has the best movement out of all our current strikers but it's still not quite at the level needed. Torres tends to end up in positions where he basically doesn't affect play while Ba is immobile for large portion of matches.

This is illustrated by the amount of shots our strikers are able to take:

Eto'o with his superior movement has averaged 2.7 in the League and 2.8 in the CL - which illustrates he is able to get into a position to shoot at a pretty respectable rate

Torres with his movement usually ends up on the wing or outside the box averages 1.7 in the League and 2.0 in the CL

Demba Ba is the worst in this regard but he has played the least and as I've said in the past the thing I don't like about Ba is how immobile he seems for large parts of the match so it's no suprise he averages 1.7 shots per game.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

The problem isn't the players behind the striker its the movement of the striker and his ability to convert opportunities as they are presented.

That's spot on, Eto'o for example has the best movement out of all our current strikers but it's still not quite at the level needed. Torres tends to end up in positions where he basically doesn't affect play while Ba is immobile for large portion of matches.

This is illustrated by the amount of shots our strikers are able to take:

Eto'o with his superior movement has averaged 2.7 in the League and 2.8 in the CL - which illustrates he is able to get into a position to shoot at a pretty respectable rate

Torres with his movement usually ends up on the wing or outside the box averages 1.7 in the League and 2.0 in the CL

Demba Ba is the worst in this regard but he has played the least and as I've said in the past the thing I don't like about Ba is how immobile he seems for large parts of the match so it's no suprise he averages 1.7 shots per game.

I think it's safe to say teams play us very differently. They sit and wait for us to make a mistake and our opportunities to score are scarce. We need someone who is clinical to capitalize on the few chances we get to score early. That will force teams to come out and allow us to utilize our strengths best.

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