Radamel Falcao

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We just now found a striker with goals in him after nearly 5 years without. Barking up the wrong tree trying to sell a hard-working, (relatively) old, post-knee-op, outrageously expensive striker who can't score.

Couldn't agree more :tophat:

[BleedsBlue 1,549]

God knows how we won trophies with Torres in the team. Now clubs like United and Liverpool know exactly how it was for us these past few years.

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We just now found a striker with goals in him after nearly 5 years without. Barking up the wrong tree trying to sell a hard-working, (relatively) old, post-knee-op, outrageously expensive striker who can't score. Not only that, but the whole confidence-based striker who gets hurt feelings and can't score under a particular coach...nah. No one here has time for that.

4 years trying to tell ourselves that Torres linked up play and worked well off the ball but didn't work cuz the "system."

No más.

Let's see ... I NEVER, NEVER, NEVER have said that I want for us to do the signing Radamel like Falcao to change it by / to remove Diego Costa on our starting eleven. That would be a real madness. IMPOSSIBLE. Diego Costa is our Centre-striker without any type of doubt. No one exchange Diego Costa by Radamel Falcao now. This is obvious.

What I mean to say is that Jose always uses 2 great strikers per season in all its equipment. Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and now in Chelsea.

Jose always 3/4 front on their trams, and always two of them are big Centre-striker, as you can see below.

Radamel Falcao is not having a great season, of course, obvious, but he has been a great player for many years, being the only one that will stand the fight to Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, and even Roman Abramovich and Florentino Perez would have paid any amount to have him on their teams.

Falcao ONLY have 28 years old. Sometimes it seems that he is 35 years old, but Falcao has only 28 years old. He is young and a knee injury to a player with the mentality and physical strength of like Falcao this is not going to retire early.

We have to forget us about Fernando Torres and his ghost. Torres is past, we give thanks for his goal against Barcelona that allowed us to be at the Final of our first Champions League. Thanks for everything and see you later.

But Torres has not had the same knee injury that Radamel Falcao, Torres was operated in April and in June he was playing the World Cup with Spain in the starting eleven World champion team. His injuries are very different.

But above all, it is IMPOSSIBLE to compare Radamel Falcao with Fernando Torres. You can not set any comparison. Falcao has become a TOP PLAYER, and Fernando Torres is one of the most overrated in the history of football players. Torres was just in the right place at the most opportune moment 4/5 times in his career. Falcao has been incredible.

I do not speak of Falcao as our only chance. There are also many other good Centre-striker in the market. Not only exite the possibility of Falcao, there are many other good players, and even our team and the market is looking for new Centre-striker like Icardi, talist ... The coaching staff of Jose Mourinho knows that Drogba is in the final of his glorious career (Didier became part of the same coaching staff next season) and Remy is more a winger. (like many other forum members also think about Remy).

They are intelligent and are looking for our team to have the next season Diego Costa as our main Centre-striker and another Centre-striker with great quality, goal, and that he can play in tight spaces. Besides having to Remy as third choice between Centre-striker and winger.

I do not speak of Falcao as our only chance. There are also many other good Centre-striker in the market. We do not have only the possibility of Falcao, there are many other good players, and even our team and the market is looking for new Centre-striker like Icardi, talist ... The coaching staff of Jose Mourinho knows that Drogba is in the final of his glorious career (Didier became part of the same coaching staff next season) and Remy is more a winger. (like many other forum members also think about Remy).

It's simple, Jose always 3/4 Centre-striker in ALL their equipment, and ALWAYS he has 2 TOP Centre-striker. If you look the following information is quite simple to understand.

Mourinho's Porto 2002-2003. FW 1. Derlei. FW 2. Benny McCarthy. FW 3. Edgaras Jankauskas.

Mourinho's Porto 2003-2004. FW 1. Carlos Alberto. FW 2. Derlei. FW 3. Benny McCarthy.

Mourinho's Chelsea 2004-2005. FW 1. Didier Drogba. FW 2. Mateja Kežman. FW 3. Eiðyour Guðjohnsen. FW 4. Adrian Mutu (released).

Mourinho's Chelsea 2005-2006. FW 1. Didier Drogba. FW 2. Hernán Crespo. FW 3. Eiðyour Guðjohnsen. FW 4. Scott Sinclair.

Mourinho's Chelsea 2005-2006. FW 1. Didier Drogba. FW 2. Andriy Shevchenko. FW 3. Salomon Kalou. FW 4. Scott Sinclair.

Mourinho's Chelsea 2006-2007. FW 1. Didier Drogba. FW 2. Andriy Shevchenko. FW 3. Claudio Pizarro. FW 4. Salomon Kalou. This year Scott Sinclair moved on to playing as a winger, as I believe it will happen with Remy.

Mourinho's Internazionale Milano 2008-2009. FW 1. Ibrahimović. FW 2. Crespo. FW 3. Cruz. FW 4. Balotelli. FW 5. Adriano.

Mourinho's Internazionale Milano 2009-2010. FW 1. Eto'o. FW 2. Milito. FW 3. Balotelli. FW 4. Pandev.

Mourinho's Real Madrid 2010-2011. FW 1. Benzema. FW 2. Higuain. FW 3. Adebayor. FW 4. Morata. Jose also had an attacker like Cristiano Ronaldo ...

Mourinho's Real Madrid 2011-2012. FW 1. Benzema. FW 2. Higuain. FW 3. Morata. Jose also had an attacker like Cristiano Ronaldo ...

Mourinho's Real Madrid 2012-2013. FW 1. Benzema. FW 2. Higuain. FW 3. Morata. Jose also had an attacker like Cristiano Ronaldo ...

Mourinho's Chelsea 2013-2014. FW 1. Eto'o. FW 2. Torres. FW 3. Ba.

Mourinho's Chelsea 2014-2015. FW 1. Diego Costa. FW 2. Didier Drogba. FW 3. Remy.

I do not care if Falcao or other TOP PLAYER, but I want two Centre-strike TOP this season and the next in our team. I think having our team to two Centre-striker makes both players have competition every day, every practice and every game. In this type of situation, both players feed back each other and this makes them both have a better performance. Thus you have two Centre-striker who know that every day they have to pay at its maximum level or they become backed up your partner. This feeds the competitiveness of a team, and meritocracy appears, the player only plays when he is the best.

Diego Costa has had some moments this season in which he was not at its highest level, but he was still playing every game in our starting eleven because there was another Centre-back from his spectacular level. If we had had a great player as backup for Diego Costa, I am sure that Diego had struggled much more in these small stages of the season in which he has not been good.

For example. If we had to Falcao on our team ... On Tuesday Diego Costa could play against Liverpool at Anfield. In FA CUP would play Radamel Falcao, would play against Liverpool at home or Falcao Diego Costa depending on the outcome of the first game, and Saturday against Manchester City player would play you had better performance in games. Absolute competition every day, our Centre-striker giving their best performance every minute, every move to be in the next game in the starting eleven.

Pure meritocracy

I'd rather have a team where what matters is meritocracy and not have a team where Centre-striker plays every game in the starting eleven because we do not have a TOP backup at this time (Didier Drogba will always be a glorious legend, but we can not demand him to 36 years of age he still be a TOP PLAYER).

To conclude and summarize, I think Falcao would be our best option to have a second Centre-striker in our team as always wants Jose on their teams

1. In matches this season but we have been against teams that are locked up behind a deadbolt and left no options. I think Falcao is an expert in playing in small spaces, and does not need much space for overall chances. The lack of space is the main problem for Diego Costa. No spaces lower yields.

2. Having two centre-striker like Radamel Falcao and Diego Costa makes to our team more professional and competence. If someone is not competent that person tends to be in a position accommodated without pressure. The pressure increases competition and competitiveness, and result in meritocracy.

3. Diego Costa and Radamel Falcao were a perfect mate at Atletico de Madrid. They understood without looking them in the eye. Falcao was a teacher for Diego Costa, and Diego deeply admired. Respect including guaranteed. In addition, this pair of centre-back would give us a tactic chance that we do not have, the chance to play with two Centre-striker in certain games or certain time. It would be another way to try to broke the defend of our rivals.

4. Radamel Falcao was injured along one year ago, and those injuries take a year to be fully recovered. From now see your best performance.

5. Its price would be low. He is on loan at Manchester United because the Monaco can no longer pay his salary. The president of Monaco has just divorced his wife a billionaire divorce, and he is reducing the maximum their expenses in Monaco. Falcao and Monaco are in no position to demand anything in this negotiation. They are trying to go on loan Falcao that market January even if Manchester United break the loan agreement. In Spain very reliable reports speak of Seville and Valencia (a team of Jorge Mendes) want your loan and Falcao's salary would drop to £ 6.11 million (€ 8 million). If we get a loan with option to definitely buy if we are happy with the performance of Falcao, we can buy him. But if we do not want, we do not buy him.

6. Its price would be low. He is on loan at Manchester United because the Monaco can no longer pay his salary. The president of Monaco has just divorced his wife a billionaire divorce, and he is reducing the maximum their expenses in Monaco. Falcao and Monaco are in no position to demand anything in this negotiation. They are trying to go on loan Falcao that market January even if Manchester United break the loan agreement. In Spain very reliable reports speak of Seville and Valencia (a team of Jorge Mendes) want your loan and Falcao's salary would drop to £ 6.11 million (€ 8 million). If we get a loan with option to definitely buy if we are happy with the performance of Falcao, we would have a great striker with a base salary in relation price / quality.

7. Falcao can play Champions League with us this season. His presence in our team would help us to have greater ability to rotate players.

8. I think his problem is becouse of anxiety, he generates a lot of chances of gol but did not have the comfort needed to make a goal. Often for strikers goals are like a pot of ketchup; Sometimes it does not appear however much you try, but after they come all at once.

But ok, if nobody wants to Falcao and our team thinks the same, and finally we signed him another Centre-striker, I accept it, but I want to see in our Team Two TOP Centre-striker which have competition, competitiveness and how important daily is always meritocracy.

To FINISH, Diego Costa has been, is and will be my first and only choice for our preferred Centre-striker in the starting eleven. Diego is the best Centre-striker in the world.

Dieeego! Dieeego! Dieeeego! Dieeego! Dieeego! Dieeego! Dieego! Dieeego!

Regards.

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[Special Juan 28,104]

at him yesterday.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

So glad we didn't sign him. Some great, great strikers are just not cut out to play in the Premier League. And a lot of those players are South American, i.e. Crespo (though I did rate him), Diego Forlan, etc.

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Face it. He's done. 3 knee surgeries so far in his career. He has some issues about faking his age (though it is just a rumor) I bet his knee would be that of 50yrs old. I'm fucking glad Falcao (who was miserable with Monaco playing inferior French league) signed with ManU and hope them to sign him permanently. Can you imagine this joke Falcao is making 4 times more than Matic? lol

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Only should chance him if he is released by Monaco and we let him train with us before offering him a contract.

Otherwise, nobody has time for Torres the augmented version.

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Face it. He's done. 3 knee surgeries so far in his career. He has some issues about faking his age (though it is just a rumor) I bet his knee would be that of 50yrs old. I'm fucking glad Falcao (who was miserable with Monaco playing inferior French league) signed with ManU and hope them to sign him permanently. Can you imagine this joke Falcao is making 4 times more than Matic? lol

What I mean to say is that we would come good to have a backup TOP our team as backup of Diego Costa.

I believe that at certain times of the season of Diego Costa has had some moments of lower yields on all against teams which leave little space to us.

Perhaps of Diego would improve performance if he feels the pressure of another great center-striker. If you have no one metiendole pressure, of Diego can feel in a very accommodated position. Whatever happens, of Diego has to play because it's our best center-striker unrivaled in that position.

So to feed the competition / rivalry between our players can only generate more Competition competitiveness our team, and finally it generates meritocracy ... Just play who is giving a spectacular performance.

I think ideal solution would be Radamel Falcao, But I accept any opinion of any member of the forum, and I fully I trust on the decision of Jose.

I trust much in of Diego Costa, but if a player feels formed too pleased about not having opponent, that player can lower your performance.

But it can be Falcao or other player ...

Add more Competition + add more competitiveness = Better performance and Meritocracy

We have a perfect team, but those little details that we can improve our performance I think it's important to speak.

Regards.

[The Skipper 20,609]

Dude, I remember you this summer as being the main guy on this forum telling everyone we needed to sign Falcao. Some including me told you that his wages were to high and his loan fee was outrageous, and that he wasn't the same Falcao as in his Atleti days and you even got angry with me and others when we said these things.

If by saying "glad we dodged this bullet" you mean you didn't see the bullet coming and are glad you dodged it, you've seen the light I'm happy you did. If you however mean "no wonder no one was interested in him" as "it was so obvious he was going to flop" then I'm sorry for you but you've completely did a 180 to how you thought just a few months ago or so...

He's very funny.

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What I mean to say is that we would come good to have a backup TOP our team as backup of Diego Costa.

I believe that at certain times of the season of Diego Costa has had some moments of lower yields on all against teams which leave little space to us.

Perhaps of Diego would improve performance if he feels the pressure of another great center-striker. If you have no one metiendole pressure, of Diego can feel in a very accommodated position. Whatever happens, of Diego has to play because it's our best center-striker unrivaled in that position.

So to feed the competition / rivalry between our players can only generate more Competition competitiveness our team, and finally it generates meritocracy ... Just play who is giving a spectacular performance.

I think ideal solution would be Radamel Falcao, But I accept any opinion of any member of the forum, and I fully I trust on the decision of Jose.

I trust much in of Diego Costa, but if a player feels formed too pleased about not having opponent, that player can lower your performance.

But it can be Falcao or other player ...

Add more Competition + add more competitiveness = Better performance and Meritocracy

We have a perfect team, but those little details that we can improve our performance I think it's important to speak.

Regards.

I haven't seen anything from Falcao this season to suggest why we should pay £40 million when he has barely got a game ahead of James Wilson and an ageing Robin van Persie.

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I haven't seen anything from Falcao this season to suggest why we should pay £40 million when he has barely got a game ahead of James Wilson and an ageing Robin van Persie.

Totally agree. Now also I would not sign Falcao, much less for that amount of money. But I do not speak of a signing by a trapaso, I mean a loan with option (which would NOT be mandatory ejecutacion) purchase (as is now Manchester United).

But reports say that Monaco wants to give him back on loan with a loan from a season and a half (2014-2015 and 2015-2016) and Falcao are probably going to have to lower your soil of £ 14 million (€ 18.34 million) to an amount of around £ 8 million (€ 10.5 million) for its loss of value, because if he does not do this, probably Monaco not let him back with them.

I REPEAT, I do not speak of a signing by a transfer, I mean a LOAN WITH OPTION TO PURCHASE (Which would not be mandatory ejecutacion).

- If Falcao had a spectacular performance with us, we would execute that option purchase and would buy Falcao.

- If Falcao has a HORRIBLE performance with us, we would not execute that option purchase and we would break the contract.

NO TRANSFER, ONLY A LOAN.

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Totally agree. Now also I would not sign Falcao, much less for that amount of money. But I do not speak of a signing by a trapaso, I mean a loan with option (which would NOT be mandatory ejecutacion) purchase (as is now Manchester United).

But reports say that Monaco wants to give him back on loan with a loan from a season and a half (2014-2015 and 2015-2016) and Falcao are probably going to have to lower your soil of £ 14 million (€ 18.34 million) to an amount of around £ 8 million (€ 10.5 million) for its loss of value, because if he does not do this, probably Monaco not let him back with them.

I REPEAT, I do not speak of a signing by a transfer, I mean a LOAN WITH OPTION TO PURCHASE (Which would not be mandatory ejecutacion).

- If Falcao had a spectacular performance with us, we would execute that option purchase and would buy Falcao.

- If Falcao has a HORRIBLE performance with us, we would not execute that option purchase and we would break the contract.

NO TRANSFER, ONLY A LOAN.

Again, why pay £6 million for a loan for one year on an injury-prone player who has proven he is not up to EPL standards just to sit on the bench, when we could go out and buy a young, hungry striker like Destro who could become part of our long-term rebuilding? Makes no sense to me at all.

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Again, why pay £6 million for a loan for one year on an injury-prone player who has proven he is not up to EPL standards just to sit on the bench, when we could go out and buy a young, hungry striker like Destro who could become part of our long-term rebuilding? Makes no sense to me at all.

All Right. I accept your opinion. Also is a logical thought. It would be a very risky operation.

But I think a player like Destro would die being a backup of Diego Costa. Destro and other young players. To compete with Diego Costa is very difficult and needs; much experience and self-confidence.

Jose was at Real Madrid Higuain and Benzema together in the 2011 season - 2012 and Benzema, Higuain made 32 goals and made 26 years. A player was fed back to the other player. If Higuain toward a goal on Wednesday, Benzema knew he had to get a goal the following Saturday because if he did not it, Jose was not going to put in the following starting eleven.

I think Falcao has created many chances, too, but he failed those occasions (as in yesterday's game against QPR). I think Falcao would be unsuitable to the Premier League was a corpse walking around the pitch, but Falcao fight much, working too much and generates many many chances. I think his problem is not Premier League, Falcao is the problem of Louis Van Gaal, a stubborn man who always creates problems with stars on all teams on which he has been.

Two weeks ago he scored two goals and everyone at Manchester United wanted to sign him. But Van Gaal came and let him out of the starting eleven. He is very stubborn.

In Spain reports say that Real Madrid is already trying his signing with Jorge Mendes. The Real Madrid Florentino Perez let alone signs a player without knowing that it will regain its economic investment (Kaka almost no juice but Real Madrid won many millions him).

But I understand perfectly what you say, and I share much of what you say, I'm not entirely sure to sign Falcao, even on loan. It's risky, but sometimes one bet, and you can win (I remember Ruud Van Nistelrooy and Sir Alex Ferguson).

But without us signing Falcao, have a TOP backup for Diego Costa could be good for us to increase competition and competitiveness.

All I'm saying I do without any intention to discuss with you. I do not say this angry. I respect you a lot, not only for being an administrator, also for your comments.

Regards.

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Costa/Remy/Bamfordinho should be good enough for next season imo. Remy has been more impressive than Falcao this season and he's already our player, so can't see us wasting money on Falcao, even if it would be a loan.

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He did well to compensate his lack of technical ability with his pace, power, finishing etc but you don't go from having great technical ability to being unable to trap a bag of cement, you just don't.

Yes, it is more than possible for that to happen. I'd like to see you do the same tricks and flicks with a ball after tearing your cruciate ligaments. Technical ability degrades just like everything else, especially when changes to the body occur.