Radamel Falcao

[Viper22 2,418]

If Utd come in for Cech, I'd include Van Persie in the deal (if he wants to join).

Ew no. We already have 2 strikers that have spent large portions of their time at the club injured, we don't need the sick note Van Persie.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

It doesnt matter who he scored against. He scored some crucial goals in crucial goals, but past is past. What we will get is slightly better than what Torres was.

I rather expect the worst and get surprised in the end, then hoping he will magicaly turn into beast again but in the end finish loan with two goals in fa cup third round or sth.

He lost confidence, speed, nothing can be done here. Even less in team like Chelsea where he will have to show everything in those 5mins.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Chicarito, Benteke, Dzeko and even Austin. I don't think anyone of them ready to be 3rd choice. The reason why Jose sign Eto'o and then Drogba because they're fully understand they will be 3rd choice, with limited minutes to play. Yet with a little bit of 'luck', they could have more minutes than they should have.

[stroey 2,525]

Chicarito, Benteke, Dzeko and even Austin. I don't think anyone of them ready to be 3rd choice. The reason why Jose sign Eto'o and then Drogba because they're fully understand they will be 3rd choice, with limited minutes to play. Yet with a little bit of 'luck', they could have more minutes than they should have.

Eto'o was actually our first striker, Demba was third.

[nadavTKL 1,787]

Chicarito, Benteke, Dzeko and even Austin. I don't think anyone of them ready to be 3rd choice. The reason why Jose sign Eto'o and then Drogba because they're fully understand they will be 3rd choice, with limited minutes to play. Yet with a little bit of 'luck', they could have more minutes than they should have.

I agree, although Eto'o was never brought as a 3rd striker imo. with Torres and Ba i think Jose always intended Eto'o to share the position with Torres. But off course Eto'o agreed to it because he understands he past his prime.

I think the situation with Falcao is different. Falcao knows that a top club wont bring him as a 1st striker right now, but i think he believes in himself too much to "give up" and take the easy option of AC Milan or anything like that. He probably believes that under a manager who likes him (Mourinho) he could might get to his best. Falcao, even with the heavy involvement of Mendes and Doyen in his career, always seemed to me as a unique winner and an exciting, moving player, maybe the perfect way to describe the striker he'll replace here if he'll come. I think the option of Valencia could also be seen as a great one for him, but he's been in those types of clubs and done everything in this level, at Porto and Atletico.

[Mart 29]

I'd actually probably gamble on him. Think he'd sell shirts, and unlike with Torres, we actually will have a world class alternative player so we're not stuck with him. I think he'd kind of be a good scapegoat for the media as well, if we aren't firing on all cylinders you just know they'll blame it on Falcao and take pressure off of everybody else.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

The big difference this Falcao move with Torres move back there, is that this one is loan move, and we're fully understand the risk since the beginning. This is gamble for both party with the minimum risk for both sides.

If he flop he then could leave in January or next summer. If he is regaining his form, he will has his confidence back as a top striker and we will benefit from it.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Eto'o was actually our first striker, Demba was third.

The implementation is happened to be like that. But don't think we sign Eto'o for first option back then. It is personal agreement between him and Jose, we don't know about.

[DYC. 7,542]

Ew no. We already have 2 strikers that have spent large portions of their time at the club injured, we don't need the sick note Van Persie.

Van Persie started 25 league games + 2 sub appearances (and he didn't miss the other 11 games just because of injuries). And you're exaggerating Remy's and Diego's injury troubles.

I'd love him here. A striker with an excellent first touch, he can hold the ball and link up expertly. Great option on the bench.

[Pacquiao 1,834]

i cant believe anyone would want that scum Van Persie at Chelsea!

[Viper22 2,418]

Van Persie started 25 league games + 2 sub appearances (and he didn't miss the other 11 games just because of injuries). And you're exaggerating Remy's and Diego's injury troubles.

I'd love him here. A striker with an excellent first touch, he can hold the ball and link up expertly. Great option on the bench.

While his talent is not in doubt, to suggest that he doesn't have serious injury problems is pretty hilarious. According to transfermarkt (in my experience the most reliable place for data) he has been injured for a total of 511 days since 2007. 160 of those days have been in the last 18 months aswell.

As for Diego/Remy's injury troubles, I love them both as players, but unless Diego gets his hamstring sorted out soon it'll always bother him (he's missed 126 days due to injury in the last 2 seasons from 7 different niggling injuries) and Remy seems to be made of glass and unlucky enough to always get injured when Diego does too.

Bamford is a perfectly acceptable 3rd choice, would be free and has low wages.

I know RVP is/used to be good but i'm not sure it's worth the risk for his injuries or his ridiculously large wage packet either. Especially seeing as how old he is and on the basis of this season he's shown nothing to prove he's still good enough.

[the wes 7,212]

if mourinho thinks its a good idea signing falaco im all for it mourinho we trust if any manager can bring the best outta someone its mourinho

[DYC. 7,542]

While his talent is not in doubt, to suggest that he doesn't have serious injury problems is pretty hilarious. According to transfermarkt (in my experience the most reliable place for data) he has been injured for a total of 511 days since 2007. 160 of those days have been in the last 18 months aswell.

As for Diego/Remy's injury troubles, I love them both as players, but unless Diego gets his hamstring sorted out soon it'll always bother him (he's missed 126 days due to injury in the last 2 seasons from 7 different niggling injuries) and Remy seems to be made of glass and unlucky enough to always get injured when Diego does too.

Bamford is a perfectly acceptable 3rd choice, would be free and has low wages.

I know RVP is/used to be good but i'm not sure it's worth the risk for his injuries or his ridiculously large wage packet either. Especially seeing as how old he is and on the basis of this season he's shown nothing to prove he's still good enough.

I never said Van Persie never had injury problems so I have no idea where you got that from. His injury record since 2007 is irrelevant. It's about right now. He'd be a squad player, not a player expected to start two, three games in one week. Which means his body would have to go through less strain. Chelsea's excellent medical staff is an added bonus for the sake of his physical condition.

Edit: He started 25 league games last season, 18 the season before. That's more than he'd start here.

If you actually think there's a possiblity Mourinho would have to miss Costa, Remy and Van Persie (if he joined) for even one game, let alone a lengthy period, because of injury, than I can imagine why you would not like him to join. I say that's never happening.

Come on now, I don't have to explain to you that he would of course have to accept lower wages. That goes without saying. No one is offering Van Persie a contract for over 200k in wages, not a top side anyway. And on Van Persie not being good to be a back-up... no comment.

[Viper22 2,418]

I never said Van Persie never had injury problems so I have no idea where you got that from. His injury record since 2007 is irrelevant. It's about right now. He'd be a squad player, not a player expected to start two, three games in one week. Which means his body would have to go through less strain. Chelsea's excellent medical staff is an added bonus for the sake of his physical condition.

Edit: He started 25 league games last season, 18 the season before. That's more than he'd start here.

If you actually think there's a possiblity Mourinho would have to miss Costa, Remy and Van Persie (if he joined) for even one game, let alone a lengthy period, because of injury, than I can imagine why you would not like him to join. I say that's never happening.

Come on now, I don't have to explain to you that he would of course have to accept lower wages. That goes without saying. No one is offering Van Persie a contract for over 200k in wages, not a top side anyway. And on Van Persie not being good to be a back-up... no comment.

His injury record since 2007 isn't irrelevant, but ok. I get what you're saying about less strain and better medical staff and that is right.

As for him, Costa and Remy being injured all at once, why not? Take last season for example, there was a period around October-November when Costa missed 4 games through injury and 1 thorugh suspension, Remy missed 7 games through injury and in that time period IIRC RVP was injured too. That'd be 5 games in a row RVP would have to have played, even if he was fit. Also in April-May time, Costa missed 8 games through injury, Remy 5 games and RVP 9. There's 1 instance where we would've been without a striker, so I can't see how you could say it would never happen? Also, having only 1 of 3 striker available at any one time is bad enough, you're relying fully on that striker then and have no differing style on the bench. We should want to have at least 2 strikers around at any 1 time.

Look, I get that RVP is your fellow countryman and so you're going to back him to the hilt, that's understandable. But I really don't think he'd fit at this club or is what we need right now. Of course his wages would be lower but I seriously doubt if he goes from a club that's competing for 4th place to a team that has just become the champions of the same league he's going to take much of a pay cut. Even if he drops down to 150k p/w that's still extortionate, even 100k p/w is far too much for a 3rd choice and he'd never halve his wage demands.

As for him not being good enough to back up... He only scored 10 goals in 29 appearances this season, having played 2197 minutes (that's a goal every 219.7 minutes) which is hardly top class. For comparison Remy got 9 goals this season in 1176 minutes (that's a goal every 130 minutes). Obviously he has been brilliant in the past so i'm not writing him off yet but like you said yourself, the past is irrelevant, it's the now that matters. And the now is telling me that RVP is out of form, on the decline and still has injury problems.

If we're going to buy a 3rd choice striker then why don't we actually buy someone young? We have Remy who is 31 or so and Costa is no spring chicken. Why not bring in a youngster rather than another old player? What about Charlie Austin? Icardi? Dybala? Batshuayi? Ings? Tbh my choice is that we don't buy anyone and promote Bamford to this 1st team because he's more than good enough to be our 3rd choice IMO. But if we insist on buying someone I would much rather 1 of the lot i've mentioned who would be far more of a safe choice than RVP or Falcao, much younger and have much lower wages.

[Eidur the Spider 4,515]

Chelsea are in pole position to sign Falcao. Juventus were interested but have started looking at other targets. (Il Sussidiario) #CFC #Juve