Radamel Falcao

[illmatic 901]

In Atletico, Falcao and Costa made a great attack couple, they had a great understanding between them. You think that they can play together here too?.

Some like that

............Falcao - Costa

Hazard --------------William

------Cesc ------ Matic-------

I think that this would be a great team. Solid and in attack with two of the best and more decisive strikers in the world.

[Spike 12,049]

I like it when people throw around numbers for wages and transfer fees. Most numbers are definitely pulled out of their arses. It is at its absolute worst when people just state fees and wages like absolutely nothing. To me £25,000,000 (or whatever exorbitant fee is being discussed) is a fucking lot, way too much for a guy that hasn't done anything for two whole years. The fact that he was really good pre-2013 shouldn't justify his fee nor his wages. The idea that "form is temporary, class is permanent" is such a load of horseshit the amount of people that believe it actually boggles my mind. Of course there is a chance he could return to his abilities pre-2013 but the club shouldn't be paying a lot for a player that was good in the far past.

He has scored 21 goals in the last two years for Monaco, Manchester United and Colombia. If he were on £200,000 p/w he would earn £10,400,000 in exactly one year. Is ten million pounds what this guy should be earning?

[Stingray 9,441]

I like it when people throw around numbers for wages and transfer fees. Most numbers are definitely pulled out of their arses. It is at its absolute worst when people just state fees and wages like absolutely nothing. To me £25,000,000 (or whatever exorbitant fee is being discussed) is a fucking lot, way too much for a guy that hasn't done anything for two whole years. The fact that he was really good pre-2013 shouldn't justify his fee nor his wages. The idea that "form is temporary, class is permanent" is such a load of horseshit the amount of people that believe it actually boggles my mind. Of course there is a chance he could return to his abilities pre-2013 but the club shouldn't be paying a lot for a player that was good in the far past.

He has scored 21 goals in the last two years for Monaco, Manchester United and Colombia. If he were on £200,000 p/w he would earn £10,400,000 in exactly one year. Is ten million pounds what this guy should be earning?

You have a good point there. Haven't thought about it that way tbh.

[milka 3,349]

Chelsea is close to finalize an agreement to sign Radamel Falcao, on loan with option to purchase. (via @diegocora_ESPN) #CFC

[lionsden 4,689]

It's the hope that kills. A player that has been damaged due to constant injuries and subpar for close to 3 seasons (he was poor in his last season at Atleti before joining monaco) Will somehow marginally turn it around at Chelsea. And the disturbing part is, some people are actually getting excited about the prospect of a washed up player who our rival couldn't wait to get rid of signing for us. You can't make this up.

[Blue Colored Sky 1,807]

(he was poor in his last season at Atleti before joining monaco)

34 goals in 40 games. Season earlier 36 goals in 52 games.

[Spike 12,049]

It's the hope that kills. A player that has been damaged due to constant injuries and subpar for close to 3 seasons (he was poor in his last season at Atleti before joining monaco) Will somehow marginally turn it around at Chelsea. And the disturbing part is, some people are actually getting excited about the prospect of a washed up player who our rival couldn't wait to get rid of signing for us. You can't make this up.

Hmmmmmm. Odd that you'd say that. Your either talking out your arse or you know something we don't. Perhaps an incredible indepth scouting review of every performance he made during that season?

[Sheva. 5,373]

It was in his final season at Atletico that he scored the hat-trick vs Chelsea. The impressive goal vs Barcelona, and the assist for Diego in Copa final.

He did have some injury problems that season though, which usually leads to loss of form.

[lionsden 4,689]

34 goals in 40 games. Season earlier 36 goals in 52 games.

As usual throw out the stats without perspective. Everyone that followed Athletico that season will attest to the fact that He was completely outplayed by Costa in the second half of his last season there and he even hit a 4 months or so stretch where he couldn't score at all from open play as virtually all of his goals during that stretch came from penalties. I guess Di maria also had a great season seeing as statistically, he ranks amongst the best playmakers in the league.

His first 4 months aside, He was poor from late December till the end of that season.

[illmatic 901]

It was in his final season at Atletico that he scored the hat-trick vs Chelsea. The impressive goal vs Barcelona, and the assist for Diego in Copa final.

5 goals in one match, his first goal from a free kick. His two seasons in Atleti were just amazing.

[lionsden 4,689]

It was in his final season at Atletico that he scored the hat-trick vs Chelsea. The impressive goal vs Barcelona, and the assist for Diego in Copa final.

He did have some injury problems that season though, which usually leads to loss of form.

And that was in the first half of the season. How was his form in the second half of the same season?

[Spike 12,049]

And that was in the first half of the season. How was his form in the second half of the same season?

So first he was "he was poor in his last season at Atleti before joining monaco" and now he was poor in the second half only?

Goal posts are moving.

[Leif 6,006]

well, Oscar was poor for us only during the 2nd half of this season, but it's almost unanimous that he had a 'poor season' on the whole because of that entire half

[The Mak 4,459]

I like it when people throw around numbers for wages and transfer fees. Most numbers are definitely pulled out of their arses. It is at its absolute worst when people just state fees and wages like absolutely nothing. To me £25,000,000 (or whatever exorbitant fee is being discussed) is a fucking lot, way too much for a guy that hasn't done anything for two whole years. The fact that he was really good pre-2013 shouldn't justify his fee nor his wages. The idea that "form is temporary, class is permanent" is such a load of horseshit the amount of people that believe it actually boggles my mind. Of course there is a chance he could return to his abilities pre-2013 but the club shouldn't be paying a lot for a player that was good in the far past.

He has scored 21 goals in the last two years for Monaco, Manchester United and Colombia. If he were on £200,000 p/w he would earn £10,400,000 in exactly one year. Is ten million pounds what this guy should be earning?

But he's a big name mate. We need to go back to the old way of signing players because of their big names, just like Shevchenko and Torres. C'mon, won't you join me?

[lionsden 4,689]

well, Oscar was poor for us only during the 2nd half of this season, but it's almost unanimous that he had a 'poor season' on the whole because of that entire half

No. only first half of the season form counts

[Duppy Conqueror 1,494]

i`m ok with him coming for a year.i`m o.k with him not coming for a year but i`m mad against us actually committing to buy him next year regardless of how he does now.

the Monaco owner made the biggest business mistake of his life pumping millions into a club that plays on a tiny island(even if it`s full of millionaires) in a tiny stadium..we shouldn`t help dig him out of the mess by paying so much for a talented player who may just never be the player he was again.

[nadavTKL 1,787]

Falcao's second half of 2012/2013 (since January) - 14 goals for Atletico, 2 from penalties.

Falcao in Monaco - 11 goals in 18 starts, 2 from penaltis.

[lionsden 4,689]

It's very simple logic, Falcao was poor 6 months prior to leaving Atleti and carried that form to monaco where despite scoring some goals was generally subpar and sustained a few injuries which forced ranieri to relegate him to the bench and the same thing happened at UTD. hence why I said this "subpar for close to 3 seasons" in my original post. meaning I acknowledged his first half form otherwise it would just be 3 straight season of poor form instead of close to 3 seasons. But you can carry on the narrative that falcao was only poor at UTD if you want.