Radamel Falcao

[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 1,527]

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.

[nadavTKL 1,787]

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.

You said "he was poor in his last season at Atleti before joining monaco", and people showed you are wrong, than you said "virtually all of his goals during that stretch came from penalties (last 4 months in Atletico) and i showed you're wrong about that as well.

How can anyone take this seriously if you just make things up?

And there were not "a few injuries" in Monaco there was one very big injury. He was never "relegated to the bench". Lies everywhere.

[Spike 12,049]

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.

Then you contradicted yourself with (he was poor in his last season at Atleti before joining monaco) which to me means the whole season.

[Duppy Conqueror 1,527]

stats indicate that Claudio Pizzaro was the greatest striker import in the history of German league football,a better level of competition than the French league overall..does anyone regret him leaving us?

[Mechromancer 262]

He won the Treble.

[DYC. 7,542]

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.

Where do you find those stats? That show how the goals were scored?

[Duppy Conqueror 1,527]

and Hilario "won" more trophies with us than Peter Bonetti..

[nadavTKL 1,787]

Where do you find those stats? That show how the goals were scored?

I was just doing some 'dirty work' tbh.. got into ESPN and looked for the games he scored in.

But im pretty sure there are sites who show that.. maybe whoscored?

[Sheva. 5,373]

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

I agree he was not as good as the 1st half of the season, but he suffered some injuries which usually fucks with a players form/confidence. I remember him having some bad matches like against Kazan in EL, but he still scored vs the likes of Valencia and Barcelona to close that season.

At Monaco he wasn't the real Falcao, but he was at least still scoring ugly goals before suffering a season ender.

Man Utd was where he was really shit. Especially the 2nd half of the season.

[Pacquiao 1,834]

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.

what on earth are you talking about??? he scored past Barca, Real Madrid, Valencia and Sevilla in the 2nd half of the 2012/13 season as well as brilliantly setting up Costa in the Copa Del Rey final.