Radamel Falcao

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Remy had the best minutes per goal ratio in the entire league last season with a goal every 99 minutes followed by Aguero with a every 100 minutes. Falcao had a goal every...wait for it...325 minutes. And that's without counting his FA cup and League Cup appearances where he failed to score anything.

Mate, you're clutching at straws here..

And what of the servicing? Remy getting the two best chance creators vs. Falcao with some of the worst.

All I'm saying is trying to compare the season of Falcao to that of Remy's is poor. Its an old cliche that strikers need servicing to score and Remy got loads of good servicing whereas Falcao got next to none. Do I think its a definite that he will come here and be Falcao of even 3yrs ago? Hell no, but as a striking option off the bench for a year what is the risk? Low if you ask me.

Many here were very critical of Eto'o when he arrived and that was quickly put to bed too.

[J.F. 1,484]

Just read that Falcaos getting the number 9 jersey and we havent been that lucky in the premier league with that number.

Cascarino,Stein,Vialli,Sutton,Hasselbaink,Kezman,Crespo,Boulahrouz,Sidwell,Di Santo,Torres.

Ive included the good ones too but you get my drift eh.

He dominated Ronaldinho !

[The Skipper 20,593]

Not sure but in the all be it limited minutes they did they didn't look convincing.

I think Remy will have a part to play if he stays, if he is performing better than Falcao he will be ahead of him, people underestimate just how team orientated Jose is, the reason Remy didn't play as much as he could/should have last season was he kept getting injured at the same time as Diego and Drogba surprised us October-November time and played really well and was deservedly #2 in that moment.

Can't agree with this either Tomo. Remy should've been our clear number 2 choice from the get go but instead Mourinho gave Didier a lot more minutes. Mourinho has his favourites/preferences even if the better thing to do is to play another player.

[Unionjack 7,531]

He dominated Ronaldinho !

I did say Ive included the good ones bruv. I loved Jimmy Floyd.

[Muzchap 8,966]

I did say Ive included the good ones bruv. I loved Jimmy Floyd.

Me too him and Eidur had a great partnership

I also loved Vialli he was awesome, shame he came at the end of his career. That just makes me realise how far we have come - we could always attract players in the twilight of their career, but now we're getting young ambitious players - great turnaround in 15 odd years

[Unionjack 7,531]

I wish we could also attract top of the shelf players too. It does make me shake my head sometimes when I see players going elsewhere. You dont often hear of one of them say 'Id die happy if I played for Chelsea'

Slight exageration

[yuvala 2,167]

I wish we could also attract top of the shelf players too. It does make me shake my head sometimes when I see players going elsewhere. You dont often hear of one of them say 'Id die happy if I played for Chelsea'

Slight exageration

Well.. I hear Douglas Costa would love to play here

[Unionjack 7,531]

Well.. I hear Douglas Costa would love to play here

I hear ya!

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Can't agree with this either Tomo. Remy should've been our clear number 2 choice from the get go but instead Mourinho gave Didier a lot more minutes. Mourinho has his favourites/preferences even if the better thing to do is to play another player.

What is there to agree with? its a fact Remy got injured twice last season at a point when he was likely gonna start. Drogba was called on as a defensive forward late in games and made a contribution, he was also the only target man we had at the club and it was no secret Jose likes playing direct.

Does Jose have favourites? I think a more accurate statement is he has people he trusts to do a job and Remy spent a season with us earning that trust. No different to Willian before him actually.

[eyes on the ball 0]

http://eyesontheball.sportsblog.com/posts/2669039/falcao-to-chelsea---why-.html

Good, balanced article on the pros and cons of the potential move for falcao

[yuvala 2,167]

There were times when I wanted this to happen so bad.. (the dark Torres times).

I must admit that I dont really see Falcao returning to his prime here, lets hope Im wrong though..

[Tomo 21,733]

There were times when I wanted this to happen so bad.. (the dark Torres times).

I must admit that I dont really see Falcao returning to his prime here, lets hope Im wrong though..

At one time it got to the point I would have took Jermaine Beckford if it meant no more Torres.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

At one time it got to the point I would have took Jermaine Beckford if it meant no more Torres.

He did score that Maradona-esque goal at the Bridge in Carlo's last match...

[petre.ispirescu 4,928]

Time to unleash the beast. Feel he's going to score tonight.

Colombia: David Ospina; Santiago Arias, Cristian Zapata, Jeison Murillo, Pablo Armero; Carlos Sánchez, Edwin Valencia; Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, James Rodríguez, Teófilo Gutiérrez; Radamel Falcao García.

[Jase 43,479]

So, if Colombia get eliminated tonight, we will then complete the transfer in the coming days.....

[Tomo 21,733]

Can't agree with this either Tomo. Remy should've been our clear number 2 choice from the get go but instead Mourinho gave Didier a lot more minutes. Mourinho has his favourites/preferences even if the better thing to do is to play another player.

Remy did start as the number two, he started vs Palace and Marinbor when Diego got injured but then got injured himself and Drogba scored 3 in a week and by in large played well upto the Spurs and Newcastle games.

As soon as Drogbas form fell off in New Year, Remy did start all the games Costa was unavailable and he was fit apart from away to Villa irrc.

[Tomo 21,733]

He did score that Maradona-esque goal at the Bridge in Carlo's last match...

He did like facing us, didn't he?

[Jase 43,479]