Radamel Falcao

[fAnta 107]

Not a matter of bigger club or whatever. At the moment we're sliding into the Europa League, there's no options in the squad, not one once of a sporting project... He's not stupid, he know if he signs at Chelsea that he'll be over-played, with massive expectations he won't be able to fulfill.

Not everyone has torress mentality you know. falcao will love the idea of playing all games as he did basically every game last season. Also he shows up on the big occasions and won't shy away from massive expectations. i mean he cost atleti 40 million, every questioned it and now hes shown everyone that 40million was a great price.

[fAnta 107]

I agree, from football stand point , he is better of at Madrid at the moment, the only reason he want to move to chelsea if he want more money

chelsea are in a bad state but a major reason for that is not being clinical right. falcao can fill that void and he will love the idea of mata,hazard oscar and the fallbacks feeding him.

[fAnta 107]

Yeah, another Torres cliché. I don't know how you understood I was speaking about a player liking or not playing every game... It's just about what PL demands in terms of energy etc... Especially considering Falcao's play is based on runs, pace rather than any technical ability on the ball (nothing to do with Torres, really)

Now, compare the pressure at Atletico and at Chelsea. Atletico plays for Falcao, Falcao's from Latin America and plays in Spain, Falcao is insanely hyped on social medias etc... The fact Chelsea is atypic in his own style made medias focusing on what could be wrong, sell papers. That's just another world

you said he would be overhyped, so i naturally compared it with a signing we made who was also 50 mill and also overhyped. I was not insinuating you referred to torres at all just sarcastically exclaimed that falcao has a strong mentality by bringing up someone who doesn't .

also there was expectations from falcao he cost 40 mill and all reporters were questioning that. in all finals the world is watching there is pressure, super cup aswell. i reckon he can deal with the epl hype.

[Las7 951]

Why Falcao would join such a crumbling team in the middle of the season? Especially given Torres' nighmare? A part of Torres' woes has been amount of games played and lack of service. I don't see why it would change right from January.

Torres gets taken off - throws a strop

RdM drops him one game - gets the sack

I very much doubt RdM was happy with two strikers at the start of this season, I very much doubt he was happy to play Torres so much. But he didn't have a choice. He never had the backing of the board or Roman who were reluctant to give him a long term contract in the first place. If he was assured in his place within the club - I doubt we would be in such a mess right now.

And kindly stop saying anything about Service concerning Torres, there is plenty of service to be had in this squad if we had a capable striker instead of being forced to accommodate this passenger we would have far better results.

For the record I think there is a 1% chance of signing Falcao in the winter

[themightyblue 443]

I really would add that:

Why Falcao would join such a crumbling team in the middle of the season? Especially given Torres' nighmare? A part of Torres' woes has been amount of games played and lack of service. I don't see why it would change right from January.

Why is the mentality of a footballer always understated. We are one of the biggest clubs in the world right now. It's been made clear that Falcao would love to play in England. Also please lets not rely on this service argument please. Our players were creating chances, it was Torres that was the problem. He was missing easy chances and his movement was appalling, but lets not get onto this whole Torres debate. With the players we've signed, its clear what direction we're trying to go in and Falcao being the lead of this project playing as our number 1 striker would easily be enough to persuade him. He went from playing Champions League with Porto to Europa League with Atletico. It's not just about that. Going to play in England would give Falcao the chance to cement himself as one of the best players in the world. Don't underestimate the significance of playing for Chelsea in modern times, our wages, club status, league etc make us a huge pull for any player in the world

[themightyblue 443]

I wasn't that confident of signing Falcao. However, seeing how Torres has performed, our form etc. The only way Chelsea knows how to solve problems like these is just by chucking a lot of money at it. Pretty sure Roman won't hesitate to activate that release clause to appease the fans, get the club back on track and give us a real striker

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Cavani, Falcao, Jovetic, Bony,...one will come in january for sure. I dont care who and for how much, we might even promote Feruz. As long our new striker will be scoring goals and lead the line, we will make step forward. FACT.

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

chelsea are in a bad state but a major reason for that is not being clinical right. falcao can fill that void and he will love the idea of mata,hazard oscar and the fallbacks feeding him.

Falcao needs more than 6 shots on goal to score. People have this idea that Falcao would come into Chelsea and just score every shot or something. He has limited skills apart from his finishing.Would he be better than Torres? Yeah, but a lot of strikers would be. Would he be a good fit for Chelsea? No. I'm happy that he only has 1 goal in his last five games because maybe it means the hype will start to die down. If Chelsea go out and sign Falcao, it will prove that they've learned nothing. Going after a big name for ridiculous amounts of money who doesn't really fit with the squad.

[Rmpr 8,977]

Falcao needs more than 6 shots on goal to score. People have this idea that Falcao would come into Chelsea and just score every shot or something. He has limited skills apart from his finishing.Would he be better than Torres? Yeah, but a lot of strikers would be. Would he be a good fit for Chelsea? No. I'm happy that he only has 1 goal in his last five games because maybe it means the hype will start to die down. If Chelsea go out and sign Falcao, it will prove that they've learned nothing. Going after a big name for ridiculous amounts of money who doesn't really fit with the squad.

Nobody is saying he will score on almost every shot and you are already counting him as a flop. I think you are being biased when it comes to Falcao.

Just because some big names hasnt work for us, they are big for some reason. Why cant you give the man a chance (if he really comes)?

[fAnta 107]

Falcao needs more than 6 shots on goal to score. People have this idea that Falcao would come into Chelsea and just score every shot or something. He has limited skills apart from his finishing.Would he be better than Torres? Yeah, but a lot of strikers would be. Would he be a good fit for Chelsea? No. I'm happy that he only has 1 goal in his last five games because maybe it means the hype will start to die down. If Chelsea go out and sign Falcao, it will prove that they've learned nothing. Going after a big name for ridiculous amounts of money who doesn't really fit with the squad.

You do know falcao has one of the best shot to goal ratio's in the world, being 48% also i don't think you've seen enough of his goals because he has scored some insane goals. i think his goal will win puskas too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHhbmp80yC4

Also no skill?

Also look at 30 seconds here,he runs past like 5 players in the box.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jEBE-9NdxM

[LDN Blue 7,903]

I was always just have a thought process of 'what if we signed Aguero?'. I mean back then he probably wouldn't have fitted into the Drogba system we had but right now I think that's the type of striker we need. I'm not so sure about Falcao coming here, because he's going to be plan A & plan B. Everyone's saying Falcao will relish the balls coming into him by Hazard, Oscar & Mata but they haven't even played much to Torres. Now that's not really a defence for Torres, but Rafa is (and rightly so) trying to get that trio of no10's to first organise their play into supplying the striker. I don't think we need the giant of Falcao, I think the quick, off the mark, Aguero, Defoe & Sturridge-type is what would work in this system.

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

Nobody is saying he will score on almost every shot and you are already counting him as a flop. I think you are being biased when it comes to Falcao.

Why cant you give the man a chance (if he really comes)?

1) Because it's exactly what's wrong with Chelsea. The team isn't gelling, so go out and buy the biggest name available. This is why we're in the shape we're in. We need to be building a team, a philosophy rather than this. Falcao doesn't fit with players like Mata, Oscar, and Hazard. He needs a team built for him.

2) Falcao is a pretty-one dimensional player-much more so than people want to believe. He needs service to score and is limited in a number of other ways.

3) The amount of money it would cost to buy him is insane. Especially for someone who will be 27 in a couple of months.

[fAnta 107]

1) Because it's exactly what's wrong with Chelsea. The team isn't gelling, so go out and buy the biggest name available. This is why we're in the shape we're in. We need to be building a team, a philosophy rather than this. Falcao doesn't fit with players like Mata, Oscar, and Hazard. He needs a team built for him.

2) Falcao is a pretty-one dimensional player-much more so than people want to believe. He needs service to score and is limited in a number of other ways.

3) The amount of money it would cost to buy him is insane. Especially for someone who will be 27 in a couple of months.

As far as I see we have a team that is actually set up for one man right now but is missing all his chances. torres's movements are all wrong he hardly helps himself by running to the wings. i thought that would be temporary but worringly it is not. falcaos movement on the other hand will score a goal which many would never get too. Ive watched him since he was at porto and he is not one-dimensional at all.

[themightyblue 443]

Falcao needs more than 6 shots on goal to score. People have this idea that Falcao would come into Chelsea and just score every shot or something. He has limited skills apart from his finishing.Would he be better than Torres? Yeah, but a lot of strikers would be. Would he be a good fit for Chelsea? No. I'm happy that he only has 1 goal in his last five games because maybe it means the hype will start to die down. If Chelsea go out and sign Falcao, it will prove that they've learned nothing. Going after a big name for ridiculous amounts of money who doesn't really fit with the squad.

This is such an underrating of a great player. If Falcao was merely just a 'finisher', he would not have the status and be viewed at level that he is. A finisher is what you'd describe someone like Hernandez, Huntelaar and other strikers. Falcao is a lot better than that otherwise he'd be on that same level as them. Falcao has incredible movement, heading, finishing. His link up play is vastly underrated too. I'm not sure if you watch him that often, but if you did then you'd realise why he's virtually wanted by every club in the world and is now known as one of the world's best.

And please tell me how we know whether he'd be a good fit for Chelsea? We've only seen Torres play in our current system. We need someone who can link up play with Hazard, Mata etc and put the ball in the net with the chances we create. Sturridge is able to do it on the basis of the WBA, but he's finishing just isn't good enough. There's also the case of saying that GOOD PLAYERS ADAPT. I've said this earlier in the thread, but look at RVP. People said he'd flop at United because he wouldn't be the main man, Arsenal play differently to United etc. However, like Mancini said a few weeks ago, if your a good player you'll adapt to different systems. Falcao would fit here no doubt. Our AM's need a focal point and someone who can create space for them. Falcao would do this perfectly. Same with a few other strikers

[Sheva. 5,373]

Falcao needs more than 6 shots on goal to score. People have this idea that Falcao would come into Chelsea and just score every shot or something. He has limited skills apart from his finishing.Would he be better than Torres? Yeah, but a lot of strikers would be. Would he be a good fit for Chelsea? No. I'm happy that he only has 1 goal in his last five games because maybe it means the hype will start to die down. If Chelsea go out and sign Falcao, it will prove that they've learned nothing. Going after a big name for ridiculous amounts of money who doesn't really fit with the squad.

Unlikely, just recently the Guardian wrote he would still be worth 100m lol.

I really wanted Falcao when he was at Porto, when not many here for example knew him and his price was much lower. Now if he joins, there will be so much hype and pressure on him it will be so easy for him to fail. His last 5 games have only proved he's just like every striker and he can have multiple off days.

[themightyblue 443]

Honestly, it really does get me when people just underrate Falcao's ability and just call him a finisher. NO. He's a lot more than that. Watch him closely and follow his games. Don't just base it on stats you see or the fact that he scores lots of goals. Guess the saying 'goals mask a players game' is true.......

[fAnta 107]

Honestly, it really does get me when people just underrate Falcao's ability and just call him a finisher. NO. He's a lot more than that. Watch him closely and follow his games. Don't just base it on stats you see or the fact that he scores lots of goals. Guess the saying 'goals mask a players game' is true.......

He might score too many goals for his own good, only us chelsea fans would seriously argue about signing Falcao. Any team in the world would take him. best no.9.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Aguero type of striker fits to team that passes a lot (we do) but also has at least 1/2 other players that can regulary score (at city its either Dzeko/Tevez/Balo). Aguero type of striker comes to use as he can also dribble and assist to other players, not just score. But in our team, there are NO finishers. Mata, Hazard, Moses,...are not natural finishers. Mata scores lot but he also misses more.

What is the point of having Aguero type of striker who will assist to Mata or Hazard who cant take their chances?

In our team, not only striker is required, but also someone from midfield that can score too! Reus for example is such player...

We dont have any finishers in the team and we will definately play on our striker and build around him. Cavani would be perfect for this as he can also returns, holds up the ball, has strenght, aerial threat and great finishing.