Radamel Falcao

[Spike 12,049]

My only reservation is signing him in January. I hate signing big transfers in this window.

[OneMoSalah 8,783]

My only reservation is signing him in January. I hate signing big transfers in this window.

Yeah clubs always look to rip other clubs off just because its half a season in and its inconvenient for clubs to sell players for lower fees just for that reason really. January window sucks. I'd still take Pjanic in January though at the 12-14 million price quoted and Bony at 7-10 million too if it means we don't spend 50-60 million on one player in January.

[Henrique 9,133]

No, no please don't put Ibra and Falcao in the same sentence. Falcao is pure class, but he will never be like Ibra.

Zlatan is one of the rare players you can even compare to Drogba, those two are masters of this beautiful game.

LMAO.

In fact I think you are Ibrahimovic himself, because no one in the world believes Ibrahimovic is that good, but Ibra. In fact Zlatan is the greatest asshole ever to grace in football world.

Yes, Falcao will never be like Ibra, because no player in the world will ever be that overrated.

The swedish was a dominant figure during the years of the decadence of Seria A. Then he went to Barcelona, where he was no more than a shy character (even Pedro scored more goals than him). Then he went back to Seria A, even more decadent at that time.

Now 31 years old he is playing in French League, 5th in UEFA ranking. I think you used to play a lot of PES during the PS2 era...

[Sheva. 5,373]

LMAO.

In fact I think you are Ibrahimovic himself, because no one in the world believes Ibrahimovic is that good, but Ibra. In fact Zlatan is the greatest asshole ever to grace in football world.

Yes, Falcao will never be like Ibra, because no player in the world will ever be that overrated.

The swedish was a dominant figure during the years of the decadence of Seria A. Then he went to Barcelona, where he was no more than a shy character (even Pedro scored more goals than him). Then he went back to Seria A, even more decadent at that time.

Now 31 years old he is playing in French League, 5th in UEFA ranking. I think you used to play a lot of PES during the PS2 era...

Tbf he was good at Barca till the disagreement with Pep - after being shifted to the wings so Messi can play in the middle.

[Ramzi 233]

I rate Ibra as the best striker in the world...

[Pacquiao 1,834]

yet another poor performance from Falcao!

Lewandowski over Falcao anyday!

[Pacquiao 1,834]

I rate Ibra as the best striker in the world...

I wouldn't argue with that!

Lewy is the new Ibra! that is why i would love us to sign Lewandowski! He would fit into the team perfectly! I just wish we signed Ibra years ago!

[sutro 1,026]

Torres wasn't exactly lighting it up just before arriving here. He was already on the decline. He didn't walk through the door at the Bridge and suddenly turn shit.

Falcao is in prime form and looks to be getting better.

Can't see any way he'd be a flop here.

The weather,south american players and english weather is just horrible ,even worse when its january

[The Skipper 20,593]

I wouldn't argue with that!

Lewy is the new Ibra! that is why i would love us to sign Lewandowski! He would fit into the team perfectly! I just wish we signed Ibra years ago!

Nah, Lewy doesn't have Ibra's class just yet IMO.

[Madmax 9,219]

Chelsea have never been a team that depends on it's strikers for goals.

Key : GS = Goals Scored

GSBS = Goals Scored By Strikers

GSBS% = Goals Scored by Strikers as a % of total goals scored

(courtesy http://www.eplindex.com/17534/team-relies-strikers-stats-comparison.htmlhttp://www.eplindex.com/17534/team-relies-strikers-stats-comparison.html)

Let's get this straight - the way Chelsea play, they do not depend on their strikers, be it Drogba, Torres or Anelka for the burden of goalscoring. It is a burden that's shared evenly throughout the team, in fact our goal scoring sources are more evenly spread than any other team in the league; and it's not like we've done badly during that time, scoring the second highest goals during the last 4 seasons.

With guys like Mata, Hazard, Moses, Ramires, Oscar, Lampard (not to forget our traditional strong suit - defenders from set pieces), that's not going to be a problem any time soon. What is a problem though, is us playing with 10 guys whenever Torres decides to go missing, which is in every game. What we need is not so much a pure finisher like Falcao or Higuain but someone who has a more rounded game and is able to contribute meaningfully to our style even when he's not banging in goals.

This is my reasoning for not wanting to splash all that money on a brilliant albeit limited player like Falcao. It is much better spent strengthening our multiple weak spots, namely a competent alternative to Torres, a midfield presence and a quality passer in that band. I say it again - Lewandowski would be a dream; he ticks all the boxes.

[The only place to be 11,313]

Guardiola: "Falcao es el mejor jugador de área del mundo"

[Mufassir08 2,400]

Lewandowski would be a dream; he ticks all the boxes.

Tbh i really like lewandowski plus he would cost less then 20m but Manu are very strong favourites for him.

[The only place to be 11,313]

This is my reasoning for not wanting to splash all that money on a brilliant albeit limited player like Falcao. It is much better spent strengthening our multiple weak spots, namely a competent alternative to Torres, a midfield presence and a quality passer in that band. I say it again - Lewandowski would be a dream; he ticks all the boxes.

Our weakest spot is up-front. Having a striker who doesn't contribute to the team in meaningful ways greatly weakens us.

Having a striker that defenders don't have to worry about puts more pressure on the midfield.

Having a striker who doesn't run the channels properly doesn't create space for midfielders.

Having a striker who can't hold the ball up or lay it off properly slows down attacks.

Having a striker who doesn't score the 1 or 2 chances in tight games causes us to drop points.

Right now we're not just playing with 10 men, but actually have a guy who negatively impacts on other people's performances.

[Fulham Broadway 16,917]

Our weakest spot is up-front. Having a striker who doesn't contribute to the team in meaningful ways greatly weakens us.

Having a striker that defenders don't have to worry about puts more pressure on the midfield.

Having a striker who doesn't run the channels properly doesn't create space for midfielders.

Having a striker who can't hold the ball up or lay it off properly slows down attacks.

Having a striker who doesn't score the 1 or 2 chances in tight games causes us to drop points.

Right now we're not just playing with 10 men, but actually have a guy who negatively impacts on other people's performances.

True . At Leeds it was sometimes as if they had another defender

[LondonPride1905 236]

I quite believe this will happen: Chelsea will buy Falcao. But Falcao is the same as Torres, so we will not change that much, only have a better threat at goal, and in 2 years time, we will be crying for another strike. In my OWN opinion( Nobody is needed to take it) Cavani would suit us perfectly.

[The only place to be 11,313]

I quite believe this will happen: Chelsea will buy Falcao. But Falcao is the same as Torres, so we will not change that much, only have a better threat at goal, and in 2 years time, we will be crying for another strike. In my OWN opinion( Nobody is needed to take it) Cavani would suit us perfectly.

Do you mean Cavani would suit us perfectly 6 months ago as a replacement for Drogba, or suit us perfectly for where we're heading now? Because those are two different things.

We're not going to be a 'target man' driven, power team in the future. I know that isn't all Cavani offers, but it's the main difference between him and Falcao. In fact Cavani has a tendency to drop off from the front position more than Cavani (when I've seen him) which would actually congest the spaces Hazard and Mata work in. What we need is a guy who knows how to play on the last man and run the channels. Falcao is the best around right now, and he's available at a price we're willing to pay.

We'll have Lukaku as a 'Plan B' next season, and it will also be great for Feruz to train alongside a fairly similar player.

[Hamilton 2,120]

So acctualy we need a replacement for all of Lamps goals then?

Oh wait, we have one..

KDB.

[Hutcho 8,443]

Chelsea have never been a team that depends on it's strikers for goals.

Key : GS = Goals Scored

GSBS = Goals Scored By Strikers

GSBS% = Goals Scored by Strikers as a % of total goals scored

(courtesy http://www.eplindex.com/17534/team-relies-strikers-stats-comparison.htmlhttp://www.eplindex.com/17534/team-relies-strikers-stats-comparison.html)

Let's get this straight - the way Chelsea play, they do not depend on their strikers, be it Drogba, Torres or Anelka for the burden of goalscoring. It is a burden that's shared evenly throughout the team, in fact our goal scoring sources are more evenly spread than any other team in the league; and it's not like we've done badly during that time, scoring the second highest goals during the last 4 seasons.

With guys like Mata, Hazard, Moses, Ramires, Oscar, Lampard (not to forget our traditional strong suit - defenders from set pieces), that's not going to be a problem any time soon. What is a problem though, is us playing with 10 guys whenever Torres decides to go missing, which is in every game. What we need is not so much a pure finisher like Falcao or Higuain but someone who has a more rounded game and is able to contribute meaningfully to our style even when he's not banging in goals.

This is my reasoning for not wanting to splash all that money on a brilliant albeit limited player like Falcao. It is much better spent strengthening our multiple weak spots, namely a competent alternative to Torres, a midfield presence and a quality passer in that band. I say it again - Lewandowski would be a dream; he ticks all the boxes.

That is what we achieved without having a high percentage of goals scored by a striker. Imagine what we could do if we had one of them as well... We would have goal scoring threats all over the pitch.... Let's also not forget the main reason that stat is so low over the last 4 years is because we had the greatest goalscoring threat from midfield ever to grace the prem. And he won't be taking as an advanced position as he used to.... He could even end up leaving (which I really hope doesn't happen). This sort of shows we are too reliant on our website midfielders For goals which is something top teams generally don't do to a huge extent.

Lewandowski would be a great signing, and so would cavani, but I don't see how they would be better signings than Falcao.

Also there is no way dortmund would see lewy to us for less than 20 mil. I would be surprised if he went for less than 30 mil. Unless he has a low buyout clause I am unaware of.