Radamel Falcao

[BlueLyon 9,359]

He is superb striker that would destroy any team and would score 40+ goals if he will play for rm or barca, but there is something on him like 'i will flop at chelsea'...

He is nothing more like superb Higuain. Scores goals but does nothing else. If he doesnt score, he is invisible in matches. We need someone who fights for the ball, runs back etc. Could be Sheva and Torres flops speaking in me, but Falcao will flop here too i think...

I hope im wrong though...

[The only place to be 11,313]

He is superb striker that would destroy any team and would score 40+ goals if he will play for rm or barca, but there is something on him like 'i will flop at chelsea'...

He is nothing more like superb Higuain. Scores goals but does nothing else. If he doesnt score, he is invisible in matches. We need someone who fights for the ball, runs back etc. Could be Sheva and Torres flops speaking in me, but Falcao will flop here too i think...

I hope im wrong though...

Out of interest, which 15 players do you think we should sign instead?

[The Skipper 20,609]

I've said this from day one, I'd rather have some who can link play up well, like a Cavani or Lewandowski. Falcao is an immense goal scorer, probably best on the planet but IMO we need a no. 9 which is more rounded.

[Pizy 18,855]

If we're talking about strikers with huge effort and drive who runs constantly and is a constant threat, why not a cheeky bid for Suarez? The absolute best at that.

Sure he'd be tempted to play in London, with other world class players, in the CL(hopefully!) and on bigger wages. He's gotta be growing tired of being the ONLY option on his team and having to do all of the work at Liverpool. They won't be in the CL once again.

I'd rather pay £45m for Suarez who is a proven world class player the premier league than Falcao at this point if it means we'd be giving Atletico Courtois.

[Leif 6,006]

Our team already lacks movement. The last thing we need is a poacher who runs less than 1km per match, regardless how many goals he may score (unless it's 5 per match I guess). /thread

[Kojo 4,676]

As of now, we need a 'pure' goal scorer. Torres is more of a team player than Falcao and this is what it is getting us. This team has been lacking a player to get the ball in the back of the net so many occasions. Too many times have we had to rely on Lampard and Mata when we don't have a forward to do so. With the likes and creativity of Hazard, Mata, Oscar, Lampard, and Moses. Falcao will undoubtedly fit our system.

That's a bad example though don't you think? Torres is just plain shit, he's not a team player or a goal poacher, he's just shit.

Cavani is a leader, he is a captain upfront, he demands goals, he doesn't go cry or sulk when he can't score goals, he goes out and makes sure he scores goals. Cavani is also a very tough player and will get on the end of anything, just the type of players you want in the Premier league, with a good first touch and good technical abillities, has a good finish on him, perfect striker. In a good team he could net you 30 a season in my honest opinion, he's very underrated.

Where as Falcao is dominent, but he would be extreemly ineffective if the team isn't playing well or can't provide creativity. Falcao struggles to make a simple pass, although he's probably one of the best goal scorers in the world, however Cavani benefits the side more. You can use Torres as an example, but i can use the example of all the goal poachers who have came here and failed, only Drogba was a worthy striker and he was far from a goal poacher, he was a team player. Anelka was a fantastic player, goal poacher now and then but hardly overall.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Since Shevchenko, every big-name striker that Chelsea will sign is doomed to fail. There is always going to be the expectation associated with a big money move in the first place, but because of the intense media scrutiny of the club, there will be immense added pressure comparing everything every striker does to what Didier Drogba achieved. Add in the prospect of being as bad as Torres has ended up... we might as well just give up now and stick with what we've got.

[Stingray 9,441]

That's a bad example though don't you think? Torres is just plain shit, he's not a team player or a goal poacher, he's just shit.

Cavani is a leader, he is a captain upfront, he demands goals, he doesn't go cry or sulk when he can't score goals, he goes out and makes sure he scores goals. Cavani is also a very tough player and will get on the end of anything, just the type of players you want in the Premier league, with a good first touch and good technical abillities, has a good finish on him, perfect striker. In a good team he could net you 30 a season in my honest opinion, he's very underrated.

Where as Falcao is dominent, but he would be extreemly ineffective if the team isn't playing well or can't provide creativity. Falcao struggles to make a simple pass, although he's probably one of the best goal scorers in the world, however Cavani benefits the side more. You can use Torres as an example, but i can use the example of all the goal poachers who have came here and failed, only Drogba was a worthy striker and he was far from a goal poacher, he was a team player. Anelka was a fantastic player, goal poacher now and then but hardly overall.

This. Give us the leader!

[Hutcho 8,443]

I dont find it laughable at all. Perhaps if we are to run with Ba and Lukaku we should also sign some cheap guy as 3rd, but I am confident Ba+Lukaku would be quite good and i would prefer that over a 30m bid PLUS Thibaout for Falcao any day of the week.

I agree in the main, because Ba is very proven in this league and is a great striker. Lukaku has come on leaps and bounds and is starting to live up to his potential. I definitely think we need more than 2 and the 3rd doesn't have to be someone we overpay for. I still think falcao is an amazing player and wouldn't say no to having him here at all. But its not like we absolutely must sign a top name that will cost 40 mil plus.

[Kojo 4,676]

Since Shevchenko, every big-name striker that Chelsea will sign is doomed to fail. There is always going to be the expectation associated with a big money move in the first place, but because of the intense media scrutiny of the club, there will be immense added pressure comparing everything every striker does to what Didier Drogba achieved. Add in the prospect of being as bad as Torres has ended up... we might as well just give up now and stick with what we've got.

I know it's gone to shit, but even you know yourself that we can't do that. We are going to need a striker regardless, Lukaku is still too young for me, huge pressure, and he still has to prove himself regardless, Demba Ba is a good player but he's not great. We are going to need that forward, it wont always be this way, we will have another great striker one day.

[bushman 2,043]

If Chelsea are looking for one fine goal scorer, then just bring Lukaku back.

Keep Courtois for the future if possible & spend money on other players.

At that price Falcao is not for me, I might add.

45m plus Courtois who is worth close to 20m right now is not a very shrewd business.

[Mr_President 404]

I, too, would prefer Cavani but I suppose Falcao would do

[Santiago. 1,500]

That's a bad example though don't you think? Torres is just plain shit, he's not a team player or a goal poacher, he's just shit.

Cavani is a leader, he is a captain upfront, he demands goals, he doesn't go cry or sulk when he can't score goals, he goes out and makes sure he scores goals. Cavani is also a very tough player and will get on the end of anything, just the type of players you want in the Premier league, with a good first touch and good technical abillities, has a good finish on him, perfect striker. In a good team he could net you 30 a season in my honest opinion, he's very underrated.

Where as Falcao is dominent, but he would be extreemly ineffective if the team isn't playing well or can't provide creativity. Falcao struggles to make a simple pass, although he's probably one of the best goal scorers in the world, however Cavani benefits the side more. You can use Torres as an example, but i can use the example of all the goal poachers who have came here and failed, only Drogba was a worthy striker and he was far from a goal poacher, he was a team player. Anelka was a fantastic player, goal poacher now and then but hardly overall.

Torres IS a team player and its a fact believe it or not. Think he was second or third in assists last year and already is continuing to provide goals, but not scoring them. Which is our biggest issue. Not having a striker to score us goals when we need them.

I'm not referencing that Falcao would be a better option than Cavani, just placing down the facts that every team needs a pure goal scorer. Last season, Barca's movement was clinical in their style of play, but during the last course of the season, they struggled due not having an all round pure finisher, IE David Villa and it was obviously visible. Alexis scored as well as Pedro, but they were mainly supporting the play rather than driving at goal. Messi's brilliance got them that far and literally carried them for goals and is still carrying them now.

You can say Falcao is beneficial in certain areas, (Finding the ball in the back of the net, strong in the air, creating his own goals, both right and left footed) and Cavani as well, (Team play, leadership, strong character).

But whether we buy Falcao and Cavani, are team is filled with midfielders and their main job has to be to get the ball in the back of the net or we will not be able to compete with the likes of City and United. Simple.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

I know it's gone to shit, but even you know yourself that we can't do that. We are going to need a striker regardless, Lukaku is still too young for me, huge pressure, and he still has to prove himself regardless, Demba Ba is a good player but he's not great. We are going to need that forward, it wont always be this way, we will have another great striker one day.

Demba Ba, Lukaku, Torres + one other (and it doesn't necessarily have to be Falcao or Cavani, either) would do it for me. Provided they are rotated properly and/or paired in tandem by someone who knows what they are doing.

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

Demba Ba, Lukaku, Torres + one other (and it doesn't necessarily have to be Falcao or Cavani, either) would do it for me. Provided they are rotated properly and/or paired in tandem by someone who knows what they are doing.

That's too much depth. We only play with one striker so our third striker would get absolutely no time. Lukaku was our third striker last season when we had two misfiring strikers and he still only started 4 games, all of them pretty unimportant. If Chelsea are going to play 60 games or so, that means roughly 30 starts for 2 different strikers. You can have three strikers playing regularly if you have a different formation or if, like Anelka, one of the strikers is capable of playing on the wing, but 4 people for 1 spot is a waste of money and talent.