Radamel Falcao

[Namika 922]

There's something up with Falcao. He hasn't played with Monaco since Ranieri took him off in a Ligue 1 game four weeks ago. They said he had a thigh injury but he was fine when he took him off. The club don't want to speak about it and Ranieri says one thing about it one week and another the next week.

L'equipe today: http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/826/whsb.jpg http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/8627/m76y.jpg

All this Monaco thing seems weird, almost all the players that Monaco bought are managed by Jorge Mendes, maybe he made some deal with Rybolovlev.

[WilsonMay 12]

There's something up with Falcao. He hasn't played with Monaco since Ranieri took him off in a Ligue 1 game four weeks ago. They said he had a thigh injury but he was fine when he took him off. The club don't want to speak about it and Ranieri says one thing about it one week and another the next week.

L'equipe today: http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/826/whsb.jpg http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/8627/m76y.jpg

All this Monaco thing seems weird, almost all the players that Monaco bought are managed by Jorge Mendes, maybe he made some deal with Rybolovlev.

That is so weird!

[Waterfall 893]

Here's what you do:

Buy Zouma, send him and one of our current strikers out on loan to Monaco

Get Falcao on loan

Re-evaluate the striker situation in summer when Lukaku comes back.

[Mouri_Matic 560]

Here's what you do:

Buy Zouma, send him and one of our current strikers out on loan to Monaco

Get Falcao on loan

Re-evaluate the striker situation in summer when Lukaku comes back.

Got no idea where you get the idea that Monaco wanted Zouma from, if they wanted they could just buy him themselves.

[Alan Partridge 1,124]

If we did get him on loan with an option to buy in the summer, that would be perfect.

We wouldn't have wasted money on a fee is he turns out to be utter gash. Not much pressure on him too

[Ainsley Harriott 2,732]

Something is happening.

Yes, he's going to Real

[Ainsley Harriott 2,732]

No he is staying. lol

If he leaves it's to Real. My opinion, of course..

[nyikolajevics 2,594]

If he leaves it's to Real. My opinion, of course..

Real would be brutal with him.. CR, Isco and Bale behind him. Ancelotti will build a great team in Madrid.

[The Skipper 20,593]

I think Benzema is better than Falcao personally.

[Sidzeret 2,257]

I think Benzema is better than Falcao personally.

Benzema is good inside the pen box nicking in half chances but Falcao is a complete ball playing striker. No comparison there.

[The Skipper 20,593]

Benzema is good inside the pen box nicking in half chances but Falcao is a complete ball playing striker. No comparison there.

That's not true IMO. I feel like you haven't watched enough of either... Falcao's not the complete ball playing striker whatsoever... I'd say it's the other way round more.

Benzema already has 8 assists this season, had 15 last season, 15 the season before... That alone should tell you he's in the ilk of a ball playing CF. Benzema is far more complete than Falcao as a striker IMO. Better at link up play, better with his back towards the goal, better dribbler, better passer, assists his team mates a lot better etc.

What Falcao excels at is his movement off the ball, his insane finishing, his ability to score half chances in the box and his ability to be in the right position at the right time.

Benzema is more rounded. Benzema is a ball playing striker who doesn't need a team to be built around him. Falcao is the ultimate poacher who does need a team that's built around him in order for you to get the maximum out of him.

[Sidzeret 2,257]

That's not true IMO. I feel like you haven't watched enough of either... Falcao's not the complete ball playing striker whatsoever... I'd say it's the other way round more.

Benzema already has 8 assists this season, had 15 last season, 15 the season before... That alone should tell you he's in the ilk of a ball playing CF. Benzema is far more complete than Falcao as a striker IMO. Better at link up play, better with his back towards the goal, better dribbler, better passer, assists his team mates a lot better etc.

What Falcao excels at is his movement off the ball, his insane finishing, his ability to score half chances in the box and his ability to be in the right position at the right time.

Benzema is more rounded. Benzema is a ball playing striker who doesn't need a team to be built around him. Falcao is the ultimate poacher who does need a team that's built around him in order for you to get the maximum out of him.

Benzema's assists has nothing to do with his abilities on the ball and has all to do with Ronaldo or Bale being on the receiving end.

He's a good striker, though but most of his goals are from great assists from the world class talent at Real Madrid while Falcao is more like Suarez and created his own goals with great skills with the ball.

I'm not saying Falcao is a complete footballer but he's definitely a complete striker. And most people will agree that Falcao is miles ahead of Benzema. Falcao can work in any side but the same can't be said about Benzema.

[The Skipper 20,593]

Benzema's assists has nothing to do with his abilities on the ball and has all to do with Ronaldo or Bale being on the receiving end.

He's a good striker, though but most of his goals are from great assists from the world class talent at Real Madrid while Falcao is more like Suarez and created his own goals with great skills with the ball.

I'm not saying Falcao is a complete footballer but he's definitely a complete striker. And most people will agree that Falcao is miles ahead of Benzema. Falcao can work in any side but the same can't be said about Benzema.

Nah, completely disagree. I know not many people will agree because of Falcao's goalscoring record, but it's of my personal opinion that Falcao needs the team to be built around him, whereas that's not the case with Benzema. At Real, the team is obviously built around Ronaldo.

Falcao is nothing like Suarez, he needs the team to be built around him, like at Atletico, like at Porto, like at Monaco.

Ronaldo and Bale aren't really known for their assists either.

Whereas Benzema and Suarez have the ability to play as a second striker (i.e. behind the main striker like a number 10), Falcao does not. He rarely creates goals out of his own will like Suarez does. Falcao doesn't have the dribbling ability or technique that Benzema or Suarez do, sorry.

Watch this video (I know it's a highlights video but still just to give you a general idea) and you'll see your notion that Benzema doesn't have ability on the ball is frankly wrong:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV7VFrFzg7g

You won't see Falcao doing this stuff on a regular basis.

[Reddish-Blue 2,350]

Nah, completely disagree. I know not many people will agree because of Falcao's goalscoring record, but it's of my personal opinion that Falcao needs the team to be built around him, whereas that's not the case with Benzema. At Real, the team is obviously built around Ronaldo.

Falcao is nothing like Suarez, he needs the team to be built around him, like at Atletico, like at Porto, like at Monaco.

Ronaldo and Bale aren't really known for their assists either.

Whereas Benzema and Suarez have the ability to play as a second striker (i.e. behind the main striker like a number 10), Falcao does not. He rarely creates goals out of his own will like Suarez does. Falcao doesn't have the dribbling ability or technique that Benzema or Suarez do, sorry.

Watch this video (I know it's a highlights video but still just to give you a general idea) and you'll see your notion that Benzema doesn't have ability on the ball is frankly wrong:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV7VFrFzg7g

I agree...Falcao needs the team to be built around him...which is my main concern if we do buy him.

I would take Benzema over Falcao at Chelsea for the right price

[Sidzeret 2,257]

Nah, completely disagree. I know not many people will agree because of Falcao's goalscoring record, but it's of my personal opinion that Falcao needs the team to be built around him, whereas that's not the case with Benzema. At Real, the team is obviously built around Ronaldo.

Falcao is nothing like Suarez, he needs the team to be built around him, like at Atletico, like at Porto, like at Monaco.

Ronaldo and Bale aren't really known for their assists either.

Whereas Benzema and Suarez have the ability to play as a second striker (i.e. behind the main striker like a number 10), Falcao does not. He rarely creates goals out of his own will like Suarez does. Falcao doesn't have the dribbling ability or technique that Benzema or Suarez do, sorry.

Agreed with the fact that teams are built around certain players but Benzema wouldn't be as prolific as Falcao if the team was built around him.

Also technically Falcao is no match for Benzema. To me, Benzema is a poacher and I'd compare him to Defoue rather than Suarez.

[The Skipper 20,593]

Agreed with the fact that teams are built around certain players but Benzema wouldn't be as prolific as Falcao if the team was built around him.

Also technically Falcao is no match for Benzema. To me, Benzema is a poacher and I'd compare him to Defoue rather than Suarez.

What?

So you're telling me Falcao is not a poacher? And that Benzema is technically inferior to Benzema? Please watch the video... and tell me Falcao has the technique to pull off the flicks and passes that Benzema does... Are you telling me Falcao is great at holding the ball under pressure like Benzema is? Or that Falcao can beat his man better than Benzema can? Are you telling me when he's surrounded by 2/3 players he won't lose the ball 90% of the time?

We'll just have to agree to disagree then. We obviously have a complete different view on the type of strikers Falcao and Benzema are.

[Sidzeret 2,257]

What?

So you're telling me Falcao is not a poacher? And that Benzema is technically inferior to Benzema? Please watch the video... and tell me Falcao has the technique to pull off the flicks and passes that Benzema does... Are you telling me Falcao is great at holding the ball under pressure like Benzema is? Or that Falcao can beat his man better than Benzema can? Are you telling me when he's surrounded by 2/3 players he won't lose the ball 90% of the time?

We'll just have to agree to disagree then. We obviously have a complete different view on the type of strikers Falcao and Benzema are.

Lets just see it that way, then.

But Falcao is better than Benzema, atleast in the last 2 seasons. And I'm sure most people will agree to that and their transfer values does justice to that argument.

[The Skipper 20,593]

Lets just see it that way, then.

But Falcao is better than Benzema, atleast in the last 2 seasons. And I'm sure most people will agree to that and their transfer values does justice to that argument.

I'm not saying Falcao hasn't had better seasons than Benzema. What we're arguing about is what sort of strikers they are.

The last thing I'll say is that if Benzema's not scoring, he'll still be useful to the team in terms of assisting and linking up play.

The same can't be said about Falcao.