Radamel Falcao

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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.

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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...

No.

This is what we achieved by an attacking system that is based on an striker that does not only finish but one who could also hold-up, assist, and create space. The offense is not a bunch of players each scoring his goals. Falcao has 17 goals in La Liga, half of the entire tally of his team. If we were playing the system that Athletico play which is based only on Falcao in the past 8 years, Frank probably won't have reached 100 goals by now.

[Manuf 1,448]

Love Jackson Martinez! If and when he builds his reputation in Europe he'll be another big player out of Porto.

Lewandowski is nothing like Drogba, not even close! I like Cavani a lot if it ain't Falcao I'd gladly take Cavani.

It seems you haven't even seen Lewandowski play. He might not have the physique of Drogba but his play is very much Didieresque. If he could build some muscle he could be up top with him.

[Hutcho 8,443]

No.

This is what we achieved by an attacking system that is based on an striker that does not only finish but one who could also hold-up, assist, and create space. The offense is not a bunch of players each scoring his goals. Falcao has 17 goals in La Liga, half of the entire tally of his team. If we were playing the system that Athletico play which is based only on Falcao in the past 8 years, Frank probably won't have reached 100 goals by now.

Put stats asside then... In your opinion do you think we would score more goals with falcao up front instead of torres.. For me that answer is without a shadow of a doubt yes, and that is the question that matters more... Whether having falcao would reduce the amount of goals lampy has doesn't really matter because he is not here yet, and for me that question is the one that matters when moving forward. Should we be relying as heavily on mata for goals... No.

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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...

I don't think you know much about Ibra. You surely don't know anything about me.

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Put stats asside then... In your opinion do you think we would score more goals with falcao up front instead of torres.. For me that answer is without a shadow of a doubt yes, and that is the question that matters more... Whether having falcao would reduce the amount of goals lampy has doesn't really matter because he is not here yet, and for me that question is the one that matters when moving forward. Should we be relying as heavily on mata for goals... No.

Yes Falcao will score more than Torres simply because his finish is much much better. However, in our current system he won't score anywhere near what he is currently scoring for Madrid.

[Hutcho 8,443]

Yes Falcao will score more than Torres simply because his finish is much much better. However, in our current system he won't score anywhere near what he is currently scoring for Madrid.

We don't need him to because we are not as heavily relieant upon 1 man for goals which is surely a good thing. I am not really too bothered about who scores if it is winning us games and having a prolific striker would take alot of the burden of our midfield. We need a striker who will convert the chances we will create for him, and falcao would be able to do that.

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We don't need him to because we are not as heavily relieant upon 1 man for goals which is surely a good thing. I am not really too bothered about who scores if it is winning us games and having a prolific striker would take alot of the burden of our midfield. We need a striker who will convert the chances we will create for him, and falcao would be able to do that.

But why would we pay 50m for him if he is going to score in all competitions no more than 20-25 goals a season. Plenty of cheaper striker who could that.

[Hutcho 8,443]

But why would we pay 50m for him if he is going to score in all competitions no more than 20-25 goals a season. Plenty of cheaper striker who could that.

Because he can do spectacular things and he will score important goals... Didier drogba didn't score many last season, but he scored when it matters and his goals were worth more than a number would suggest. And plenty of cheaper strikers who could do that... Well yes in theory. The majority of those are linked much more heavily to other teams and when people see us coming we get charged more. If falcao was up front we would be in and probably would have won the CWC, how much value would you place on that etc.

Lewandowski could definitely do that and although i doubt its completely true apparently he would cost less than 20 mil, making him much better value for money, but this isn't fifa and he looks like going to united and if he wants to go elsewhere theres not much we can do about it.

[The Mak 4,459]

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.

Hmmmm....

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Because he can do spectacular things and he will score important goals... Didier drogba didn't score many last season, but he scored when it matters and his goals were worth more than a number would suggest. And plenty of cheaper strikers who could do that... Well yes in theory. The majority of those are linked much more heavily to other teams and when people see us coming we get charged more. If falcao was up front we would be in and probably would have won the CWC, how much value would you place on that etc.

I really don't get the "either Falcao or no one" thinking. There are plenty of strikers who could do the job for us up front. And how often can he do "spectacular" things because I very very rarely see him creating his own goals.

Scoring in 2 EL finals does not make you a big game player. Falcao still has a lot to do and probably will never be the big game player that Drogba was. And Drogba was not only scoring goals in those important matches, he was practically playing at LB at Camp Nou. I don't think Falcao would do that.

We need to change Torres, there is no question in that but Falcao is not the messiah that will magically solve all our players. We also need to strengthen both our defense and midfield. Any decent striker up front, not just falcao and we would have won the CWC.

[Hutcho 8,443]

I really don't get the "either Falcao or no one" thinking. There are plenty of strikers who could do the job for us up front. And how often can he do "spectacular" things because I very very rarely see him creating his own goals.

Scoring in 2 EL finals does not make you a big game player. Falcao still has a lot to do and probably will never be the big game player that Drogba was. And Drogba was not only scoring goals in those important matches, he was practically playing at LB at Camp Nou. I don't think Falcao would do that.

We need to change Torres, there is no question in that but Falcao is not the messiah that will magically solve all our players. We also need to strengthen both our defense and midfield. Any decent striker up front, not just falcao and we would have won the CWC.

Yeah but again, its not as easy as going, demba ba is cheap, lewy is great value, buy them. Right now we are strongly linked to 2 players, walcott and falcao, and if it comes down to it, he may be expensive but there are not many better than him, and it would move us forward more so than just torres.

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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...

This just proves you dont know SHIT about Zlatan. He scored 16 goals in 29 appearances and anyone who knows anything about Zlatan knows that he didnt get along with Pep. He also took too much spotlight away from Messi.

Anyone claiming that Zlatan was a shy character in Barca needs to get their facts right.