Radamel Falcao

[Tomo 21,733]

Be ready to hit the roof then. No way will José play Diego if we have a 3 matches in 8 days scenario.

He did last season with Villa, Sporting and Arsenal.

I'm guessing Mou will rest Costa in domestic cups before the semis if we get there and most of the CL group anyway, itwill only be an issue late on if we are locked in the PL battle and In late stage of CL, if that's the case surely Costa will play if fit.

[Pacquiao 1,834]

The good thing with Falcao is that he's a lethal striker. Sure he is reliant on his pace but any striker who has pace will obviously use it to his advantage.

What always impressed me with him is his finishing and the sense for movement, and you don't lose that after an injury or a bad season.

I expect him to do really well here and push both Remy and Costa to their max. Contrary to most members I would be surprised if Falcao DIDN'T do well here.

Falcao has never been reliant on his pace.

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

Falcao has never been reliant on his pace.

Not completely but lots of his best goals were scored thanks to his pace

[Henrique 9,133]

If Falcao proves he is still a top striker, then Costa and him can both be in the squad. Like Milito and Eto'o at Mourinho's Inter.

I really want to believe Mourinho is not trying to emulate a 6 years old team.

[Pacquiao 1,834]

Not completely but lots of his best goals were scored thanks to his pace

yes it is completely true, Falcao has never had to rely on his pace to score goals. He is not Torres

[Yeboii 1,844]

I really want to believe Mourinho is not trying to emulate a 6 years old team.

Well if he emulates their success I'll be pretty content

[Henrique 9,133]

Massive Regress i hope Mourinho can to help for that or we watch another Fernando Torres

Are people still talking about Torres? Really?

Let me explain to you: Torres was the most expensive player Chelsea ever bought. Even back in 2011 his 50m price was ridiculous. Torres was supposed to be our main strike, and due to his price for 3 seasons the team was quite in the market and tried everything to make Torres worth the 50m.

We are getting Falcao on loan, we already have a top striker in Diego Costa who is in the best moment of his career.

Torres talk in this topic is absurd.

[Henrique 9,133]

Well if he emulates their success I'll be pretty content

Football is really dynamic. He won't emulate that success if he just emulates those tactics. 6 years ago the so called tik taka was still the hottest thing in the world. Right now its a little outdated and even Barcelona is playing a different kid of football.

[Yeboii 1,844]

Football is really dynamic. He won't emulate that success if he just emulates those tactics. 6 years ago the so called tik taka was still the hottest thing in the world. Right now its a little outdated and even Barcelona is playing a different kid of football.

I know that well. Would still like to win a treble though

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Seriously, my only concern is that Mou will actualy use him as second choice for quite some time, regardless of his form, or even if Remy will score more in time given. Last year, Drogba was given many chances ahead of Remy, despite not doing that well, while Remy had decent record.

Falcao is still a big name and thats why Mou might simply prefer him to Remy, but dunno, maybe not.

To make clear, I will be seriously pissed if Falcao will be given chances, even if underperforming, while more efficient Remy will sit on bench.

[Gilvorak 3,734]

Torres didn't become what he did because of a loss of pace. Even in his latter years at Chelsea he was still relatively quick. Pace doesn't explain those horrendous misses, same thing with Falcao who was lethal in his prime.

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

Shit looking back 70 goals in 90 games is insane and if not for Messi and Ronaldo you will be hailed as one of the best striker in the league history especially since its BBVA and not just some random pub league. Damn from that to this sorry guy who can't even run properly anymore

[Special 59]

It's more likely we'll see Remy and either Costa or Falcao in the starting XI than Costa and Falcao. There's no way Mourinho is going to start turning Costa and/or Falcao into a wide striker all of a sudden, not when we have Remy who play in that position.

We know Costa won't be benched.

Now let's say this Falcao is as good as Atletico Madrid's Falcao. Will Mourinho bench Atletico Madrid's Falcao? I don't think so.

[bluephoenix 1,126]

The mos feared striker for 4-5 years and he flopped last season and we are writing him off. this is absurd. trust in Mou.

believe it or not thats why some chelsea fans are still a little sober

I would be the happiest person if Falcao can disprove my skepticism

[Kezza 1,965]

Is this the least exciting 'big name' signing in our recent history? Can't remember the last time 95% of the people including myself have written off a player before he has kicked a ball for us.

2 years ago everyone here would accept even 60m for Falcao now we got him for a free but no one is excited anymore. Hope at least he gets a few goals like Drogba did before moving on next summer.

I'm excited.

[the wes 7,212]

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Stats don't say much, in truth. If we're going by stats then Harry Kane is the best player in the history of world football.

Falcao will surprise people. The fact there is next to no expectation for him to deal with is a massive positive.

[TheOneChan95 225]

Torres didn't become what he did because of a loss of pace. Even in his latter years at Chelsea he was still relatively quick. Pace doesn't explain those horrendous misses, same thing with Falcao who was lethal in his prime.

While still relatively quick I think that loss of explosiveness really hurt him. He was always 1 step too slow and got closed down or had to rush a shot. Earlier in is career his blistering pace helped him get that extra half second. Of course this doesn't excuse the completely horrendous misses.

While I still don't have a good feeling about Falcao, I don't think it would hurt as bad as Torres as what the other posters have stated. Costa's now our main man so we should be fine.