Radamel Falcao

[1chelsea 864]

Had some good laugh really good laugh but Hazard had some of this funny stuff when he not yet confident but look what he had brought to the chelsea table. Let see what Jose will make of him

[Special Juan 28,094]

Pleased about this.

[Oscar 441]

15 goals next season.

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

Sky Sports News HQ ‏@SkySportsNewsHQ 2h2 hours ago
BREAKING: Sky sources: @ChelseaFC agree deal with @AS_Monaco to sign Radamel Falcao on loan. #SSNHQ


Radamel Falcao: Chelsea on verge of loan deal for Monaco striker

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33155911

WELCOME! :blue scalf:

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Alright, since this is looking like it is actually going to happen (against all logic), I will try to get all the criticism out in this post and will try my best to back him and give him all the support that every player in Chelsea blue deserves. So here we go:

I genuinely hope that this transfer is a result of Jose wanting to do Jorge Mendez a favor or some shit like that because otherwise I would seriously start to doubt Jose's footballing judgement and his mental abilities in general. Why in the world would he want to sign last season's biggest flop of the league, otherwise?

Falcao last season seemed to have lost his scoring instinct as well as his much of his pace and physical abilities. What's worse is that his off the ball work was pretty bad as well so he literally offered next to nothing for utd. And before someone says that their system didn't suite him, how the hell do you know that ours would?!

Yes, he CLOUD regain his previous abilities, but that is hardly convincing. You can say literally about every striker on the market that he COULD come here and score 25 goals per season but what are the actual chances of that happening?!

The point is, we are not in a position where we need to take such risks, we already have two excellent strikers. If we are going to take such long shots then why not put faith in Patrick Bamford instead? I genuinely think HE is a lot more likely to surprise everyone and have a great season for us than Falcao.

Side note: Let's face it, most people who want this transfer feel that way because they bought into the incredible "El Tigre" hype he had a couple of years ago at Atletico. Basically, we are agreeing with Jose and the club taking an incredibly high risk, relatively low reward shot because of some shitty YouTube compilation videos and a silly nickname.

But without a doubt the worst part of this potential transfer would be if Remy asks to leave as a result. The guy is simply the best backup striker in the country and one of the best in Europe; he had many games where he was playing even better than Costa himself, his mins per goal ratio was ridiculous and more importantly a lot of his goals came at crucial moments. Swapping Remy for Falcao would be a HUGE step backwards and beyond a stupid decision by Jose and the board.

I'll leave it at that and not get into his wages, age, the shortsightedness of this transfer and his questionable decisions in joining Monaco and utd. If he signs, I will give him the full support from now till he's had sufficient time to prove himself and I would be absolutely delighted to be proven wrong about this transfer.

[samzilla 517]

there are some significant differences to costa and falcao:

-yes costa had a poor world cup, but...

-costa had an amazing club season

-costa was coming off an injury that hadn't been given enough time to heal by all accounts

-falcao is having a poor copa america, but...

-falcao had a poor club season

-falcao's knee ligament injury has been "healed" for some time, so what you see is probably what you get

[meetdoscar 335]

Welcome....I believe without doubt that mourinho can bring the best out of Falcao just like he did with Diego milito at inter milan

[milka 3,390]

After 322 page Radamel Falcao really to play for CFC , lollll

[Sovieticus 743]

After 322 page Radamel Falcao really to play for CFC , lollll

Cavani and Hulk next?

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2u7rk9_falcao-to-chelsea_sport

[The Mak 4,459]

It sounded like you already can't wait to criticize Mourinho.

If Remy wants to leave so he could be assured for more game time, like some of this articles suggests, than it's about him, it's his career decision, not Chelsea's. He and his fans (and I'm one of them) can't expect Mourinho to not bring anyone when Drogba leaves, a striker who played like 30 games last season. We can't and shouldn't do everything to keep Remy happy, with all the respect to him. But I'm sure Mourinho wants him to stay, like many articles suggests.

Sorry if you don't like it, but my argument simply revolves around these facts:

Remy - Was an excellent back-up.

Bamford - Yet another excellent year and has the best chance out of the youth strikers, as highly rated as Solanke and Brown are, to actually break into the team.

Falcao - An absolutely atrocious season and completely stole a living at £250k+ a week.

So I can't wait to criticise is it? Are you saying I can't criticise because of those facts? Because if you are, I can tell you where to go...

The Falcao signing now threatens their positions, no matter how you want to look at it. Logically, it makes next to no sense, but people are still being blinded by a big fucking name.

And in case it wasn't clear, it is the person we are signing I do not agree with, I am not saying 'don't sign a striker'.

If we wanted mediocrity we could've just signed someone like Lambert as 3rd choice instead (without the ridiculous wages). We could go for Austin as no. 2 and sell Remy. If we're in for Griezmann, he has the ability to be 3rd choice as well. Fuck it, we could put our faith in Bamford for a change. Absolutely anything else, just as long as it makes logical sense. Just as long as we're 100% sure we're not relying on shite when Costa isn't there - which, let's face it, will be quite a lot of the time.

I don't want to go into the season with one arm tied behind our backs when Costa isn't there; if you can honestly look at Falcao from last season and feel confident, well, you're a very optimistic person to put it nicely.

[Mufassir08 2,400]

Choulo makes a great point that if Remy becomes a casualty because of this transfer then to say Jose and the the board will have made a blunder of epic proportions would be an understatement to say the least.

[chrismada9 1,948]

No, you are the one who apparently didn't read any posts in this thread.

I don't need to read a lot of posts to understand this deal comes with its flaws. Not my fault I'm cautious about the club I support.. as Special Juan said.. it's my own opinion on the matter at hand.

[nadavTKL 1,787]

Sorry if you don't like it, but my argument simply revolves around these facts:

Remy - Was an excellent back-up.

Bamford - Yet another excellent year and has the best chance out of the youth strikers, as highly rated as Solanke and Brown are, to actually break into the team.

Falcao - An absolutely atrocious season and completely stole a living at £250k+ a week.

So I can't wait to criticise is it? Are you saying I can't criticise because of those facts? Because if you are, I can tell you where to go...

The Falcao signing now threatens their positions, no matter how you want to look at it. Logically, it makes next to no sense, but people are still being blinded by a big fucking name.

And in case it wasn't clear, it is the person we are signing I do not agree with, I am not saying 'don't sign a striker'.

If we wanted mediocrity we could've just signed someone like Lambert as 3rd choice instead (without the ridiculous wages). We could go for Austin as no. 2 and sell Remy. If we're in for Griezmann, he has the ability to be 3rd choice as well. Fuck it, we could put our faith in Bamford for a change. Absolutely anything else, just as long as it makes logical sense. Just as long as we're 100% sure we're not relying on shite when Costa isn't there - which, let's face it, will be quite a lot of the time.

I don't want to go into the season with one arm tied behind our backs when Costa isn't there; if you can honestly look at Falcao from last season and feel confident, well, you're a very optimistic person to put it nicely.

No im not saying you cant criticize (and save the words for someone who cares).

The sentence i referred to in your post was "I thought it was about 'keeping the current squad'?", when you talk about Remy might be leaving.

So my point is that if Remy wants to leave, its not Chelsea's or Jose's fault, because if Remy doesnt feel like competing with Falcao and Costa, thats his issue and his decision. You said you're welcoming a new striker, so what difference does it makes (for Remy) if its Falcao or anyone else? if it was Icardi or Dzeko he wouldnt want to leave (if he really is now)? and then we wouldnt keep the current squad as well.

The point is that i dont get how can you blame the club if they cant "keep the current squad", simply because Remy wants more assurance of game time. Back-up players are always difficult to keep for a long time.

[Starman60 1,343]

I have a funny feeling that this guy might surprise us all and do the business for us. My reason for this is simple. Last season the guy looked bereft of confidence playing a bit part in a poor team, under a manager who really didn't want him and who definitely wouldn't have signed him.

But now, the greatest manager in the world wants him. Now if this is not a major boost to your confidence I dont know what is !!. He has also had the experience of playing a season in the premiership and now realises what will be required to come out top next season. He will also have pre-season to work on his speed and to fit in with his new team-mates.

This guy was awesome against us 2 years ago. There is no way that he can be as bad as he was last season again. I firmly believe Mourinho will restore this guys confidence and ability and that we will have gotten ourselves a real "player".........................I hope :blue scalf: