Faster then Van Persie.. More like Van Persie from 4 years ago. Not blistering pace but not slow by any means, he's agile and has quick feet though so it makes a difference, compared to looking like an older and more lumbering striker on the ball.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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opposition fans are bricking it on social media.
They're laughing at the transfer, but you can tell they're worried.
They're laughing at the transfer, but you can tell they're worried.
(Since it's supposed to be licensed by an actual scouting firm now) FM says 14 acceleration and 13 top speed. For comparison, RVP has 13/14, Rooney 16/15, though I don't think we've seen Rooney that fast for a good few years now.
That reporter needs to be shot. Welcome. To. Manchester.
He acted like he's retarded (no offense to anyone)
He acted like he's retarded (no offense to anyone)
SAF's a genius.
feck me, still can't believe it.
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Thank you agent Neville.
El Tigre at Old Trafford... who would have guessed that one.
Amazing signing. For me, better striker than RvP and Rooney.
I'm really really confused on how LvG will play them 3 together though. is he going to sacrifice Mata? or plan to rotate?
Time to bring him back to his 100% asap.
Amazing signing. For me, better striker than RvP and Rooney.
I'm really really confused on how LvG will play them 3 together though. is he going to sacrifice Mata? or plan to rotate?
Time to bring him back to his 100% asap.
Right, so everyone knows that he was a phenomenal striker at atletico but has he been the same player for monaco or has he genuinely regressed post move and injury?
Thanks for that, chaps. I was just worried if it solves the lack of pace problem in our team. I guess it does, to an extent
feckING FALCAO IS A RED!
I refused to believe the rumors on saturday but im so happy to see him in a red shirt! I was thinking the other day that we need to get a RvP/Rooney replacement and boy we have one of the very best. I hope his knee has fully recovered and he'll do really well for us.
I refused to believe the rumors on saturday but im so happy to see him in a red shirt! I was thinking the other day that we need to get a RvP/Rooney replacement and boy we have one of the very best. I hope his knee has fully recovered and he'll do really well for us.
He hasn't been that great at Monaco (11 goals in 20 ap., i.e. about as prolific as Berbatov there) and no one knows whether he could play as well as he did at Atletico. He's a bit like RvP and Rooney: a big big name but hasn't performerd at world class level for a year now. He'll be sensational if he manages to regain his form from Atletico though. At his best he is a better striker than both RvP and Rooney.
Has the buy option been confirmed? I've heard figures like 50 million euros thrown around way earlier in the day. I sure hope we don't spend 50 million on a 29 year old striker at the end of the year.
Many people saw it, we lacked speed in our top 3.
But van Gaal already had van Persie, Mata, Rooney, Hernandez, Welbeck.
What does he do?
The ruthless thing it takes to solve the issue, sign Falcao.
Haters go on and hate.
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But van Gaal already had van Persie, Mata, Rooney, Hernandez, Welbeck.
What does he do?
The ruthless thing it takes to solve the issue, sign Falcao.
Haters go on and hate.
GAALACTICOS
Falcao doesn't add speed. He's marginally quicker than RvP and not even close to Welbeck and Hernandez pace wise.
Welbeck and Hernandez lacked the top level quality we wanted.
Wilson as a fourth striker makes more sense to me than keeping either of the others and hindering their careers, they should be playing regularly and they've both already sacrifice.sitting on the bench for too long.
I recall him being fast, maybe I'm wrong.
He's been quick whenever I've watched him play. He may not be as fast as Hernandez or Welbeck but he has better control of the ball than both of them, better first touch, plus more power and finishing.
Tbf, he did seem a bit disenchanted with life in France and never looked settled. He probably went there for tax-free hard cash and must have regretted it instantly. I mean come on, Monaco had the second worst attendance record in the leak and struggled to fill their 18000 capacity stadium with an average of 9000 attending. Kind of similar to Cavani's jaded performances but due to different reasons with Cavani unhappy with his position. It has to be noted that he wasn't too impressive before the injury itself. He has started this season off impressively with 2 goals in 3 games as well.
He is not the slowest player but he isn't the fastest as well. He is fairly quick off the mark and is more explosive(not pace wise but more of Drogba's style wise) than RVP and Rooney. I am pretty sure LVG brought him to increase the fear factor and unpredictability of our forward line. Lately the trio of Mata, RVP and Rooney look rather stale and predictable. Falcao would freshen that up with his insane quality and explosiveness. He is also not a limited poacher as some make him out to be and has a decent all-round game.
I think this entire thing is going to backfire. I hope it doesn't, but I think it will. He's a quality player but to be honest I don't really see the point.
Maybe you can share your views on how it will backfire and we can discuss further.
We have a 31 year old injury prone striker. He appears to be on a rapid decline and has looked slow and static. We have Rooney who turns 29 in a month and also looks on the decline. Has shown no pace and continually slows down our attacking play. Also these two haven't been able to form a functioning partnership yet we insist on playing them together. Also, arguably a reason why they have looked poor is because we aren't creating enough chances.
Then we add a 28 (going on 29 soonish) Falcao. Coming back off an ACL injury, and hasn't looked like reaching his pre-injury form. He isn't overly quick, he will finish off chances however (but, we don't create chances). We look miles off Chelsea, City, and Liverpool. We don't look like beating Arsenal either. If we don't make top four this season or next then we have three aging players, all on HUGE money, and we sold our best young forward to a direct rival.
What a signing! El Tigre is Rojo
El Tigre is RojoI was unable to post my feelings until now because I was busy wanking myself off senseless to the headlines as they broke. So I am happy to say the least.
El Tigre at Manchester United! Not the fastest but that can deceive you. Very agile and very 2 footed.
Didn't think he spoke a word of English but when I found out he was a journalism student I figured he might. Just saw his first interview and it was in English.
So has his wages been confirmed anywhere?
In multiple places, the trouble is that everyone is reporting something different.
This is bullshit to be honest and i've seen a lot of people say this. He's played three games for Monaco this season and has scored 2 goals
Don't think it'll be possible for him to go from Athletico Madrid straight to Real actually, Monaco was always a stepping stone for him and his agents to get a big payout for him before actually making the move for his career.
Yeah, I've seen both 346k and 180k and would like to know which is closest to the truth.
What are you on about? He scored 3 goals in 4 since coming back. He's only been back since the start of the world cup.
Hernandez isn't as quick as he started here. Plus his first touch let's him down a few times, which allows defenders to catch up.
At worst, Rooney/Falcao have 2-3 seasons left. And Van Persie has 1-2 seasons left. Performing at their current level.
Meaning that we will have at least 4-5 more transfer windows to fix our team's deficiencies before having to replace our frontline.
Sounds good to me. Surely we can sign 2 good midfielders, 1 top CB and RB by then?
Meaning that we will have at least 4-5 more transfer windows to fix our team's deficiencies before having to replace our frontline.
Sounds good to me. Surely we can sign 2 good midfielders, 1 top CB and RB by then?
Odgen changed his article to 265k. That 346k was a wild guess from the cnut.
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Click on the link and he's changed it now.
Yep. Plus Herrera, Rojo and Blind sacrificed it too. 5 out of 6 CL players. Excellent. They all seem so eager to join us over anyone else. Love it!
He is so beautiful, on par with DOTA.
Alright then. I said that because I had read it in a few places. But still, it is a small sample size in a weak league. There are no guarantees that he will return to his pre-injury form.
That is why we made it a loan with an option to buy. El Tigre has looked as fit as ever since he had a lot of time to recover, he wasn't rushed back like many players.
Sounds like he thinks this is a long term thing at any rate. Promising the fans goals and titles etc.
Goal number 7 in that compilation - the way he turns the other players, it's fantastic to see a real powerful number 9 again. Incredible skill near the goal and from a long way out, too.
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