Not by 50% though, which is what Falcao is worth right now.
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Saying Falcao in his prime was like a better version of Hernandez is way off the mark.
If i use a game I'm sure most here saw, when he took apart Chelsea. Hernandez could never ever have a game like that. He can score against big teams, but not how Falcao did V Chelsea that day.
He scored similar goals V Barca in his time at Atletico but not quite as good all round performance as V Chelsea. He scored on the biggest stages he has played on.
The comparison doesn't hold up at all, except for with current day Falcao.
If i use a game I'm sure most here saw, when he took apart Chelsea. Hernandez could never ever have a game like that. He can score against big teams, but not how Falcao did V Chelsea that day.
He scored similar goals V Barca in his time at Atletico but not quite as good all round performance as V Chelsea. He scored on the biggest stages he has played on.
The comparison doesn't hold up at all, except for with current day Falcao.
And as has already been said "it was fecking Cambridge and Yeovil!"
He'd do better in the system we're playing now. Problem is he needs to get ahead of Rooney in the queue.
We had 30 games to find a system for him and we failed, this is really not the time to help Falcao secure a move to another club, he can do that from the bench, worked for Hernandez.
Top 4 is not guaranteed, Liverpool have put their top 4 ambitions ahead of accommodating Balotelli, i suggest we do the same with Falcao.
Bingo. We are not signing him, he has no place in our First XI. At best he'll get minutes if Rooney and Van Persie are both out. It's game face time.
Look how happy he looks.
I was being a little bit daft. I wouldn't put it past Mendes but it is more likely that the keeper is just bloody awful.
People on here are starting to read something into that performance, however. To me it means absolutely nothing as Bahrain are at what, League 2, level?
We really need to stop signing nice blokes, its always hard to criticise them, i always think of Mendes' face when I'm criticising Falcao and Di Maria.Look how happy he looks.
Wasn't suggesting anything like that. Just that he'd more likely thrive in a system like we have now rather than the one he was playing in.
Starting him in place of Rooney would be nothing short of lunacy.
I'd happily give him 30 minutes though if the game is going well and we're a few goals to the good.
Having said that, considering the fact that there's no way we'll be coughing up £40m to sign him, I'm not sure there's much point.
I'd happily give him 30 minutes though if the game is going well and we're a few goals to the good.
Having said that, considering the fact that there's no way we'll be coughing up £40m to sign him, I'm not sure there's much point.
Yeah, whatever he does now, its going to be too little too late. Which is a shame for me personally as I had high hopes
If we gave him a cameo in each of the remaining games and he started scoring I'd be open to the idea of another loan spell to see if he can kick on, but I doubt that'd be on the table. Plus I don't see him doing it.Yeah, whatever he does now, its going to be too little too late. Which is a shame for me personally as I had high hopes
No hes not. Costa is 1st, they both have 19 but it goes on who has played fewer games.
That's the last thing we should do, Rooney is a better player and better suited to the current system, top four is also far from guaranteed so there is no room or point to experimenting with falcao.
He took his goals well but the standard of defending and goalkeeping was shocking, learnt nothing from that game. Let someone else take the risk on him next season, I don't imagine there will be many takers unless his wages are slashed and it's another loan deal.
If anything it will be even tougher selling him this summer than last summer because he has played so badly, there is no indication he has or will recover from his injury and he will be 30 within six months of the summer transfer window.
Yeah another loan wouldn't be a bad idea, but I fear that will again bring the 'Rooney conundrum' to the fore - fit another striker by pushing Rooney into midfield as he's otherwise undroppable. No thanks!
Good point.
Id rather see Rooney and RVP fighting for one position in the big games. Possibly play both against weaker teams at home.
He scored two goals for Colombia. Rejoice.
To be fair the last thing we should do is Olay de gea there. Falcao is still a striker
I think we should sign him just so we have a player we can call 'Tubby' or 'The Tubbster'.googled this Tubbs guy and my word, 213 career goals
I can't wait to see the back of him tbh. Nice guy and all that but, firstly, I'm tired of all the discussion of why he has been shit and why he might by some miracle not be shit next time he plays. Well, I hope he doesn't play any time soon as it will suggest Rooney is injured or back in midfield. No ta. Secondly, it would be quite nice to actually have a different option to call on other than Van Persie or Falcao. For £500k a week we should be able to sign a couple of really dangerous, productive strikers.
Pretty bored of him stinking the place out right now to be honest.
Pretty bored of him stinking the place out right now to be honest.
Lithuania are hardly great shakes either. He'll probably find his feet somewhere again. Not here unfortunately. Shame as he was a beast at Porto/Atleti and I watched him week in week out. He's never been much more than a pure finisher though. People expecting lots more were way off the mark. The Chelsea game is one people go on about but I don't think I've ever seen him have such a complete game before.
change nothing unless there is a need. we don't know if he'd thrive in any system v any team.
You're missing Anderson, aren't you?
Agree. Also, our striking options are a bit imbalanced in terms of ages as we have three who are in the latter stages of their careers and one who is some way off being ready. We need to get one, or even two, up and coming strikers who are good enough already to be first team players but with the potential to develop and improve further.
He just scored a penalty against Kuwait and equals Arnoldo Iguarán's record as top Colombian goalscorer.
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Another goal, albeit a penalty.
Would be nice if this break would give him confidence to end the season on a high for us.
Would be nice if this break would give him confidence to end the season on a high for us.
That's why he should of taken the penalty vs Liverpool. Always been good at them
Look at that penalty.. No way the keeper is saving that.
That's one confidently struck penalty! Hopefully his goals during this international break do his confidence some favours, even if they are against some shite countries.
That's one sweetly struck penalty. Hope he can come on and grab himself a goal on saturday.
Thats a fecking brilliant penalty
Fluke, he skied it and was lucky it caught the underside of the bar.
3 goals in 2 games, if he gets significant minutes against Villa, he could get a goal. Looking at 4 goals in 3 games. Happy for him.
That was a confident penalty as well. Just showing Rooney how it's done.
That was a confident penalty as well. Just showing Rooney how it's done.
Correct
Emphatic.
greatest penalty ever, fact!
Bahrain and Kuwait for gods sake.
Well done you for knowing who Columbia were playing.
That penalty. It doesn't matter if the opposition was Bahrain, Kuwait or 3 Manuel Neuers. It's not getting saved.
Love penalties like that. No fannying about with stutter runs, or trying to roll the goalkeeper the wrong way. Just make it impossible to save, take the goalkeeper out of the equation.
Love penalties like that. No fannying about with stutter runs, or trying to roll the goalkeeper the wrong way. Just make it impossible to save, take the goalkeeper out of the equation.
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