Radamel Falcao - Back at Monaco, 2016/17

Happy to see him scoring again. Would love to see him become one of the best in the world again.
 
He looks better physically, it has little to do with the Ligue 1. We gambled on a player who barely recovered from a horrible injury. He'll never go back to his best obviously.
 
Monaco look very impressive. They might take the title from PSG this season.
 
Even when he was destroying us every season I had a lot of respect for this guy. Hopefully he continues playing like this.
 
Very pleased for him that he's doing well now - hope it lasts for him.
 
He seems like a genuinely nice bloke. Pleased for him, it must have been a horrible experience having your powers fail you like that in front of the world.
 
I'm sorry but he's washed up, it just further proves how poor the French league actually is.
 
I haven't watched him but I imagine he's just adapted his game to suit his loss of pace, there was always a good footballer in there even when he was here.
 
He is a very good striker when hes fit and firing. Although I do rate Ligue 1 alongside SPL so I am not surprised he bags for fun there.
 
Alongside SPL? Get a grip.
They're both absolutely dominated by 1 side, year in year out zero competition. And the league is not competitive really is it? What league does that remind me of....

Do you honestly think Aberdeen, Dundee, Monaco, Lille, Lyon, OM etc go into a season genuinely thinking they can win it? Not a chance. 1 team league, end of.
 
They're both absolutely dominated by 1 side, year in year out zero competition. And the league is not competitive really is it? What league does that remind me of....

Do you honestly think Aberdeen, Dundee, Monaco, Lille, Lyon, OM etc go into a season genuinely thinking they can win it? Not a chance. 1 team league, end of.
Of course they do, particularly the French sides. I doubt their odds are anywhere close to Leicester's 5000-1
 
Of course they do, particularly the French sides. I doubt their odds are anywhere close to Leicester's 5000-1
They dont "really" belive theyre going to win it, lets be honest. If theyre being dead serious theyd admit it. PSG will monopolise that league like Celtic do. Until someone can compete with them for cash...
 
They're both absolutely dominated by 1 side, year in year out zero competition. And the league is not competitive really is it? What league does that remind me of....

Do you honestly think Aberdeen, Dundee, Monaco, Lille, Lyon, OM etc go into a season genuinely thinking they can win it? Not a chance. 1 team league, end of.

You know that Ligue 1 is competitive this year right?
 
You know that Ligue 1 is competitive this year right?
I'll bet you any money in the world who will win it, and theyll win it by at least 10-15 pts. Up for it? and theyll win it next year, and probably year after. and same again
 
I'll bet you any money in the world who will win it, and theyll win it by at least 10-15 pts. Up for it? and theyll win it next year, and probably year after. and same again

I'm not a betting man, but I don't think PSG if they win, win it by 10-15 points.
 
They're both absolutely dominated by 1 side, year in year out zero competition. And the league is not competitive really is it? What league does that remind me of....

Do you honestly think Aberdeen, Dundee, Monaco, Lille, Lyon, OM etc go into a season genuinely thinking they can win it? Not a chance. 1 team league, end of.

Just like the Bundesliga and Spanish league are dominated by 1-2 sides, would you put them in the same bracket aswell?
 
Just like the Bundesliga and Spanish league are dominated by 1-2 sides, would you put them in the same bracket aswell?
It isnt SPL level in terms of ability, but if nothing changes over next 10yrs... PSG will win it every single one of those years. Theyll win it this yr too. Just as Celtic will.

If PSG or Celtic were in La Liga or EPL... they would not win it every year. The leagues are more competitive
La Liga could go to either Madrid or Barca. Bundesliga, im not sure of current standings...but itll be bayern or dortmund i imagine
 
They're both absolutely dominated by 1 side, year in year out zero competition. And the league is not competitive really is it? What league does that remind me of....

Do you honestly think Aberdeen, Dundee, Monaco, Lille, Lyon, OM etc go into a season genuinely thinking they can win it? Not a chance. 1 team league, end of.

Eh?

Have you looked at the current table? :lol:
 
It isnt SPL level in terms of ability, but if nothing changes over next 10yrs... PSG will win it every single one of those years. Theyll win it this yr too. Just as Celtic will.

If PSG or Celtic were in La Liga or EPL... they would not win it every year. The leagues are more competitive
La Liga could go to either Madrid or Barca. Bundesliga, im not sure of current standings...but itll be bayern or dortmund i imagine

Were you not commenting on Falcaos performances though? You sure made it sound like you were discrediting Falcaos performances due to the general ability of the league.

If so then what does PSGs domination of the league in recent years have to do with it, you realise he doesn't play for them right? And him bringing Monaco to the top of the table kind of refutes your point of Ligue 1 as a one team league anyway, whatever your point is, i'm not sure..
 
And out of the chances United and Chelsea created for him, how many did he score?
They weren't creating as many that is for sure and Falcao was still getting recovering physically and mentally from a knee injury. It takes a couple of minutes to see that his movement is better, that he isn't "afraid" of physical contacts anymore. Better confidence in his body + more chances created will definitely equal more goals scored.

I'll bet you any money in the world who will win it, and theyll win it by at least 10-15 pts. Up for it? and theyll win it next year, and probably year after. and same again

It is currently competitive and this is fact. Whether PSG ends up winning it or not, this current fact will be the same. We cannot judge him predict the future with that kinda certainty otherwise I'm sure you'd have said in the summer that PSG would be easily cruising right now.
 
Were you not commenting on Falcaos performances though? You sure made it sound like you were discrediting Falcaos performances due to the general ability of the league.

If so then what does PSGs domination of the league in recent years have to do with it, you realise he doesn't play for them right? And him bringing Monaco to the top of the table kind of refutes your point of Ligue 1 as a one team league anyway, whatever your point is, i'm not sure..
I think Falcao is a very very good striker... but was not used enough at utd or Chelsea. And the revisionism over him is quite sad. I do think the general lesser quality in the Ligue 1 over the EPL is one of the reasons. Yes.

Even Balotelli is looking the business over there
 
Eh?

Have you looked at the current table? :lol:
Lets look at it in May. Who the winner is and by how much. Itll be the same as last yr,..... and the yr before.... and the yr before.

It is a 1 team league, end of. How can no one see it lol

So when Aberdeen or Dundee are top of the SPL next... that proves it is a competitive league does it? No because we know exactly who will win it. and by some distance
 
And when Bayern and Juventus win in Germany and Italy that'll mean their leagues are worthless?
 
And when Bayern and Juventus win in Germany and Italy that'll mean their leagues are worthless?
The quality is better in those leagues arguably... but you can make a case for more than 1 team potentially winning them.
I see you support ligue 1, but dont even try pretend you can see anyone other than psg winning it?

I say PSG dominate it and will do for yrs to come until they can be matched money wise. But i also think the general quality of the league is poor compared to rest of europe. (in some cases)
 
Pleased for him, he wasn't up to the level required when he was with us but always gave it his best, that's all you can ask.

Glad to see goals have returned.
 
The quality is better in those leagues arguably... but you can make a case for more than 1 team potentially winning them.
I see you support ligue 1, but dont even try pretend you can see anyone other than psg winning it?

I say PSG dominate it and will do for yrs to come until they can be matched money wise. But i also think the general quality of the league is poor compared to rest of europe. (in some cases)

Well Monaco's roster is on par with PSG's and their manager is as good, the only interrogation around Monaco was Bakayoko-Fabinho and they are playing at a higher level than their PSG equivalent. Lyon should have been up there but something is rotten in that locker room and finally Nice brought Favre who is by far the best manager in the league and they were probably the second best team in the league last season, they lacked depth and experience which they brought this season.

So yeah, anyone other than PSG can win, they are favorite because they are the most experienced team but quality wise they are not miles ahead of Monaco or Nice.
 
Exactly.

Such a shame PSG happened to that league.
Yep PSG are running away with it at the
minute, so many points ahead of the rest that they will probably once again confirm the title in January!!!!