If this happens and he joins Chelsea can not wait to see how pundits will spin all their statements from this season about him and start giving praise,how its great buy,great player and he gonna start scoring 100% etc. Almost similar thing happened with Welbeck,rarely heard praise for him while he was with us,the moment he joined Arsenal,oh boy...great player/this/that,he gonna score tones as striker bla bla bla.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
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Shame, he had some bright moments for us. I was encouraged about the possibility of his loan being extended to January 2016. A great striker doesn't turn shit overnight. Wait, I just thought about Torres, never mind!
You have to remember that it was an incredibly serious injury that he suffered a year and a half ago. One that retires some players and affects others for the rest of their careers. Maybe he's playing scared now, or maybe he's lost a lot of mobility and it's affected his confidence/ability to play like he used to.
Some players get lucky and can carry on at a high level after it like Shearer and van Nistelrooy, but others like Michael Owen and Alessandro Del Piero had their games changed completely by the injury.
Same reason the 2014/15 performance threads are still active...i think, this season isn't officially over and next season hasn't started yet.
Its kind of sad that whenever a team wants to sign a high profile veteran striker on loan, United will be referenced with the successes(Larsson) and the failures(Falcao).
Pah, Larsson made up for Falcao. He was a much smarter footballer than I'd previously given him credit for.
We have to pay Monaco £25m (the loan was pretty much a sham) we could pay this direct to Monaco but they would then have an unhappy Falcao (and his wages) on their books.
If the fee goes via Chelsea we get Cech and they get Falcao and Monaco get their cash and get Falcao off their books. Works for everyone.
Mendes.
Any proof of this, or is it a hunch?
Stringing together bits of knowledge plus an understanding of how the system works. In the age of the agent and FFP nothing is straight forward...
its generally accepted he started decent then got worse as the season went on. that to me suggests he was in the wrong environment. while he might not be the player he once was he is surely better than what we seen this season
Sorry but I call BS.
I fail to think United, a club which has enjoyed a lot of success commercially, would agree this type of deal. In fact that's the beauty of a loan, you see the goods before you buy
I don't know who is going to be more upset, United fans when De Gea leaves or me when Falcao joins Chelsea.
Clue is in his tagline...
I think hes probably going to be banging in goals again next season.
Heres hoping its not in the premier league so i can be happy for him.
Heres hoping its not in the premier league so i can be happy for him.
By who? you mean the times where we were all blindly rooting for him?
Im gonna need a new tag line then.
I was pretty impressed with him, at the beginning. Some really good link up play. Got quite a few assists early on, didn't he?
Think he'l do better than Remy as 2nd choice. What he needs more than anything else is goals to get his confidence back, we dont create enough. You will.
I'll be absolutely flabbergasted if they actually pay a fee for him. Can't believe they're taking him on altogether to be honest.
You'll think I'm mad but I think Falcao would do well for you. Not 20+goals well but I reckon he could bag 10-15 goals for you.
Would this have anything to do with the fact that you really wanted him to succeed ?
If a striker needs to get his confidence back, Chelsea is the last place on earth to go. We've been a graveyard for strikers for about 20 years (Drog and Costa aside).
when we began the season very attack minded with all strikers on the pitch, which ended after the 5-3 at leicester
Wonder if José may experiment with two up top at all if we sign him.
So just 2 games then?
I'm thinking of big money (fees/wages) strikers as well. From Fleck to Sutton to Sheva to Torres (and many, many more).
I forgot Jimmy though, he was the dog's tits.
One would hope we all want all our players to succeed. If you're implying such means our opinions should be disregarded then the United forum would be awfully quiet if you had your way.
I didn't want him. Thought it was a bloody stupid buy. I don't think I had any desperate desire to see something positive that wasn't there.
Always wondered why you let Crespo go, that goal against Wigan was legendary - either that or i just got used to seeing it so much.
if I told you he walked in a straight line you wouldn't have it would you.
Crespo actually played well and had a decent scoring rate for us. He and his family just couldn't settle. I never count him alongside the flops personally.
I put "really" there for a reason because of the kind of expectations the fans had for Falcao, the move itself was a strange one,but one the whole entire fan base welcomed, we had dreams of seeing Falcao tear up the league, i obviously want every United player in the team to succeed, but Falcao's case was special, we were all behind him at first, which might have blinded most of us -i once argued with an Arsenal for suggesting United fans were making basic movements/skills etc seem World Class, which looking back, might very well be true....i mean look at the reaction to his first goal against Everton.
We're wondering why Chelsea would take on Falcao, but just imagine for a second he finds his feet in the Prem during a second season and becomes more like the striker he used to be? I'd be devastated 
not only cause we didn't keep him for another year (would never have happened anyway) but also because it'd highlight how shite we are at creating and getting the best out of certain players.
not only cause we didn't keep him for another year (would never have happened anyway) but also because it'd highlight how shite we are at creating and getting the best out of certain players.Fair enough. I can see what you're getting at there.
But, no, I don't think I bought in to that. Was too busy moaning at us throwing money around blindly to get excited. Also - I don't want much foreign football so I had no strong opinion about him as a player (I just didn't like the idea of signing someone after his injury).
Really
As far as I can remember, he got that tagline for similar transfer related wummingNo. Because he'd probably fall over.
I remember the Yeovil centre half had him in his pocket last January. He looks like a player who is totally passed it. I dont see it working out well for him at Chelsea. He'll probably join the CFC Strikers Graveyard with Mutu, Torres and Shevchenko.
Falcao is finished as a top level footballer. If he goes to Chelsea I wouldn't be concerned in the slightest. In fact, they can waste £150k a week on him if they want, it will leave them less money for other players.
I was really excited when he arrived and I love his attitude on the pitch, but physically he is f*cked. Shame, but there you go......
I was really excited when he arrived and I love his attitude on the pitch, but physically he is f*cked. Shame, but there you go......
He wouldnt have the pressure that you'd normally associate with big names or fees. If anything, his poor time with us will help him. People won't expect much and he'l have the large shadow of Costa to work under. Even if he becomes half the player he was, you'l have the best 2nd choice striker going about.
I really think this could turn out to be a great move for you. What he'l need though is some goals early on. Get that and he'l do well.
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