I also noticed he blocks the space for opposing players i.e blocks the passing space and creates pressure on that player with the ball. He is a very intelligent footballer.
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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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He really was in the verge of tears when he scored, so pleased for him. He'll be a brilliant center forward for us. His movement inside the box is just unreal.
He probably had an ice pack taped over his knee. I think it's precautionary.
So delighted for him that he's gotten his first goal. What a player.
He'll be so much more relaxed now.
He'll be so much more relaxed now.
Im all about work ethic and all and the boy has it in abundance,but i think like how we utilised ruud,just make him the scoring point.Focus on torturing in between centrebacks not either side of them, and let him burst to life in the box,especially now we are looking creative.
VanP is custom made as a nine and half to capitalise on the space Radamel will create.
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Love the way he celebrated the goal, so much passion
The tiger is loose and the falcon is in flight!
He's basically just a more expensive Chicharito...
And one with better movement,finishing, heading, hold up play, dribbling, passing, crossing, long range shots... Virtually everything, apart from pace. He's a complete striker he just needed his first today to get him started.
Agree with this. Reminds me of Batistuta.
He is clearly a good striker. His movement is first class. I don't think he has looked worthy of the money so far though. If he finds his best form then probably, and hopefully that comes soon.
I was in the toilets at the pub when Falcao scored, but when I heard the sheer intensity of the cheers I knew it had to be him.
Looking forward to many more.
Looking forward to many more.
Force what, exactly?
To be honest, I don't always notice subtleties of the game until it's one of Utd's players in action, as I don't necessarily watch with such an attentive eye. I've watched Falcao quite a lot before he joined Utd and yes, the stand out aspect of his game is definitely his finishing as it's freakishly good with any part of his body. However, as I said, yesterday was the first time I watched him play for Utd and I was happy he scored, but I was more impressed by his overall play. Seriously, the lead up to his goal, he's constantly moving, just dropping off his defender, and making the run at the exact right moment. In other moments of the game, during an attacking moment, he's capable of making 2 or 3 different runs in a few seconds. And another impressive thing is how well he manages to stay onside.
It's also reassuring, because having that level of workrate and that instinct garanties goals in the long run.
I also hadn't noticed the quality of Van Persie's movement before he joined us by the way, and it's a very important aspect of his game (though it's a tad different to the way Falcao moves up front, which I'd say is more dynamic).
I don't think anyone is 'forcing' anything (and I don't even know what that means), we're just looking into his game with a lot of scrutiny.
I'm not judging his previous games by the way, as I haven't watched them, I'm just saying yesterday's game showed some truly world class aspects to his game, the only really disappointing part being when he fluffed the chance after Shaw's excellent run. But those can happen, look at Costa's miss yesterday (even though he was offside).
He hasn't scored for me on FM yet...hopefully the jinx is broken! Love him already.
The goal will give him the needed relaxed feeling in games now and I'm sure he will only get better. I'd prefer to have him upfront with Rooney behind though - I just feel RVP is not bringing the best out of our team atm
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Really happy he got his first goal. He can now kick on. I'd like to see a combo of
Falcao-Rooney
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RvP looks lost at times
Falcao-Rooney
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RvP looks lost at times
Love the passion this guy plays with, kinda reminds me of Rafael.
Hah! Was gonna post more or less exactly that.
Although I would have replaced "expensive" with "better".
Because his arrival meant the end of Welbeck, he was always seen as an upgrade on Danny but a much better way to look at this is as a big improvement on Hernandez. Interestingly, Chicharito and RvP were never much good together but he formed a great partnership with Rooney for a while. I'd really like to see Rooney and Falcao up top with Mata at 10. Seeing as Van Gaal seems to see his fellow Dutch man as undroppable, I might be waiting some time to see this. Which is a pity.
Falcao's all round game is superior to Hernandez's by considerable margin. He is a world class player, Chicharito is a good player.
Which was my point.
Agree. Ronaldo is also just a more expensive Nani.
Never wanted anyone to score his first more than him. He seems a genuinly nice guy and reliant on confidence, looked disappointed to be subbed.
Hadn't thought this before but think you're spot-on.
We could do with him getting a couple against West Brom ahead of the Chelsea game. Him going into that game on top form, especially considering what he did to them last time he faced them would have them shitting themselves. He will also feel he can score agaisnt them after his last hat-trick agains the same opposition.
His movement in the box is top class.
His movement outside the box is very good too.
Well he'll know the only reason he's being subbed is to preserve his knee. We're not going to run him ragged every game for a good six months.
A big part of that hold up play is the awesome strength he possesses. He's a really strong lad.
I actually thought this was his worst performance for us so far ironically. He worked his socks off but his touch and finishing were poor, actually looked like he was trying to hard, was reminding me of Forlan. Was encouraging he got off the mark as he is a great player. What encourage me most though was that he got so many chances, not down to him inproving but due to his team mates actually starting to notice his runs now and also RVP getting a little bit more of an understanding, one attacked the from post and the other the back post.
Little bit harsh there! As an out and out striker like he is, he did pretty much everything right. Held up the ball and laid it off when needed, provided excellent movement in and around the box, scored, got into numerous scoring positions. I will say that he should've taken at least 2 more goals. Those misses could've cost us.
He was desperate to score yesterday, he took some wild shots at goal and could easily of had a hattrick by halftime. Hopefully this goal will make him relax a bit so we can all see the real Falcao.
Yeah I think he will definitely end up being a big improvement on Chicharito in the long run but up until this point I really can't help but just think Chicharito when I watch him play. We've seen Chicharito put in performances exactly like Falcao's yesterday countless times, always in the right place, making great runs, fluffing tons of chances and then finally burying one that ends up making the difference. Though I expect Falcao will prove to be far more clinical soon enough.
And I agree, I'd love to see Falcao - Rooney with Mata behind them.
This is very much something I want to see.
Not least because RvP has been shite for a while now, and Rooney up front with Mata behind makes better use of each of them.
Those 3 would also allow us to keep the work rate of Rooney that so many are worried about losing with Mata as a 10 as well, I hope we get to see it when Rooney comes back.
He has set up RvP for 2 goals I think. So the partnership is working alright from Falcao's end.
When you think about it he combines the best attributes from our 4 strikers last season;
RVP's finishing in 11/12
Rooney's heading in 09/10
Chicarito's movement in 09/10
Welbeck's awesome hair
RVP's finishing in 11/12
Rooney's heading in 09/10
Chicarito's movement in 09/10
Welbeck's awesome hair
He's not as big as Robin for example but he's as strong as an ox or some other cloven-hooved. It's amazing how good his first touch is and how he manages to defend the ball from attacking defenders.
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