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Odunharry: Van Gaal: Falcao can do a better job upfront than Rooney

Louis van Gaal has backed Radamel
Falcao to perform better than Wayne
Rooney up-front. The Manchester United captain was
forced to play in attacking midfield
against Leicester City at the weekend,
rather than in his usual starting
position up-front, to accommodate
Falcao. Van Gaal believes this is because his new Colombian attacker can offer United an improvement on the performances that Rooney has given so far. "We have played well but can improve and I was not so satisfied with Rooney as a striker... and that’s why I’m changing," he said to the Guardian. “Rooney can play in more positions, he’s a multi-functional player and I have tried him in a striker’s position.
He’s played well but not spectacular
and Falcao is a striker and I think he
can do it better.”

Hmmm... this LVG fella is one sly MOFO!
Basically what he is saying is Rooney is always assured of a place on the starting team (because he is skipper); but it may mostly not be as striker.

MrTA: So in a match where we scored 3 goals away from home and we lost due to lack of steel in midfield and defence its the attack and the strikers we're discussing?

I tire oh... LVG says we didn't control possession; but he forgets that in a game that you cannot control, defence has to be at its best and solid! Does he just teach these lads how to pass, pass, pass and not how to defend!? Is this how we will struggle whenever we cannot control possession!
There needs to be a frigging plan-B for feck' sakes

That was a psychological victory for Pellegrini... master-class change!

Nihilist: Hope A40 can see milner's intelligence now?

I swear... he's surprised me!

Hats off to Man City... they are truly champs!

DE JA bleeping VUUU

Lampard scores!!!

usbcable: 7how quickly things change
some seasons back Arsenal fans be Ucl spot.
imagine man Utd fans now praying for spot

swear down!

I must say, very poor officiating this weekend... this City-Chelsea ref has been dishing out yellows like he works for MTN.
W.T.F, every single foul is a yellow!

City midfield has been very impressive so far. Fab4 barely had a sniff!

codedguy1: I still don't know what to say!
This is really unacceptable.
We will get it right, maybe not as early as we expected but I know we will still come good this season and I mean finishing in a CL spot.

We have to do it quickly oh. Being so far behind won't help that UCL bid.

nitlad: Rooney don die? He gets all the flak as usual!

Calm down na... coogar is on the way. His keke napep spoil for road

Na wa oh. Who we go hold responsible for this kain kata-kata now!?

coogar: www.nairaland.com/attachments/1721002_image_jpeg9f360c5ab7736510df54c882e9dbf188

can you see the difference?

I just love how you hang yourself with your own rope... Welbeck scored with his second attempt not on the third nor on the fourth!

Katsumoto: Oh come on, surely you are not making excuses already.

Welbeck will also share duties with Giroud, Sanogo, & Podolski.

I expect RVP & Falcao to score more goals than Welbeck.

I can put my money on it that Welbeck's tally (UCL, FA, League, Capital-1) will not beat that of any of UTD's strikers (RVP, Falcao, Rooney)!

coogar: that is expected - welbeck gets 90 mins in every league game but there's no way RVP, falcao and rooney can cop 90 mins in every game. one of them must sit on the bench.

where's ruudie??

Nice that you seek me out... oya tell me how many chances it took Welbeck to score today as against the BVB game!?

elampiro: Lol.
He is not near as bad as those guys would make us think. His ability to convert a clear cut chance in the EPL is second to none. He was outstanding at converting CCC last season in the EPL.

So if it isn't a CCC, Welbeck won't score!?

Anyway, no time for argument - our lord and saviour, LVG shares the same opinion as me on this one and that is why Welbeck isn't a UTD player today!

To my happily married folks out there; when did you decide that the woman (or man) you are presently with is the one you would start your family with? What events led you to this conclusion? What were the signs that told you that she (or she) is the 'real deal' and not a mere 'mirage'!?

coogar: pub quiz....... if we have to sell one of rooney, RVP, falcao or mata.......who would you sell & why?

Smart money is Falcao because it is just a loan deal and can easily be terminated.

Tough, but if it was up to me, I'd still go for Rooney... reason being, given that he is the 'face of MUFC', I don't think he is 'leading' or exerting himself well enough for me. Very long shot though!

I doubt if Mata is leaving anytime soon. LVG impressed me with the way he used Mata in the last game; most times he (Mata) was the one inside the opponents box like as if he was the #9.
Mata may not play that many games but I'm sure anytime LVG wants to innovate or try something 'unorthodox', he will call on Mata - this may well be the Spaniard's saving grace!

coogar: to be fair to him, arsenal haven't created much in the game. i am looking at the stats & it seems arsenal went there to wänk.
what a disgrace!!!!

Did you even watch the game!!?

SMH for all these by-the-roadside-newspaper-stand analysts...!

coogar: 3 or 4 good chances? did we watch the same game? arsenal created next to nothing last night and you can't blame welbeck entirely for that. how many scoring attempts did the team make & you want to crucify welbeck for that?

the only difference between immobile & welbeck last night was that more chances were created for immobile. dortmund should have scored about 8 goals if they weren't so wasteful in front of goal.

but ruudie would rather blame welbeck for the stüpidity of ozil & wilshere.

coogar: 3 chances are different to 3 good chances. immobile had 5 chances & scored one of them. welbeck had only 3 chances....where's the comparison? balotelli had 7 chances to score one.

the more chances created, the more likelihood a goal would be scored. arsenal didn't create enough to even have the gall to blame welbeck for their lack of goals. that's my stance.

coogar: uncle ruudie, i never said welbeck didn't miss chances. i said arsenal didn't create enough chances for him. emphasis on "enough". the conversion rates of most strikers is below 25%....which means they need about 5 clear chances to score a goal.

we all know welbeck has never been clinical in front of goal, how many strikers are clinical sef? ronaldo needs 11 shots to score a goal. why do you want to hang danny by fire by force? did danny steal your babe?

I have told you that 'your amadioha' has deserted you out of shame that's why you cannot wriggle out of this one... do Quaresma twist and turns all you want!

@ coogar

I refuse to be derailed...

After watching the clip and reading the excerpt of the report, did Welbeck miss chances (good ones at that) or not!!? Or is it photoshop?

The rate at which you're going, you will have to sacrifice two cows to the gods of football for blasphemy.

coogar: footie-punditry reputation tainted? you have a better chance joining the kkk.

i said arsenal didn't create enough chances for welbeck to really take advantage of.....

you said i am making excuses for welbeck cos he had 4 chances he should have scored from.

i questioned the number you quoted & asked if we really saw the same game.

you went to youtube to scoop out a video that showed welbeck had only one good chance & 3 half-chances.

you also went on daily independent that said welbeck only had 2 good chances, contrary to the 4 you had claimed earlier.....

and i am the one to worry about my footie-punditry? ruudie, withdraw that statement before i send an aggressive amadioha to chop your moustache into half.

The amadioha you're calling is probably so disappointed at your lame attempt to save face that it is ashamed to even be remotely associated to you!

coogar: 3 or 4 good chances? did we watch the same game? arsenal created next to nothing last night and you can't blame welbeck entirely for that. how many scoring attempts did the team make & you want to crucify welbeck for that?

the only difference between immobile & welbeck last night was that more chances were created for immobile. dortmund should have scored about 8 goals if they weren't so wasteful in front of goal

The bolded there is you quoting me exactly about the number of chances I mentioned.

coogar: i thought ruudie said it was 4 chances, now it's 2?

Then you come here to say I said 4. Should we now start calling you TWISTA...!!?

@ coogar

You can try that your usual *ish with elampiro... e no go work with me!!! If you like shift the goal-post from Orile to Obalende, you have been found out!
You have two choices - humbly accept that you did not watch the game and just used stats to cover up or deny and forever have you NL-footie-punditry reputation tainted!

4. Welbeck has to be more clinical in front of goal

Arsenal carved out two clear opportunities for Danny Welbeck and the £16m man’s finishing was so inept that one effort was off target and the other did not even register with Uefa statisticians as an attempt on goal . Manchester United’s manager, Louis van Gaal, was damning in his analysis of the 23-year-old’s goal record and on nights like this when chances are all too rare – he missed a third after the interval – Welbeck needs to develop a ruthless streak if he is to banish doubts about his ability at the highest level. The same can be said of Olivier Giroud, ironically, and Welbeck must prove himself a conclusive upgrade.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/borussia-dortmund-vs-arsenal-five-things-we-learnt-including-danny-welbeck-must-be-more-clinical-and-hector-bellerin-debut-9736894.html

Keky: Those gloating at Welbeck, has the 'World Class' Van Persie scored any goal this season?

if you want to make comparisons, try using forwards within Welbeck's age and playing bracket... and honestly assess for yourself if he is doing better!

coogar: 3 or 4 good chances? did we watch the same game? arsenal created next to nothing last night and you can't blame welbeck entirely for that. how many scoring attempts did the team make & you want to crucify welbeck for that?

the only difference between immobile & welbeck last night was that more chances were created for immobile. dortmund should have scored about 8 goals if they weren't so wasteful in front of goal.

but ruudie would rather blame welbeck for the stüpidity of ozil & wilshere.

If you had been in the 16th century, the pendulum would have been named after you!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSanXGIInus

Now you tell me who watched the match and who didn't!

coogar: to be fair to him, arsenal haven't created much in the game. i am looking at the stats & it seems arsenal went there to wänk. what a disgrace!!!!

We have been making excuses for Welbeck since he was 9 at the UTD academy... and that just has to stop if the guy will ever outgrow this useless childishness. He had three or four good chances; two of which he was racing towards goal with just about only the goalie to beat and somehow managed to miss.
Welbeck and Immobile are about the same age - but the difference between them is CLEARLY clear!

Anyway, that is Arsenal's headache now!!

ChristineC: LoL
Please leave my Fellaini for me oo, he will prove himself when he gets his chance

I agree oh... he is our Plan-B!

Back to winning ways... finally! Pheeww!!!

Who do Rooney jazz strong, I swear, na only am no change position for field

Nice touch by RVP to try and tee Falcao up. Januzaj should have done the same!

Like play, like play... see Blackett sha, sure first team shirt!

QPR take style get some decent players oh... Vargas!