and his inability to play in the World Cup.

It would be unfair to say that Falcao had no opportunities at Manchester United. The frustration was clearly writ on his face though, his inability to shine at what he used to be the best at. It was a big transition for him and maybe that was why he lacked the rhythm. Considering the fact that the Chelsea team set up resembles Atletico – the club he was the best in – might help him adjust better with the Blues.

Falcao’s international team mate Cuadrado joined Chelsea in January, and the Colombian coach has expressed that he thinks the two players will help each other out and work brilliantly together to help Chelsea.

Jose Mourinho has always been known to admire Falcaoand recently, he went on to say that the “real” Falcao is not the one we all saw at Manchester United, which is true undoubtedly.

Falcao was signed by French club Monaco for 50 million euros, having scored 70 goals in two astounding seasons with Atletico Madrid. Before arriving in the Spanish club in 2011, he scored 72 goals in two seasons for Portuguese side FC Porto after joining them from Argentine club River Plate in 2009. He played with Chelsea striker Diego Costa at Atletico and lined up alongside the Spain international as Real Madrid were beaten 2-1 in the 2013 Copa del Rey Final.

Falcao used to be one of the most feared strikers and maybe Mourinho will help him get to that stage again. Mourinho is not