EXCLUSIVE: The Manchester United striker has missed the club's last two games and the former Colombia coach agrees that he has not warranted a place in the team
By Caro AcostaFormer Colombia coach Francisco Maturana has backed Louis van Gaal's decision to drop striker Radamel Falcao.
The former Atletico Madrid forward joined the club on loan from Monaco in the summer and has thus far failed to live up to his reputation as one of Europe's most potent attacking talents.
After being substituted 68 minutes into United's 2-0 win against Sunderland on February 28, Falcao was subsequently left on the bench for the next two fixtures against Newcastle and Arsenal and was even dropped to United's Under-21 side to face Tottenham.
Having struggled to make an impact thus far in England, though, he has no right to complain about his situation, Maturana insists.
He told Goal: "I would do the same thing Van Gaal has with Falcao. They need to put out on the pitch the best team possible and if Falcao isn't at his best, it's better to play with other strikers.
"It's difficult for a coach to have a new injured player in the team, besides he has two great strikers in Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie. As coach, I would not be able to say to them that they can't play just to give the chance to the other new player.
"Van Gaal is a responsible coach. If Falcao is not ready to play, he should not play, despite the fact it hurts the Colombian hearts."
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By Caro AcostaFormer Colombia coach Francisco Maturana has backed Louis van Gaal's decision to drop striker Radamel Falcao.
The former Atletico Madrid forward joined the club on loan from Monaco in the summer and has thus far failed to live up to his reputation as one of Europe's most potent attacking talents.
After being substituted 68 minutes into United's 2-0 win against Sunderland on February 28, Falcao was subsequently left on the bench for the next two fixtures against Newcastle and Arsenal and was even dropped to United's Under-21 side to face Tottenham.
Having struggled to make an impact thus far in England, though, he has no right to complain about his situation, Maturana insists.
He told Goal: "I would do the same thing Van Gaal has with Falcao. They need to put out on the pitch the best team possible and if Falcao isn't at his best, it's better to play with other strikers.
"It's difficult for a coach to have a new injured player in the team, besides he has two great strikers in Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie. As coach, I would not be able to say to them that they can't play just to give the chance to the other new player.
"Van Gaal is a responsible coach. If Falcao is not ready to play, he should not play, despite the fact it hurts the Colombian hearts."
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