Vallecas goes crazy with his Tiger

Vallecas has surrendered to Falcao and it is no wonder. Tiger has scored in his first three games for the Strip, averaging one goal every 32 minutes and being decisive not only in his goals but also in those of the rest of the team. Against Getafe, he caused a foul that would end up transforming Pathé Ciss and he repeated it in San Mamés although, on this occasion, Baby put the ball directly on his head to sign a victory 'in extremis'. The script did not change against Cádiz. Álvaro caught a rebound from Ledesma to a shot from the Colombian to open the scoring and then it was Falcao himself who scored the 2-1. So of the six shots that have carried his stamp, three ended in their own goals and another, in someone else's.

“With Falcao it is very easy. You know you just have to get her into the area because he pushes her. It will not fail. It's amazing to have such a player. In training it is exactly the same, “commented his teammate Balliu, his assistant against the yellow team. And it is that Tiger not only do the goals fall out of his pockets, but also the praise. Iraola himself revealed that the illusion for his arrival not only resides in the stands of Vallecas, it also floods the locker room. “Falcao has come with a lot of desire to adapt quickly and help in everything, not only scoring, because we are going to demand other things from him as well. that make the team play better. I'm happy, “said the coach.

The 'Falcaomanía' is breathed every day. The queues to buy your shirt, whose price is silkscreened at 80 euros, are a constant. Just like they are to get a seat in home games. Vallecas is now the habitual home of many Colombians who reside in Madrid and follow in the footsteps of their compatriot. Falcao has become the new star and the top scorer in the Strip – along with Álvaro – with three goals. The engine of a voracious Rayo facing goal (13), despite having remained unmarked in the first two days (Pizjuán and Anoeta). Only Real Madrid, with 21 goals, surpasses him in those parts.

Beyond the Tiger, this Ray falls in love with his game. Iraola has made the team display its charms whatever the appointment: pressure, speed, verticality, definition … Thanks to these ingredients he has three victories – he adds thirteen of the last fifteen points – and counts his home games by goals, which keeps him in European positions. Numbers that have led him to sign the second best league start in the history of the Strip, behind that squad of Juande from the 99-00 He was three points ahead of him at this point and finished in ninth place.