Falcao vs cavani who is better

World football has two prime strikers on offer this summer, and for reasons detailed here, they'll cost potential suitors a bomb. Radamel Falcao, a Colombian plying his trade with Atletico Madrid, and Edinson Cavani , a Uruguayan turning out for Napoli, are interesting the biggest and richest clubs. I recently wrote an article asking why the pure striker—or poacher— is a dying breed , despite the current formations and creative midfields on offer.

These two are very similar in style and represent the fox-in-the-box mentioned here, taking the sole responsibility of scoring and nothing else. It's by design, not laziness, and Diego Simeone has actively stated in press conferences on television that he asks Radamel Falcao to do as little as possible off the ball. Walter Mazzarri has Edinson Cavani work a little harder—but not much—and would prefer to see his No.

Both Radamel Falcao and Edinson Cavani have astonishing goalscoring records this season, which is why we look to make the comparison. Falcao has netted a total of 25 goals from 24 starts, while Cavani has bagged 26 from 25 starts.

New User posted their first comment. Log in. Football Serie A Feature. Modified 07 Oct Feature. Let us compare these two great talents: Radamel Falcao The striker has had a great start this season, scoring eight goals in his six games and claiming an assist. Edinson Cavani This year old player is powerful, strong and a natural finisher in front of the goal.

Top 4 players with over goals in 2 separate leagues. Edited by Staff Editor. Sort by: Most popular Recent Most upvotes. Login to post your comment. Which, though, is the better player? As shown in the chart above, there are many similarities between the two South American players. They are of a similar age, play in the same division and have similar builds—even if Cavani has a height advantage of seven centimetres.

Most importantly, though, they are both prodigious goalscorers and, given that they both hail from South America and emerged at similar times onto the European stage, it is only natural that they should be compared—rightly or wrongly.

While, personally, I am not a fan of putting a number or grade to different attributes in a player's game, we can turn to the famously rigourous Football Manager database for a review of the two players' qualities in some of the key attributes required to be a centre-forward. The ratings back up what is clear from watching the two players on a regular basis—there is very little between them in terms of basic abilities.

Last season's statistics also back up the incredible similarities in their games. Per Whoscored, both players averaged 0. Both are terrific in and around the penalty area, while also excellent at holding up the ball and linking play. While it easy to say that either is better in a certain department of the game, there is very little variation between them statistically.