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| Radamel Falcao is pleased with how he has settled in at Chelsea |
RADAMEL FALCAO has praised his Chelsea team-mates for helping him settle in to life in the capital.
The 29-year-old completed a season-long loan move from Monaco this summer having spent last season at Manchester United.
The Chelsea forward will be hoping he can return to good form with former Atletico Madrid team-mate Diego Costa having struggled for goals at United.
And the transition from Manchester to West London has been a smooth one says the Colombian.
"The atmosphere in the squad here is very good, they are very friendly with me and everybody gave me a big welcome," he told Chelseafc.com.
"It helped to go away on tour with my new team-mates and since we returned to London we haven’t had a lot of free days, but some players have been helping me to get to know the city and helping me to look at houses so I am grateful to them for their help."
Falcao is no stranger to playing In Europe, having spent two seasons with Porto and Atletico Madrid respectively before joining Monaco in 2013.
But it's the Premier League that Falcao has found hardest to adapt to.
"It’s a lot more physical here than anywhere else in Europe," he added. "Maybe the football philosophy is a little different here in that it is always about getting the ball forward and there is less time when teams are just trying to control the ball and take the heat out of the game.
"Once you get to know your team-mates, you all know when it is the right time to put your foot on the ball and take the heat out of the game and when it is the right time to go forward, all out.
"It’s a very, very competitive league where each team gives absolutely everything they’ve got in every game they play," he stated.
"It demands 100 per cent of your ability and focus because it is very competitive, very physical and tactical too. One particular positive is that the atmosphere in every ground here is fantastic."
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