7 - Ferran Torres

Co0ter

Senior Member
First off, he's been terrible lately. With that said...

It is quite evident he is NOT a wide winger and shouldn't be sitting along the sideline isolated all game. Dembele thrives more in that position, but even then he usually only makes things happen when he's closer to net and only has 1 man to beat.

Torres always gets the ball near the sideline or endline. He's never close to the box because Alba isnt making runs out wide to create width because TORRES is always there, as instructed by Xavi.

Imagine playing the same player, every game, in the same role, every game, which not only doesnt suit his good qualities but directly puts him in a position where his weaknesses are.

He looks shit, but Xavi needs to wake up. Why buy this guy to play him this way. If you dont intend to play your 60mil signing to his strengths, then sell him for 20mil if you can and be done with it.
 

jamrock

Senior Member
First off, he's been terrible lately. With that said...

It is quite evident he is NOT a wide winger and shouldn't be sitting along the sideline isolated all game. Dembele thrives more in that position, but even then he usually only makes things happen when he's closer to net and only has 1 man to beat.

Torres always gets the ball near the sideline or endline. He's never close to the box because Alba isnt making runs out wide to create width because TORRES is always there, as instructed by Xavi.

Imagine playing the same player, every game, in the same role, every game, which not only doesnt suit his good qualities but directly puts him in a position where his weaknesses are.

He looks shit, but Xavi needs to wake up. Why buy this guy to play him this way. If you dont intend to play your 60mil signing to his strengths, then sell him for 20mil if you can and be done with it.

During his first few months here he use to be in the box all the time, with his great "movement" but missed so many sitters xavi sent him to the wings to die.
 

JamDav1982

Senior Member
Nah he didnt get sent to wings as finishing was poor it is how Xavi wants his teams to line up.

His abillity to get in box and get goals/assists was better than his ability to be a lone winger with no over lapping full backs and two players between him and CF.

Makes no sense to argue Xavi has sent him to wing as cant finish when it makes him worse.

Xavi isnt coaching to players he has and it is making team worse.
 

Co0ter

Senior Member
During his first few months here he use to be in the box all the time, with his great "movement" but missed so many sitters xavi sent him to the wings to die.

Poor finishing can improve, if even by a little bit, it would be way more useful. He helps create for others too. He can't do that if he's playing 1 yard from the touchline all game. It's on Xavi to get the most out of the team and players. His current and only strategy is to have Demebele chuck in crosses and that is trash. Even the midfield is fucked up due to the front line being miles apart.
 

jamrock

Senior Member
Poor finishing can improve, if even by a little bit, it would be way more useful. He helps create for others too. He can't do that if he's playing 1 yard from the touchline all game. It's on Xavi to get the most out of the team and players. His current and only strategy is to have Demebele chuck in crosses and that is trash. Even the midfield is fucked up due to the front line being miles apart.

Agreed, especially re midfield I said the same especially, it's like the midfield is set in left and right blocks and never allowed to touch.

He had taken spreading the play to the extreme.
 

Givenchy

Senior Member
Xavi will waste next season trying to prove this transfer can be successful by playing him every game. HORRIBLE transfer, fucking shameful.
 

vuji_31

Senior Member
What should we even except.

He can be good I belive, but not in this team were we don't have any dribbler os speed merchant.

Also midfielders are not looking in front of them at all.
 

Barcaman

Administrator
Staff member
Oh, I see that he played full 90 mins
Well "deserved" again.

If his name was Jutgla or that other kid we discarded he wouldnt have had fraction of this minutes.
 

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