Ferran Torres

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What a signing, and for what money?

If I could pick any young winger in world football to join this club, I would not chose anyone else. Even before the Sané-leaving rumours took place, I wasn’t excited about anyone other than this guy. What a steal.

Sterling, Mahrez, Foden and Bernardo all need competition to stay sharp. This guy will offer us something different.
 
domalino said:
You haven't made a single argument for why he would either? Nothing except "I think he can".

Fact is we had Jesus + Aguero out more than a few times in the 4 years he was here and Pep never once went with him in the middle, always preferred other options who had the ability to play centrally.

I guess we will see in 10 years but until then I don't see much point in carrying on an argument that's you saying "I think he can just because I do" vs. me saying "well he couldn't do it at a young age when he tried and the best manager in the world, who famously likes moving wingers inside, avoided playing him there at all costs"

If you're gonna reply, do it in a Sané thread so we don't further derail this one.
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It's okay, don't care enough about a player who left us to continue the argument. Let's get back to Torres.
MCFC1993 said:
One thing that's also quite interesting is the amount of games he's already played as a 20 year old (& 6 months). Although young we're signing quite an experienced player, which means he might not take as long to settle (it will still take some time though).

He's played 109 times, 97 of those in one of the top 2 leagues in the world.

At that age that's more games than: Mahrez, Silva, De Bruyne, Foden, Bernardo, Salah, Mane, Sane, O. Dembele, Coman and Sancho.

In fact off of the top of my head I could only find Messi, Ronaldo and Sterling who had started out on the wing and played more games (and are still playing).


Add that us paying just over £20m and we're getting some deal.
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This is what excite me about him the most. As I was reading some analysis way back on Sterling and why some moneyball type analysts were dead certain he was going to become WC. This was back when we were trying to get him.

They argued that the factor that had the greatest correlation to whether you'd become a great player was simply how many senior games you had by a 20.

Apparently almost everyone who had a certain # (I don't remember the number now) but almost everyone with that number by age 20 became a star. And at the time Sterling had that number beat by a lot.

So they concluded that they'd bet the house on Sterling becoming a star.

Seeing how many games this lad has played reminded me of that article. Pretty much can bet he'll become a star based on statistical correlation.

I'm excited :)
 
kaz7 said:
he looks very exciting,not sure prem players will fall for the ball through the legs trick for long though,think he will get battered a lot
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They fell for it for every game Suarez played for Liverpool. Some players are just very good at the nutmeg.
 
mancitymax said:
Told you all :)
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I tell you what. If we sign Lautaro Martinez youll get ITK status because that is the most unlikely one and the one that makes the least sense from following City transfers in the Mansour era and especially Txiki and Pep era. Till then pipe down. Your 3 dones were Torres, Martinez and Koulibaily. Torres was always on anyone here couldve said that. The other 2 not so much especially Lautaro.
 
Will already become your most direct attacking threat. He's not Leroy so he won't simply be flying past the opposition on pace alone but he's quite technical & carries the ball with great close control in full stride. Unselfish and great motor, quintissential Pep player

Opposing defenses will be forced to double up on him
 
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