Pau Torres

domalino said:
@Blue tiger was right that he's terrible in the air, that's a really glaring weakness in his game.

Other than that I would say he's got a lot of potential but isn't the finished article yet and that's probably why no one has taken him yet at €60m. His speed is a major asset, he's pretty big, so he's very useful in a high line.

I think all his issues really come down to one thing - being a bit passive in defence. That's why he's bad in the air and I've definitely seen a few problems caused by him preferring to drop off rather than go and make a tackle.

On the ball he's amazing, He's got the creative long passing we don't have at CB (except Laporte trying to hit that diagonoal 10x a match) and if no one is marking him, he'll just take the ball 40 yards up the pitch until a defender has to come and deal with him and leave someone else unmarked.

I would not be surprised if our coaching staff looked at him and thought that because we're talking about a 4th good CB, they could take a few months to a season polishing him whereas other CL contending clubs think he's not quite ready to go in as the #1 CB.

My approach to transfers these days is that Pep and the club very rarely make mistakes. With the release clause this one has always seemed like a City transfer, and he's definitely got enough positives about him to see why we might be interested.
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Thanks for that.
I had only seen him play against the rags when I didn't think he did too well.
 
Colin Bells Boots said:
Thanks for that.
I had only seen him play against the rags when I didn't think he did too well.
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Those United games were a bit odd for the whole Villarreal side, they should have been 3/4-0 up at half time in each match and just refused to score and it became a very open game.

I thought he was v. good against Bayern Munich in the CL. When Villarreal had their backs against the wall he was a beast, and he started all their counterattacking moves.

I think people need to remember he'd be replacing Aké. He's not replacing Dias or Stones or Laporte. Aké started 14 league matches at CB in 2 years. I don't think Torres is the perfect CB, and my preferred option would be to let Mbete take over those few games, but he's more than good enough to replace Aké, I think he's an improvement on him in almost every department.

 
We get Torres it will cause unrest with Laporte & stones, regardless of the injury niggles they will both get during the season .
 
razman said:


so sky sports reporting it as well , hmmm

@richards30
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Nothing like a 'City prepared to pay 60m for Torres' claim headline to being Juventus to the table.

Just as they were 'bracing themselves for a €95m bid from City' for DeLigth the day Bayern came to town to negotiate.
 
domalino said:
Those United games were a bit odd for the whole Villarreal side, they should have been 3/4-0 up at half time in each match and just refused to score and it became a very open game.

I thought he was v. good against Bayern Munich in the CL. When Villarreal had their backs against the wall he was a beast, and he started all their counterattacking moves.

I think people need to remember he'd be replacing Aké. He's not replacing Dias or Stones or Laporte. Aké started 14 league matches at CB in 2 years. I don't think Torres is the perfect CB, and my preferred option would be to let Mbete take over those few games, but he's more than good enough to replace Aké, I think he's an improvement on him in almost every department.

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Just going off that video he looks like a Laporte clone. Anyone know if he can play lb?
 
£42m for Torres is decent tbh. Enough about his great to fit in well, enough that needs sharpening and improving for Pep to get into.
 
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