Pau Torres

[eamonn]

Skinny fecker, isn't he? No wonder big lads like "Raul" bully him.

[Dante Lavelli]

Skinny fecker, isn't he? No wonder big lads like "Raul" bully him.

I’m amazed he hasn’t been told to bulk up, it wouldn’t impact his mobility or ability to pick passes.  When Rhodri chooses to do it in CM then it seems an obvious choice for a CD.

[Somniloquism]

Skinny fecker, isn't he? No wonder big lads like "Raul" bully him.

I’m amazed he hasn’t been told to bulk up, it wouldn’t impact his mobility or ability to pick passes.  When Rhodri chooses to do it in CM then it seems an obvious choice for a CD.

It impacted Gabby's mobility.

[Olneythelonely]

Good news for the squad .

Agreed. Mings on the bench will be a great option.

[AV84]

Skinny fecker, isn't he? No wonder big lads like "Raul" bully him.

I’m amazed he hasn’t been told to bulk up, it wouldn’t impact his mobility or ability to pick passes.  When Rhodri chooses to do it in CM then it seems an obvious choice for a CD.

There was an interview with him last season, fairly early in his Villa career, where he talked about being on a specific plan with the goal of bulking up but not losing mobility. So either he was really skinny when he joined, or they gave up on it.

[olaftab]

Good news for the squad .

Agreed. Mings on the bench will be a great option.

Clearly Mings should never start if Torres is available.

[ChicagoLion]

Good news for the squad .

Agreed. Mings on the bench will be a great option.

Clearly Mings should never start if Torres is available.

Not in my book.

[DennisHodgetts]

There are games for Mings and games for Torres. I would want Mings in if we are playing a shithouse team with height. E.G. Everton, Forest, Newcastle probably.

[Demitri_C]

Good news for the squad .

Agreed. Mings on the bench will be a great option.

Clearly Mings should never start if Torres is available.

Why? Mings has made a few errors. So has torres. I think rotation is key for both personally.

I would love to see mings and torres play together.

[paul_e]

Seems he's on the normal recovery path for that type of injury then. Full training next week and available in early March would be my guess.

As things stand it looks like we'll be getting most on them back over the next few weeks, right as we're hitting a key part of the season.

[Olneythelonely]

Good news for the squad .

Agreed. Mings on the bench will be a great option.

Clearly Mings should never start if Torres is available.

Why? Mings has made a few errors. So has torres. I think rotation is key for both personally.

I would love to see mings and torres play together.

I personally think Pau is miles better overall. That’s not to say there aren’t games where Mings might be a better option but more often than not, I’m playing Pau.

I’m not convinced about either of them on the right side.

[LeeS]

I’d love to see Pau play a game in midfield. Not as a first choice, but if we were light on numbers. It would be interesting to see how well he’d do as a #6

Maybe if we are 3-0 up against Brugge after the first leg and he has a go in the 2nd.

[VillaTim]

Good news for the squad .

Agreed. Mings on the bench will be a great option.

Clearly Mings should never start if Torres is available.

Why? Mings has made a few errors. So has torres. I think rotation is key for both personally.

I would love to see mings and torres play together.

Mings the better defender by far . Torres better passer , problem is he weakens us physically in the middle . Horses for courses with them pair.

[eamonn]

I’d love to see Pau play a game in midfield. Not as a first choice, but if we were light on numbers. It would be interesting to see how well he’d do as a #6

Maybe if we are 3-0 up against Brugge after the first leg and he has a go in the 2nd.

I think his lack of pace would be exposed.

[Somniloquism]

Also we have decent passing in midfield already, but his value is that we have the option to play killer passes from further back to beat any mid-press. Move him forward and we potentially lose a passing option AND he is in a more congested area with less space. An example of where that move failed is with TTA at Liverpool. When in possession (and not bombing forward), he can step into the space in midfield left as the other player press more forward and make it, giving him time to pick out the right ball. But when England thought it would be a good idea to start him there, he had less time and space to play the passes and was ineffective.