Pau Torres

[cdbearsfan]

Certainly hope not. Bulking him up would ruin him. Not every player has to be George Elokobi.

[edgysatsuma89]

And that's the problem .
I'm sure they're onto it now .

The problem is people who know more than we could ever on the subject have considered it and haven't turned him into Akinfenwa? OK.

[RamboandBruno]

I know he loves his paella from his tweets but if he could bulk up a bit (steaks/gym) and gain that physicality he'd become a better all round CB. I'm sure Emery is on to it .

If he could only grow a big tash and hurry up about it, focus in training on smashing into tackles really really hard and also when he needs to, just fucking the ball really high in the air. We’d start to have a player.
None of this beating forwards with skill and breaking defensive and midfield lines, with the sweetest most accurate passing. Who needs that kind of shit, certainly not Emery’s Villa.
The big tash first though.

[Percy McCarthy]

I wouldn't include Maatsen's name in that.

Nor Konsa or Chaos Carlos. Our defence has been sh*t for ages including every CB mentioned here.

Still struggling to remember who played in which games I see. You can look all this up you know, rather than going on vibes.

And I agree that we’ve been mostly shit (defensively) since the end of Emery’s first half season when we were great, but it’s the preference for the MOST shit defence over the one that’s sometimes shit, sometimes competent and sometimes outstandingly good that I find strange.

[Percy McCarthy]

I wouldn't include Maatsen's name in that.

He started in at least one of our multiple CL clean sheets along with the other three more or less permanent fixtures so I thought I should give him credit.

[Bosco81]

Totally agree with you R&B, Torres is such a unique centre half in his ability to pass the ball out of defence, as well as he does.

I’d rather concentrate on what he is good at, not what he is not so good at, but you can say that about any player, especially on here.

I guess you decide whether the positives out weight the negatives, and Torres is worth it I would say, but having an option like Mings to go up against someone like Delap today is a good one to have.

[Somniloquism]

And that's the problem .
I'm sure they're onto it now .

The problem is people who know more than we could ever on the subject have considered it and haven't turned him into Akinfenwa? OK.

A small Asian comic actor that seems to be in everything at the moment?

[edgysatsuma89]

And that's the problem .
I'm sure they're onto it now .

The problem is people who know more than we could ever on the subject have considered it and haven't turned him into Akinfenwa? OK.

A small Asian comic actor that seems to be in everything at the moment?

Ol' Awks does seem to have come from nowhere in recent years. Well, for me, anyway.

[VillaTim]

Nobody is saying turn him into Giant haystacks , just needs to gain more upper body strength to deal with players like Delap and Wood etc

[edgysatsuma89]

Obviously.

[Olneythelonely]

Nobody is saying turn him into Giant haystacks , just needs to gain more upper body strength to deal with players like Delap and Wood etc

Our two defenders with more upper body strength were not successful in stopping Delap scoring today.

[VillaTim]

Nobody is saying turn him into Giant haystacks , just needs to gain more upper body strength to deal with players like Delap and Wood etc

Our two defenders with more upper body strength were not successful in stopping Delap scoring today.

Totally different type of goal which I think you know. Problem was Maatsen getting skinned alive then a great cross dividing McGinn Disasi and Mings and a really good finish. Nothing like say the Raul goal at Fulham .

[Demitri_C]

Back in full training

A very welcome boost! Suddenly  we looking alot healthier at cb all of a sudden

[Somniloquism]

He needs to partner both Disasi and Kamara to make it about 15 different partnerships. Has he played with Bogarde in the centre yet this season as well?

[Dave]

Lovely stuff. Get a midfielder or two back and things are starting to look pretty healthy again.