Pau Torres

[paul_e]

Really starting to look like he did in his first season. Few missed placed passes tonight, but generally excellent. The turn and pass for Malen that led to the second was superb.

Best bit of football from either team on the night and rightfully led to a goal, the guy is quality when he's fully fit and in form.

[Ian.]

Every match he’s played this season he has made us a much better team. He’s such a good footballer. Head and shoulders above everyone else when it comes to picking out a pass.

[astonvilla82]

Credit to him,had a very good game

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Got to admire him for coming back with confidence in his ability. A couple of sloppy fuck ups but overall very impressive.

[KevinGage]

Thought he was faultless tonight.

The assurance on the ball should be (but hasn't always) been a given with him.

But was most impressed with his determination to dog it out or play it simple when required.

[eye digress]

As in his previous appearances this season, Pau gives our passing game an extra dimension. It even seemed to rub off on to Konsa last night.

Big Mings fan, by the way, and we need him too. But Pau is different gravy.

[Dave]

Big Mings fan, by the way, and we need him too. But Pau is different gravy.

As was said last season at the height of the defensive struggles, if we want to turn into a team that is playing on the front-foot, attacking and expecting to see more of the ball than our opponent does then that's with Pau, or a Pau-style centre-back.

If we're happy being a soak up pressure, head balls away from the six yard box, throw your body in front of the ball team then that's with Mings or a Mings-style centre-back.

Hopefully the plan is to make us more of the top one, and the defending is mostly done by making sure that the ball is usually in the other half of the pitch.

[eamonn]

Just wish he had a bit more muscle and a right foot that worked half as good as his left.

[john e]

Big Mings fan, by the way, and we need him too. But Pau is different gravy.

As was said last season at the height of the defensive struggles, if we want to turn into a team that is playing on the front-foot, attacking and expecting to see more of the ball than our opponent does then that's with Pau, or a Pau-style centre-back.

If we're happy being a soak up pressure, head balls away from the six yard box, throw your body in front of the ball team then that's with Mings or a Mings-style centre-back.

Hopefully the plan is to make us more of the top one, and the defending is mostly done by making sure that the ball is usually in the other half of the pitch.

Spot on, agree with every word

[LeeB]

But sometimes situations will call for more basic defending and it's great if we've got options for both.

[Smithy]

Every match he’s played this season he has made us a much better team. He’s such a good footballer. Head and shoulders above everyone else when it comes to picking out a pass.

And when the player he can pick out starts being Tielemens again, I think we'll look a much better side for it.

[Dave]

Every match he’s played this season he has made us a much better team. He’s such a good footballer. Head and shoulders above everyone else when it comes to picking out a pass.

And when the player he can pick out starts being Tielemens again, I think we'll look a much better side for it.

Yup.

I reckon the times we've looked like a really good team over the last 18 months or so, it's mainly been through Pau picking the ball up in defence, playing it through their press to Tielemans, he collects it on the half-turn, carries it 20 yards, plays Rogers in behind the midfield, he carries it another 20 yards and either plays in Watkins or they back off him and he just keeps running.

Back to front in fifteen seconds, nothing too complicated but really hard to defend against if you do it well.