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Re: Pre-season 2024/25 - Athletic Bilbao
« Reply #1500 on: August 07, 2024, 09:02:24 PM »
Torres crap at passing is a niche view.

Indeed.

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Re: Pre-season 2024/25 - Athletic Bilbao
« Reply #1501 on: August 07, 2024, 09:03:49 PM »
maybe Walsall we like the look of Dendonker

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Re: Pre-season 2024/25 - Athletic Bilbao
« Reply #1502 on: August 07, 2024, 09:04:37 PM »
Torres passing is crap, I don't care what anyone says. His body shape is all wrong and any lofted pass fails to hit the target by some.

I would not say it is crap, but if this is one's best quality as a defender, then there are issues. And, to be fair to you, Tuscans, his passes often do not find the target. On the other hand, if you look at the first goal, the initial pass from him to Rogers was very nice. Still, I want my defenders to be really good at defending first and foremost and Torres is pretty average at that.
You see it too mate. Ok, it's not crap but it isn't great either. The defending side of things, well, he isn't ever going to be an aggressive defender. He needs a Kamara, Onana shielding in front of him.

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Re: Pre-season 2024/25 - Athletic Bilbao
« Reply #1503 on: August 07, 2024, 09:04:50 PM »
Fair dues, that was a tidy finish.

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Re: Pre-season 2024/25 - Athletic Bilbao
« Reply #1504 on: August 07, 2024, 09:05:23 PM »
maybe Walsall we like the look of Dendonker


Even Walsall aren't that desperate

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Re: Pre-season 2024/25 - Athletic Bilbao
« Reply #1505 on: August 07, 2024, 09:08:07 PM »
Torres passing is crap, I don't care what anyone says. His body shape is all wrong and any lofted pass fails to hit the target by some.

I would not say it is crap, but if this is one's best quality as a defender, then there are issues. And, to be fair to you, Tuscans, his passes often do not find the target. On the other hand, if you look at the first goal, the initial pass from him to Rogers was very nice. Still, I want my defenders to be really good at defending first and foremost and Torres is pretty average at that.
You see it too mate. Ok, it's not crap but it isn't great either. The defending side of things, well, he isn't ever going to be an aggressive defender. He needs a Kamara, Onana shielding in front of him.

Add to that a decided lack of pace when playing the high line and he is just "OK" for me. It puts a lot of pressure on the keeper, so it is a good thing we have the world's number one.

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Re: Pre-season 2024/25 - Athletic Bilbao
« Reply #1506 on: August 07, 2024, 09:11:12 PM »
wait.. I thought you were all joking around. We're seriously complaining about Pau Torres?!

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Re: Pre-season 2024/25 - Athletic Bilbao
« Reply #1507 on: August 07, 2024, 09:11:13 PM »
He' alright Ned isn't he

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Re: Pre-season 2024/25 - Athletic Bilbao
« Reply #1508 on: August 07, 2024, 09:11:16 PM »
refs a wanker  :)

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Re: Pre-season 2024/25 - Athletic Bilbao
« Reply #1509 on: August 07, 2024, 09:12:29 PM »
Looked a clear pen. Ned was shoved in the back

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Re: Pre-season 2024/25 - Athletic Bilbao
« Reply #1510 on: August 07, 2024, 09:14:11 PM »
Get up you fuckin pusscake

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Re: Pre-season 2024/25 - Athletic Bilbao
« Reply #1511 on: August 07, 2024, 09:15:17 PM »
they have used about 39 players

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Re: Pre-season 2024/25 - Athletic Bilbao
« Reply #1512 on: August 07, 2024, 09:15:45 PM »
What’s the point of bringing on players 85 mins into a pre-season game

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Re: Pre-season 2024/25 - Athletic Bilbao
« Reply #1513 on: August 07, 2024, 09:16:34 PM »
never off

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Re: Pre-season 2024/25 - Athletic Bilbao
« Reply #1514 on: August 07, 2024, 09:19:11 PM »
Shocking decision. Never offside.

 


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