Adam2003 Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 39 minutes ago, Made In Aston said: This thread is so polarised. You have some fans who only focus on his passing ability and say he is amazing every match and those who focus on his defending and say he is crap all the time. Well yeah you will always get people who know loads about football and people who don’t but think they do 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 1 minute ago, Sulberto21 said: Said it in the match thread. We’re the best in Europe at the Offside Trap. That late Son goal. Can't remember who the last was one to come up, maybe Doug. Very conscious running out from him. It's brilliant. Drilled beyond belief. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Such a load of nonsense. He's an effing brilliant player. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted November 26, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted November 26, 2023 Thought he was very very good today. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Its incredible how divided on how his performance. I thought a little shakey at start but he was brilliant for me as game went on 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossi Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 He’s everything we need! He suits Emery ball! No risk no reward! That’s the game my friends UTFV!!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 16 minutes ago, tinker said: Watch the game, the players follow the line he sets, if their behind him they push up, i saw it numerous times today. Last season it was Mings but he's not available . If you can't see what Torres offers (he's not complete yet) then fair enough, maybe our offside trap is just good luck. Oh yeah. Sorry I thought you were putting it all on him, as in we couldn't do it without him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 I think he did well! Not the defender that will clean them out or chase them down but positionally doesn’t go AWOL and his gift as a carrier and passer is something I’ve not seen before at Villa. Not the rah rah type of leader but but one who’s got a steady hold of the game, willing to carry it forward and keep us in the game. Also, surprisingly good at getting on the ends of these crosses. For someone who everyone’s tagged as an aerial weakness, he’s clearly a target for our players on set pieces. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Fun Factory Posted November 26, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 26, 2023 The modern central defender. Defend as well as attack. A baller. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Its true. We had a very dominant in the air centre half in Ty who barely scores. And a not particularly good in the air centre half in Pau who is a huge attacking threat. Football is confusiing sometimes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 4 minutes ago, MWARLEY2 said: Its true. We had a very dominant in the air centre half in Ty who barely scores. And a not particularly good in the air centre half in Pau who is a huge attacking threat. Football is confusiing sometimes. Reminds me of Chester. Not physically gifted but had the knack of timing and knowing where the goal was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted November 26, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted November 26, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, DJBOB said: Reminds me of Chester. Not physically gifted but had the knack of timing and knowing where the goal was. I said it before, he has a bit of the McGrath about him, either him or Konsa Edited November 26, 2023 by Follyfoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 He had that one dodgy moment with Kulusevski early on, but he was very good from there on. I think people are letting moments like that cloud their judgement. The game is 90 mins. Even the best CBs in history get done by tricky players or disguised through balls, which it was from Bentancur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted November 26, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted November 26, 2023 even before the goal i thought he was our best player first half. a little miscommunication/misunderstanding/hesitance from emi that would've caused even the best CBs to have a moment of panic and boot it out for a throw. pau though? oh i'll just turn and skin the attacker that's on my back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QldVilla Posted November 26, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted November 26, 2023 He just keeps on improving game by game and now we are starting to see the aerial threat Diego and him are in front of goal, something we have been missing for several seasons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post andym Posted November 26, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 26, 2023 Funny how he seems to get the Mings treatment - any chance against where he's the defender and its getting mentioned as evidence he can't defend or is error prone. Konsa got just as easily skipped past by Johnson for his chance, and has had a few shocking moments this season directly leading to goals (3rd newcastle goal, Luton's consolation). Carlos somehow got beat in the air by Ben Davies, giving him a free header 6 yards out today, yet his thread is all positive. All of our centre backs are good, all have different qualities, all can and will have moments where they cost us goals against. Just the nature of the position. Considering he's been thrown in at the deep end given Mings injury, Torres has overall adapted much quicker than i thought. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Elite! And he's ours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 37 minutes ago, andym said: Funny how he seems to get the Mings treatment - any chance against where he's the defender and its getting mentioned as evidence he can't defend or is error prone. Konsa got just as easily skipped past by Johnson for his chance, and has had a few shocking moments this season directly leading to goals (3rd newcastle goal, Luton's consolation). Carlos somehow got beat in the air by Ben Davies, giving him a free header 6 yards out today, yet his thread is all positive. All of our centre backs are good, all have different qualities, all can and will have moments where they cost us goals against. Just the nature of the position. Considering he's been thrown in at the deep end given Mings injury, Torres has overall adapted much quicker than i thought. The Davies chance I think was worse than people think. Carlos back into him enough to make the header more difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongo Waring Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 I think he better than GOD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 2 hours ago, andym said: Funny how he seems to get the Mings treatment - any chance against where he's the defender and its getting mentioned as evidence he can't defend or is error prone. Konsa got just as easily skipped past by Johnson for his chance, and has had a few shocking moments this season directly leading to goals (3rd newcastle goal, Luton's consolation). Carlos somehow got beat in the air by Ben Davies, giving him a free header 6 yards out today, yet his thread is all positive. All of our centre backs are good, all have different qualities, all can and will have moments where they cost us goals against. Just the nature of the position. Considering he's been thrown in at the deep end given Mings injury, Torres has overall adapted much quicker than i thought. It's the way. Any defender who is slightly cultured or unorthodox gets scrutinized with a microscope, while more traditional, "no nonsense" defenders can seemingly get away with murder in comparison. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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