Torres

[El Jefecito]

There are some positives from today's game. Torres. Despite getting **** all service. He still managed to score, AGAIN.

[Imy]

This is why he should not be rested for May

[kurtangle01]

Yep, played well despite the lack of service. He will get better I just hope that we play a settled side around him for the next few matches.

[El Jefecito]

This is why he should not be rested for May

I created a thread a while back about an article in Marca/as, in which Rafa said that while he was bedding in he would play torres in those games in which he is most likely to score in order to build up his confidence for playing the EPL i.e. those games where we are most likely to be able to play on the counterattack. Today was a departure from that so maybe he has decided the bedding in time is over and that we'll see more of him.

I think that is more in Rafa's thinking than resting him for the sake of fitness.

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

Class act.

Now all we need is quality in wide areas to get him more consistent service.

[Imy]

Class act.

Now all we need is quality in wide areas to get him more consistent service.

He needs a better support striker, I would have had we got Tevez.

OK no Tevez but certainly somebody of that skill and guile.

[kurtangle01]

He needs a better support striker, I would have had we got Tevez.

OK no Tevez but certainly somebody of that skill and guile.

Garcia would have been perfect, imho. Benayoun could do a job in there between now and getting someone else in.

[Parm]

He needs a better support striker, I would have had we got Tevez.

OK no Tevez but certainly somebody of that skill and guile.

Garcia would have been perfect, imho. Benayoun could do a job in there between now and getting someone else in.

Firstly, thank god for Torres,
Tevez would have been ideal, perfect foil for Torres.
I dunno about whether Garcia or Yossi could do the job but I do see where you are coming from. FWIW I think maybe it's time for Babel to be pushed upfront with Torres, think he has the physcial presence and pace to compliment Torres.

[Imy]

watching the scumbags yesterday, Rooney, Tevez, Ronaldo and Giggs are all interchangeable all these have pace, skill, trickery and strength.

[Kopite_Colin]

I'd be tempted to sell Crouch and / or Kuyt and buy Huntelaar in Jan if he's available. We badly need another goalscoring striker with the knack of being in the right place at the right time. If we lose Torres for any length of time the cupboard looks bare.

And a genuine experienced winger of sufficient class to go straight into the 1st 11 wouldn't go amiss either.

[kurtangle01]

Firstly, thank god for Torres,
Tevez would have been ideal, perfect foil for Torres.
I dunno about whether Garcia or Yossi could do the job but I do see where you are coming from. FWIW I think maybe it's time for Babel to be pushed upfront with Torres, think he has the physcial presence and pace to compliment Torres.

Yeah, I would like to see Babel play there. In time I think he will but in the short term I think Rafa will continue to use him out wide. He looked pretty effective to me when he came on. The Spurs players never knew where he would end up next but he never had the movement round about him at times to do much when he was in possesion. We were far to rigid at times.

[El Jefecito]

I'd be tempted to sell Crouch and / or Kuyt and buy Huntelaar in Jan if he's available. We badly need another goalscoring striker with the knack of being in the right place at the right time. If we lose Torres for any length of time the cupboard looks bare.

And a genuine experienced winger of sufficient class to go straight into the 1st 11 wouldn't go amiss either.

There was a Torres where he explained that Rafa has a fixed set of roles to which he assigns players. Based on the way I've seen players play, I can't see how you could fit in Huntelaar. He can't play the torres role as he is not quick enough and he certainly cant play the Kuyt/Crow role.

I'm sure we'll pass on him.

[peekay]

Another positive from today : Andrey Voronin.
Nice sharp movement for today's goal and some very good tracking back.
Based on todays display alone, again I repeat that, based on todays display alone, he has overtaken Kuyt as the second striker in my mind.

[andyinswinton]

I think it shows that when you spend some serious money on a player like Torres, you get a class act.

When you spend 5-6 million on a player, you get something different entirely.

The trouble is that we have too few class acts in the squad.

[El Jefecito]

Another positive from today : Andrey Voronin.
Nice sharp movement for today's goal and some very good tracking back.
Based on todays display alone, again I repeat that, based on todays display alone, he has overtaken Kuyt as the second striker in my mind.