Mar 13 2011, 01:18 PM
QUOTE(lilredridinghood @ Mar 12 2011, 11:03 AM)
Sometimes, I wonder if Torres leaving Liverpool FC is actually a blessing in disguise, he has never been a prolific striker playing alongside another striker since his days in Atletico Madrid with Kun Aguero, Liverpool with Robbie Keane and Spain with David Villa, I wonder if he is one who needs the ball with him all the time in order for him to perform. Although he scores plenty through tap ins as well as headers, I'm starting to think that perhaps his positioning sense is nowhere near other strikers.
Suarez on the other hand may not be as clinical as our previous number 9 when it comes to scoring, outperforms Torres when it comes to dribbling, flair as well as playing as a team player. Very often I see Torres tried to dribble past 2 or 3 defenders like as if he's got the techniques of Lionel Messi or Thierry Henry, let's not kid ourselves, he doesn't have that.
He's got an elegant feet when it comes to finishing as well as the flair, strength and pace that most strikers want, that is I guess why Chelsea wanted him so badly. However, his amount of goals covered up the fact that he's actually a striker that needs to ball played to his foot and scores more often off dribbling.
With the presence of Suarez, even Dirk Kuyt who could only aim the wood work, scored a famous hat trick at Anfield against Man Utd. Told my mates, Torres might brick those goals, due to his positional sense.
That being said, I'm not being bitter, it's just based on my observation.
We will have to see how good Carroll is if his departure was indeed a blessing in disguise. But your observation on Torres's positioning has its merits i reckon. Torres once said that Rafa worked tirelessly to improve his positioning, he would tell him exactly where to be within the box and which particular post to attack. Suarez on the other hand may not be as clinical as our previous number 9 when it comes to scoring, outperforms Torres when it comes to dribbling, flair as well as playing as a team player. Very often I see Torres tried to dribble past 2 or 3 defenders like as if he's got the techniques of Lionel Messi or Thierry Henry, let's not kid ourselves, he doesn't have that.
He's got an elegant feet when it comes to finishing as well as the flair, strength and pace that most strikers want, that is I guess why Chelsea wanted him so badly. However, his amount of goals covered up the fact that he's actually a striker that needs to ball played to his foot and scores more often off dribbling.
With the presence of Suarez, even Dirk Kuyt who could only aim the wood work, scored a famous hat trick at Anfield against Man Utd. Told my mates, Torres might brick those goals, due to his positional sense.
That being said, I'm not being bitter, it's just based on my observation.
The comparison between him and Suarez is a bit unfair tho imo. They're both completely different kind of players altogether. Suarez is obviously the better dribbler but Torres didn't have to dribble as much because he normally played off the defender's shoulder. Most of the time, he only had a defender and the goalkeeper to beat. A quick turn and a burst of pace, and he was on his way towards the goal. As a finisher, he is as deadly as a striker can be. He has scored numerous headers and from variety of angles and range.
The one thing that i feel is his weakness is that he has this methodological approach when tyring to get into scoring position - the most obvious one was that he would stay on the defender's weaker side and look to skin him with pace. It's predictable and even the most average defender can have a good day against him. Suarez, on the other hand plays more like a no 7. He drifts everywhere and has plethora of methods when attacking the goal. And his impulsiveness makes him very unpredictable and a pain to play against.
I'm not one to cry over spilled milk but what a combo these 2 players would have made. Kinda like the a good cop and bad cop scenario. One plays by the book, the other doesn't. Pity that it was not meant to be.
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