Fernando Llorente (26 Viewers)

Osman

Koul Khara!
Aug 30, 2002
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Yeah but what W is saying is that Llorente is more comfortable in possession based set-up, mobile ones, like ours, and Bilbao's was (Bielsa's suited him more, cuz he got more movement around him there), not necessarily wing play based type of play as you suggest. He is a targetman, but one who is more comfortable on the ground using his nice technique, despite his formidable physique. His main weakness is defenitely that he is too much of a team player, needs to shoot more, or get in shooting positions, instead of being so focused on setting up others.
 

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JBF

اختك يا زمن
Aug 5, 2006
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Yeah but what W is saying is that Llorente is more comfortable in possession based set-up, mobile ones, like ours, and Bilbao's was (Bielsa's suited him more, cuz he got more movement around him there), not necessarily wing play based type of play as you suggest. He is a targetman, but one who is more comfortable on the ground using his nice technique, despite his formidable physique. His main weakness is defenitely that he is too much of a team player, needs to shoot more, or get in shooting positions, instead of being so focused on setting up others.
I wasn't talking about classic wingers though, shooting crosses on every given chance. More of the type of play Bilbao had, players cutting from the wings and creating chances rather than waiting for midfielders to drop a ball in the box and hope for the best.
 

Bjerknes

"Top Economist"
Mar 16, 2004
111,513
Yeah but what W is saying is that Llorente is more comfortable in possession based set-up, mobile ones, like ours, and Bilbao's was (Bielsa's suited him more, cuz he got more movement around him there), not necessarily wing play based type of play as you suggest. He is a targetman, but one who is more comfortable on the ground using his nice technique, despite his formidable physique. His main weakness is defenitely that he is too much of a team player, needs to shoot more, or get in shooting positions, instead of being so focused on setting up others.
What you wrote means he isn't a target man. Sorry, he's not. The whole definition revolves around being a physical menace.

Even Trezeguet could hold up the ball using his feet, so can Inzaghi, Agudelo, Cheillini, Mike Burke, Osman Al Zabbadini, whatever.
 

swag

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Sep 23, 2003
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What you wrote means he isn't a target man. Sorry, he's not. The whole definition revolves around being a physical menace.

Even Trezeguet could hold up the ball using his feet, so can Inzaghi, Agudelo, Cheillini, Mike Burke, Osman Al Zabbadini, whatever.
:agree: Pango Bieskiatsky...
 

Klin

نحن الروبوتات
May 27, 2009
61,689
People really need to start realising that we did not buy a stationary striker and therefore we do not need to shower him with crosses. His ability is so developed that we can pretty much hit a cross from anywhere and make a situation out of it, we need to exploit that and his terrific technique to vary our attacks.
Not sure if people are talking about Llorente or Toni.
:heart:

Seriously? :howler:


Did you even watch Bilbao then? Did they even have three center forwards to play a wingless 4-3-3? :lol:
Fail.
 

Vlad

In Allegri We Trust
May 23, 2011
22,606
What you wrote means he isn't a target man. Sorry, he's not. The whole definition revolves around being a physical menace.

Even Trezeguet could hold up the ball using his feet, so can Inzaghi, Agudelo, Cheillini, Mike Burke, Osman Al Zabbadini, whatever.
:sergio: :lol: Still at this.
 

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