Fernando Llorente (1 Viewer)

[Bianconero_Aus]

people here make him sound like amauri, draging the team down? that is the most ridiculous thing I've heard in a while

Teams always need scapegoats, and Llorente bashing is the flavour of the month now. Pathetic. I actually thought he was quite OK against Atalanta.

 

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[Ocelot]

Teams always need scapegoats, and Llorente bashing is the flavour of the month now. Pathetic. I actually thought he was quite OK against Atalanta.

Since Marchisio, Bonucci and Ogbonna have been great so far, he's the only one left.

 

[Bianconero_Aus]

Since Marchisio, Bonucci and Ogbonna have been great so far, he's the only one left.

disgraceful, given how well our team has been playing so far this season that people still find the need to nitpick our own players unnecessarily.

 

[sallyinzaghi]

If anything he needs that goal to boost his confidence.

 

[Bjerknes]

Teams always need scapegoats, and Llorente bashing is the flavour of the month now. Pathetic. I actually thought he was quite OK against Atalanta.

I just think that we could use the pace and movement of Morata instead. Llorente does an OK job holding up the ball but we need something else in there, especially against a side like Atletico.

 

[Boksic]

Drag the team down?

He's a reference point in our attack, holds the ball up well with his back against the defense and distributes it nicely. He played a very decisive part in the 1st goal last night.

Hopefully he scores soon, though, he needs it for confidence.

 

[Hust]

Teams always need scapegoats, and Llorente bashing is the flavour of the month now. Pathetic. I actually thought he was quite OK against Atalanta.

It's deserved criticism. He keeps getting the nod yet isn't delivering. He needs a couple matches on the bench to hopefully kick start a positive run. Not sure what the issue is because starting Morata, for example, can't be any more counter productive than starting Llorente because Llorente hasn't done anything yet.

The excuses of him holding the ball up hasn't led to much this season yet IMO. The guy is a target man, he needs service into the 6 yard box. That's where he excels and the irony is the goal Morata scored is the kind of service Llorente needs more often.

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I just think that we could use the pace and movement of Morata instead. Llorente does an OK job holding up the ball but we need something else in there, especially against a side like Atletico.

 

[Lion]

Teams always need scapegoats, and Llorente bashing is the flavour of the month now. Pathetic. I actually thought he was quite OK against Atalanta.

that's not it. we have a 20 million euro signing ready on the bench and one of Europe's top 5 18 year olds on the bench. all we are asking is if the current 1st team player is clearly not in sync, give the others a chance.

this isn't siena where we only have a single player and we play him regardlees of form.

 

[IliveForJuve]

I'm sure Allegri is content with Nando's performance so far.

 

[AFL_ITALIA]

There have been quite a few occasions in the last match where Llorente contributed significantly to the team's overall play, if I remember correctly. The only opportunity I remember him having was that header.

 

[Linebreak]

He's been a shadow of his former self this season. Well on the Amauri path atm.

 

[Lion]

nah, brah.

you want your highest paid striker to hold the ball well. that's all. who needs goals.


i think a lot of you will change tunes soon once you realize tevez cant carry the team every game and llorente will be no where to be found

 

[GrecoJuve]

He will be starter against Atleti and Roma for sure, Allegri will not risk and play with Morata.
But then, he should be benched for some time.

 

[Pirlo's Beard]

Yeah nobody is denying how good his hold up play can be

but in a team with no attacking mids, 1 other striker and no wingers I think we sort of, you know, need our other striker to be an actual goal threat unless we want to be completely and unbelievably dependent on Tevez.

 

[Hydde]

nah, brah.

you want your highest paid striker to hold the ball well. that's all. who needs goals.


i think a lot of you will change tunes soon once you realize tevez cant carry the team every game and llorente will be no where to be found

Thats what i dont want to happen. Its clear that this Tevez run, while it has a lot do to with tactics and new coach... is also the result of a burst in his performance and luck. He OBVIOUSLY will ot be abel to keep this up and sooner or later we will have to continue being a team to win games instead of relying of tevez.

Thats why we need Llorente to get on his rails soon. Is not that he has been Amauri levels anyways.... but when he lacks goals.. and on top of it, he is misplacing passes and braking up plays with mistakes.. it gets annoying sometimes.

He gest the credit in part for the first goal against atalanta... but he needs to improve alittle. Last season he was more or less like thus...but his goals always came so it was no biggie. But right now he is lacking goals.

And this is coming from a huge llorente fan, not a hater like Lion.

 

[Osman]

Its not about finding scapegoats, he is not been good enough, its that simple, if you dont expect more then this supbar-ish non lethal approach to his game so far, then you simply think he is an average player, which he isnt. He needs to improve and become more involved as a goal threat, play better or be criticized, its nothing more complicated then that.

 

[Tevez10]

Amauri 2.0

 

[Ahmed]

he has to play the no.9 role against teams playing 10 men behind the ball, even at home...it is obviously going to be a tough shift with Tevez dropping much deeper in Allegri's system.

and Morata is not up for that, he is a more off the shoulder, running into spaces type FW.

 

[Hydde]

he has to play the no.9 role against teams playing 10 men behind the ball, even at home...it is obviously going to be a tough shift with Tevez dropping much deeper in Allegri's system.

and Morata is not up for that, he is a more off the shoulder, running into spaces type FW.

The problem with tis is that llorente seems to be very uncomfort with the ball at his feet. He doesnt work in the build up apart from some 1-2s...
so he tends to brak up plays that require technical skills.
Sometimes he do some nice flicks.. but IMO is much more the times he gets it wrong.

 

[JuveJay]

This thread will be funny after he scores on Weds.