From the angle I saw, Llorente did head it, he just missed.
I'll give you that he played a part in the goal but Licht made the cut, Licht made the pass that went passed two defender for somebody/anybody to get on and Tevez put it away.
And I don't expect Llorente to be some diabolical finishing machine. I just want him to finish what's there for him. Tonight, with that header, he's 0/1 and he's been "0 for" for every game so far. He can draw as many defenders as he wants but if he continues to draw defenders and go 0-for then he's going to draw defenders straight to the bench when Morata hits 90%+ fitness. Just saying we're not paying him to draw defenders...
I'll give you that he played a part in the goal but Licht made the cut, Licht made the pass that went passed two defender for somebody/anybody to get on and Tevez put it away.
And I don't expect Llorente to be some diabolical finishing machine. I just want him to finish what's there for him. Tonight, with that header, he's 0/1 and he's been "0 for" for every game so far. He can draw as many defenders as he wants but if he continues to draw defenders and go 0-for then he's going to draw defenders straight to the bench when Morata hits 90%+ fitness. Just saying we're not paying him to draw defenders...
I will say if there's one criticism for Llorente it's his attacking positioning. He doesn't do a great job of presenting himself well for crosses or cut backs. He's a bit lazy and too central at times.
Everything else in build up play, I can't ask any more of him. He has been superb there so far this year. Overall, he hasn't been bad, and yes Morata should play more, but I think Llorente has been a positive for us so far this year.
