Many may not believe it, but so far this season Barca is the team with the largest difference between expected goals and expected goals conceded in La Liga. If the team's striker had been more powerful, Barca's record would never have been the same as it is. So after a successful debt restructuring and a long-term low-interest loan, Laporta spent a lot of money to buy Ferran Torres to solve the goal problem.
1. To improve yourself to the Premier League: to return to Spain for true love
Born on February 29, 2000, Ferran-Torres may have had more time to focus on football because he only had the opportunity to celebrate his birthday once every four years. Growing up in the Valencia academy, he made his La Liga debut at the age of 17.
Soon, the winger, who could play in the middle, received attention from many giants including Barca, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Liverpool, Dortmund and so on. However, Ferran Torres chose to join Manchester City, perhaps because of the desire to be trained by Guardiola.
In the Premier League, Ferran Torres has tried several positions on the pitch, from the center forward, pseudo-nine to winger, and his growth is obvious to all. High scoring efficiency, good cross quality, fast speed and good ball quotient also allowEd Ferran Torres to receive Pep Guardiola's attention and careful cultivation.
If it weren't for an accidental toe fracture, Ferran Torres was reused by Guardiola at one point earlier this season. However, this time he firmly chose to return to Spain, perhaps related to his girlfriend. Felan, who is dating the eldest daughter of Spanish coach Enrique and does not want a long-distance relationship, chooses to return to the Iberian Peninsula, which is also an understandable decision.
2. Barca are on track: what is missing is goal efficiency
As can be seen from the statistics, Barca in the first half of La Liga is the team with the best difference between the expected number of goals and the expected number of goals conceded, even slightly higher than Real Madrid. The problem is that Barca are too inefficient in scoring goals, missing too many scoring opportunities, leaving the team's actual goal and conceded goal difference only in 6th place in La Liga.
Like this season's national derby, Barca have every reason to be the side of the game. Depay played the back post of Militon's clever pass, and Destin was given most of the empty goal that was unguarded, but flew in the penalty area. Similar shots have appeared at Barca no less than 10 times this season. Barca lost 2-1 to Real Madrid in that game, and if the team had scored first, perhaps the ending would have been different.
Italy's goal in the semi-finals of the UEFA Nations League can be said to fully demonstrate the technical characteristics of Ferran Torres. After seeing his teammates play rib coordination, he moved to the back point of the empty position.
It can be clearly seen from the broadcast footage that Ferran Torres's point-grabbing habit is to hide behind defenders, so he is better at completing fatal blows in relative counterattacks and large space. As long as teammates can play a partial coordination to attract defensive attention, Ferran's running position is very smart, and the grab point in front of the goal is very calm and efficient.
Manchester City's 5-0 away win over Arsenal this season is also a typical example of Ferran Torres' brilliance. The team has a great advantage in the field and can effectively dispatch the opponent's defensive position, and Ferran Torres has grabbed the point in front of the goal twice, all in a state of no confrontation.
Some fans like to compare Ferran Torres's performance in front of goal with Ronaldo, which is indeed a part of the similarity with the 36-year-old Ronaldo. It's just that Ferran Torres' header ability is relatively average, and he is not known for bouncing. He prefers to pick up a quick-falling cross and score with his foot in front of goal.
Arsenal centre-back's too slow movement allowed Ferran Torres to complete a beautiful forward run and fatal strike in front of goal without physical contact. Barca also have the ability to create chances, and Ferran's sense of smell in front of goal will greatly benefit the Red and Blues.
3. In addition to playing arrows: In the future, Phelan Torres can also play multiple roles
The 21-year-old Ferran Torres can play a number of roles on the pitch, such as striker, right winger and right forward, and can also play as a left winger for a period of time if necessary. However, his single-player confrontation is not efficient, and it is not his advantage to pass the ball.
After going to the right, Although Felan Torres is not good at passing, he is still very fast with the ball, and if the team has a reliable center, his cross threat will be quite good.
In addition, Ferran Torres, as a successful product of Spanish youth training (the leader of the 2019 European Youth Championship team), he is very much in line with Barca's football thinking. Whether it is no ball movement, or the counter-grab right during the offensive and defensive conversion, it can be above the standard.
In Barca's foreseeable plans, the team still intends to buy new centers in the summer window. According to RAC1 Jirard Romero, Barcelona's plan A is Haaland and plan B is Vlahović. If a new center forward is bought, Ferran Torres can also go to the right to increase the proportion of crosses, or go to the left back point and become a hidden killer ready to switch the role of two forwards.
Felan Torres' advance pattern is somewhat similar to De Jong's, and he can suddenly take off and move forward by grabbing the empty position. However, after the opponent posted a confrontation, Ferran can not do much, often choose to go outside the cross or split the team to run back point.
This is a very typical Felan-Torres-style start-up propulsion. He took advantage of the space present in the opponent's midfield, took the ball and sped forward, quickly split the ball after encountering obstruction, and then inserted himself into the box without the ball. If there is a center teammate in the middle to cover up, The reception at the back point of Theffayan Torres will be more threatening.
epilogue:
Barca, which has a 35-year-old, $1.5 billion long-term borrowing, buying Felan Torres is just the beginning. The team's reinforcements will continue to deepen, and only one Ferran Torres may only help Barca to reach the top four of the league, and will not bring about qualitative changes. But if there are more good players in the future, then Laporta may really look forward to becoming the savior of red and blue again.