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Lucas Torreira: 2019/20 Performances

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You're wrong, no?
His potential is very much deniable, I really don’t see what others do. He’s never been good for us but certain people always hype him.
You would need to tell us which players do you prefer instead of him. Saying he's not good enough but then we end up with Xhaka, Douzi and Ceballos midfield doesn't make much sense to me.
Torreira has an undeniable ball wining skills and he's the only midfielder that has some standout ability, unlike others who are just bang average in everything day do, or even worse.
 

The_Playmaker

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He lacks aerial ability, he can't sprint over long distances and he can bounce off midfielders if they gain momentum. He hasn't played in his actual position since he has been at the club.

He is a specialist DM at the base of a 3. Play him there and he is no longer running large distances. All of his strengths are then highlighted.

That being said, this guy looks tasty:

 

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Agree on that part. Him going up and down on the pitch didn't work well for us. The thing is, Arteta doesn't play like that, we sit deep and that's something Torreira can play. If we start to play possession football with high defensive line next season, Torreira could play that as well by staying in front of CB's and winning the ball quickly.
The only formation so far where he clearly failed was when the gap between our defence and attack was huge and he doesn't have the legs to cover that ground.

I'm not concerned about his ball skills, he does the basics right with simple passing and that's all you want from you DMC

If you look at the top teams of the last few years (Madrid, City, Liverpool) they've had a really athletic dm that can cover ground and stop counter attacks, as well as being competent on the ball.

Even teams that have been successful in the Premier league recently (Chelsea with Kante, Leicester with Kante then Ndidi) have had a player like this.

The way Arteta will want us to play in the long run, I think he will want this type of player in the DM position, that can also help us in the build up.

I think its why the club is after Partey, who would be an amazing signing. Torreira doesn't have the abilities to perform that role.

As I said though, he is a very useful player to bring on when the team is pushed back and needs to hold a lead. Probably more useful to the club at Guendouzi atm.
 

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Yo @American_Gooner my boy Torreira's proving you wrong in the Season of Our Lord 20/21

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scytheavatar

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He lacks aerial ability, he can't sprint over long distances and he can bounce off midfielders if they gain momentum. He hasn't played in his actual position since he has been at the club.

He is a specialist DM at the base of a 3. Play him there and he is no longer running large distances. All of his strengths are then highlighted.

That being said, this guy looks tasty:


He also has dodgy positioning and is constantly a hole in midfield (a problem shared by Guendouzi), which is why both Arteta and Emery didn't trust him to be in front of our defense. Even Xhaka defends more reliabily than Torreira.
 

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He also has dodgy positioning and is constantly a hole in midfield (a problem shared by Guendouzi), which is why both Arteta and Emery didn't trust him to be in front of our defense. Even Xhaka defends more reliabily than Torreira.

Think it's more to do with his passing. At the base of the midfield starting moves and generating football he's just not good enough.
 

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He came on and be aggressive and won few balls i don't understand why people not understanding his role. He not xhaka or Ceballos
 

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Really hate how Lucas is disrespected and not well used in this team. First Emery started using him as offensive midfielder and now Arteta doesn't seem to rate him at all.

Hope he can find a club that will better utilizes his skills and actually let him develop.

Not so long ago dude was winning 3 MOTM trophies in a row like nothing...

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Yousif Arsenal

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Really hate how Lucas is disrespected and not well used in this team. First Emery started using him as offensive midfielder and now Arteta doesn't seem to rate him at all.

Hope he can find a club that will better utilizes his skills and actually let him develop.

Not so long ago dude was winning 3 MOTM trophies in a row like nothing...

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He not being disrespected we already playing with 3 cb and 2 wingback we can't have another defensive minded player in the team. Also Ceballos Xhaka been good Torreira would definitely play if we play 433
 
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