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    How Pau Torres Would Fit at Manchester United



    How Pau Torres Would Fit at Manchester United! Transfer news this week has hinted at a potential move by Man Utd for Villarreal centre back Pau Torres. I’ve had a look at how the Spain centre back who is featuring heavily at Euro 2020 could fit into Manchester United’s defence next to Harry Maguire. I have my say in this in-depth video that cuts through the publicised facts of Pau Torres being fast and left footed and looks deeper at how he could operate in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s starting xi! Let me know what you think! Should Manchester United go for Pau Torres as their centre back transfer target or would the other heavily linked player Raphael Varane be a better option? I’ve had my say in this video let me know what you think in the comments below…

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    2. Jewett Paul on

      Koundè is better suited for United..since he plays right CB and fast, has good heading capacity, more importantly complements Maguire perfectly..!

    7. Joe on

      I’m not buying the Pau Torres hype. He’s just like Lindelof imo. Why would you spend £55m on Pau Torres when you can get one of the best defenders in the world, Raphael Varane, for £45m? Baffles me.

    9. Alvin Anis on

      Maguire plays better on the left side, I would def prefer Varane or Kounde if United would want to find a suitable CB partner for him.

    10. gary byrne on

      The perfect partner for Maguire is milenkovic. Maguire plays left CB, milenkovic plays right CB. He's fast ,aggressive and a leader , everything Maguire needs beside him..

    11. GoodHope on

      Victor Lindelöf attributes:
      – Great forward passer
      – Chance creating long passes behind opposition defenses
      – Reads the opponent well and anticipates through balls and clears them well.
      Areas where he lacks:
      – Duels against 7ft PL players in set pieces
      – Even duels against players who are around his size
      – He's not quite a CB who will carry us through and win us a PL title. (Yet?[hopefully])
      In general, we bought him when he was 23. Unexperienced, but had talent and potential. Now, his qualities have begun to show. He's actually an attacking threat in his long passing, which we didn't see in his first seasons.
      I think if we bought him, at his age now (26), we would regard him as quality.
      I think we shouldn't sell him. He is still extremely useful against opponents who don't really possess the ball. Great vision and long passing. Could probably have been a great CDM with these attributes. I still think we need a new first-team-quality CB, and still keep Victor as a weapon against teams who don't do long balls.

    14. New Akekamun on

      Hey Dave, I believe CDM is also a must for us and we should go for Joao Palhinha from Sporting. Dropped a class performance 2 days ago against Pogba and Kante. Just a single half and it’s literally one of the most mesmerising CDM performance I’ve seen in a while that I’ve to google him. Also a better passer of the ball than Rice and would be a lot cheaper.

      He got everything to be succeeded in the Prem: good tackling ability, great physicality, and a pin point long ball. The way he pinged the ball left and right reminds me of Carrick. And at 25 years of age would be the right one to accommodate Garner’s development for the future.

    16. Aiman Faris on

      Sven Botman would be better signing for Manchester United. Great at 1v1 situation, winning a lot aerial duels, has a great determination and concentration. He isn't fast enough tho but still better and can work on about it. Would be a much much suited with Maguire. Likewise with Kounde

    18. David Yomi on

      You spoke my mind, exactly what I’ve been telling everyone is that He’s just a younger lindelog. Nothing special to his game. We need fast players who’re good at interceptions, solid defensively and don’t get beat physically. He’s a very wrong investment

    19. Modelarc Creative on

      Good content. Can you also do a video of how Ben White would fit into Arsenal? Considering we were also linked to John Stones a while after Arteta was appointed. The two seem to be very similar players… Why is Arteta prioritizing such kind of a center back? Is it cause he plans to introduce a new playing system?

    21. Noble Emeji on

      100% agree, good player but not what we need. Inagine maguire gets injured and we field lindelof and pau torres against burnley. We need varane and the next option should be botman, he is still too young but he’ll fit us better than torres

    25. Shu-ya Zhao on

      Why spend over $90 million on a Sancho? He is not much better or superior to D. Amad . The real solution that Man Utd needs is 2-new wing-backs plus an AMF who is more powerful than Bruno Fernandes physically to protect him from stifling out of the game. Sancho is NO Ronaldo or Messi or Mbappe. Far from it. He can never win any game on his own. Wake up! Stop fantasizing!

    26. Shu-ya Zhao on

      Next season, all Premier League clubs have planned to play Bruno Fernandes out of the game. That is why Man Utd needs Renato Sanchez. Watch how he physically dominated for Portugal against France and Belgium. Indisputable evidence. Without such a player, Man Utd can forget about challenging Man City.

    27. Shu-ya Zhao on

      Using D. Sancho and shift to wing play is NOT the solution. No wingers could have the chance to receive the ball without one physically very strong and technically skillful AMF to protect cum alternate-play with a visionary AMF with good passing skills. With such a tag-team in place, wing-play can excel both in attack and defense – this is the simple logic of Yin and Yang.

    28. Shu-ya Zhao on

      DEFENDERS: Maguire, Lindelöf, Bailly, Sven Botman + Pau Torres
      WING BACKS: W. Bissaka, L. Shaw, and the 2-new signings K. Mbabu + P. Gonclaves or Joakim Maehle (sell Telles, B.Williams, Tuanxebe, P. Jones)
      DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS: McTomminay, R. Fred, sign either Neves or Camavinga
      ATTACKING MIDFIELDERS: B. Fernandes, 2-new signings R. Sanchez + J. Grealish (sell Beek, Matic, James, loan out Pellistri, Garner, Hannibal)
      WIDE FORWARDS: D. Amad, M.Rashford, J. Lingard
      CENTER FORWARDS: E. Cavani, M. Greenwood, A. Martial

      Man Utd will be invincible when OLE rotates the first eleven from the above. And every Man Utd player will be happy and won't lament here or there. Loyalty and trust will be preserved and move up to a new level. Let Paul Pogba go where his heart belongs.

      BUILD around Man Utd No.18 – SUSTAINABILITY breeds continuing SUCCESS. Don't make stupid signings and hurt the players who deserve to be kept and nurture to a higher level.

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