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Player Review
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First off please bear with me, this is my first futbin review. I'm a massive Liverpool fan and got into football just prior to Torres leaving, so I found Liverpool just before he left. While I don't remember him playing too much as I was quite young, I still remember El Nino's legendary status as one of the best forwards to have worn the Liverpool No.9. Seeing that he would be getting an icon in FIFA 21 meant I knew I had to get my hands on him, and when his mid SBC came out, I finally had a chance. Of course I did him, slapped a hunter on him and jumped straight into weekend league...wow. What a player. Within 15 games he had become my favourite player on the game so far, easily outplaying every other player in my team and destroying my other attacking player's, like mid Del Piero and Salah, goal contributions. He became my go-to goal scorer, using his strength and pace to bully defenders and tear open back lines (especially Vidic ;) ) I may be slightly biased, but his goals to games don't lie - he scores goals, it really is as simple as that. He does have his cons, as most players do...but I'll get to that shortly.
Shooting - His shooting is by far his best attribute. His base stat of 87 looks nothing special, but with a hunter it is taken to another level. His positioning and finishing is world class, with his shot power being more than suffice to cause the net to ripple when he gets a shot off. His finesse shot trait really helps, with a finesse on his right foot resulting in a goal 9 times out of 10
Weak Foot - For me, I absolutely do not mind a player having 4* WF, and Torres is an example as to why. His WF time and time again feels better than Del Piero's, who apparently has 5*. The only difference I can occasionally see is the finesse shots on his left can be slightly less effective than on his right, but that is minor.
Pace - Torres is deceptively fast - with a hunter on him that boosted pace is definitely enough to trouble defenders. Granted, his body type, height and the sheer godliness of some of the faster full backs and Varane mean he can't simply break through with a through ball. However, his pace is certainly good enough - he isn't slow by any means, I'm thinking of an example in weekend league against Joe Gomez where he took a big touch past him and completely burnt him for pace. He isn't going to be outpacing everyone, but he certainly has the potential to cause problems with his speed. I play him in a two striker formation with headliner lozano, and those two a lethal together, with lozano providing the majority of the pace, and Torres the finishing.
Strength - For the base stat of 75 strength and only 63 aggression, you can't imagine Torres being a physical presence on the pitch. However, whilst he is no Adama, his strength is definitely better than what his card suggests. Some of the weaker CB like Kounde can often struggle against his tall, physical presence
Passing - For me his biggest con is his passing. At striker it doesn't necessarily have to be good, but Torres noticeably struggles in often quite simple passes. Lozano will often make a lovely run and Torres is just unable to make the through ball to find him. It is a pity, if he had good passing he would be one of the best strikers in the game.
Dribbling - For me, Torres' dribbling is not an issue. Does he feel entirely smooth on the ball? No. Is he the most responsive? No. But that isn't what you are getting with Torres - he is a big presence who will score you goals given the chance, not a silky dribbler. I don't mind his less than meta dribbling, but I know many of those playing in the higher divisions or with meta teams might expect something smoother.
Heading - For someone so tall and threatening, I can rarely rely on Torres to score headers consistently. I'm not sure if it is just the style of the game, or whether is is Torres himself. He will score the occasional header, but most of his efforts are too weak to trouble the keeper or simply not on target. This is disappointing, as if Torres could score those front post corners like I've seen the likes of inf Sergio Ramos do, he would be pretty much the complete goal scorer.
Price - Again, not an issue for me. This guy is a legend, and I would happily complete the pricey SBC for him. However, if you are not a Torres lover, you may see this as a bit steep, however I would argue the player you are getting is worth the coins/fodder