Juan Pablo Torres at KSC Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen (Belgium)

That's what I get for not actually watching a single Fire game.

However, Mihailovic ended up with 8 starts (Soccerway numbers). Torres could easily end with 8 or more starts for Lokeren by the end of the season.

 

Depends. Peter Maes is making all kinds of noise about being active in the transfer window. We will see

 

The problem with Torres, is that he is not aggressive enough offensively. Maybe as a CDM he's not supposed to be but it would make him a more valuable player. I really hate talking about his skills actually, because he hasn't been given enough playing time for me to properly evaluate him.

 

After speaking with Omid Namazi recently, that is exactly what he said both the US youth coaches as well as coaches at Lokeren are working with Torres about. They want to see more forward passes out of him and less diagonal and backpasses. He is making progress because he has a good passing range but he needs to be more proactive and not look for the safe pass all the time

He is a very good ball winner and very good on the defensive side

 

I don't think that's quite true. When they switched to the back 5, Adams just made a lot more sense for the team there than Alex Muyl did. Adams at RWB and Davis/Felipe at CM is way better for the Red Bulls than Felipe/Adams at CM and Muyl at RWB.

If Adams sticks around, I think you'll see them sign a new right back and play Adams in the middle more often next year, because I imagine they'll want to get him into a more influential position.

 

If that does happen, he has to improve his passing about 500%

 

Yeah?

Tyler Adams with a brilliant pass you just have to watch to assist to BWP. What a season for the teenager https://t.co/QyxvYBQCiG

— Brian Sciaretta (@BrianSciaretta) October 7, 2017

 

It’s not his inability to make a great pass sometimes. It’s his inability to make the average pass all the time. It was a problem with the u20s and it definitely was a problem against Portugal

 

I agree.

I think both he and Acosta have better futures at fullback. Too loose with the ball to be trusted in the middle at higher levels.

 

all positions have to be tight with the ball.

 

I don't agree with that assessment of his passing. But we'll see how it goes next year - he still doesn't turn 19 til February.

Anyway, back to Juan Torres. Sorry for the thread derail.

 

On the bench:

📋 TEAM SHEET ⚪️⚫️💛 #CmonLokeren #CluLok #JPL #WijZijnVanLokeren pic.twitter.com/Z9b8ZA34vY

— KSC Lokeren - Temse (@KSCLokeren) December 10, 2017

 

Lokeren lost and Torres DNP.

 

On the bench (again) today Lokoren at Antwerp

 

On the bench:

📝 TEAM SHEET! #LokKvm #BoxingDay pic.twitter.com/zggrXXsfH7

— KSC Lokeren - Temse (@KSCLokeren) December 26, 2017

 

Came on in the 60th minute in a 4-3 friendly defeat to a Spanish team.

https://www.sporting.be/113/4767/uitslagen/wedstrijd-details/?tab=3

 

https://www.sporting.be/113/4768/uitslagen/wedstrijd-details/?tab=3
Torres came on in the 65th minute in a friendly vs FC Seoul.

 

Starts on the bench as they visit Gent

 

Played with the U21s and scored a goal.

Onze beloften begonnen uitstekend aan de Play Offs. Ze wonnen overtuigend met 1-4 op het veld van @kvoostende. #KvoLok #Beloften
️⚽ KVO: 11’ Bah
️⚽ LOK: 58’ Triest, 79’ Torres, 83’ Mingiedi, 87’ Bilal pic.twitter.com/8v47U7EWyr

— KSC Lokeren - Temse (@KSCLokeren) January 23, 2018

Not on the first team roster for today's game vs KRC Genk

TEAMSHEET | Deze namen beginnen om 20u30 aan de wedstrijd! #LokGnk pic.twitter.com/3qVmKwJCd8

— KSC Lokeren - Temse (@KSCLokeren) January 24, 2018

 

Is he a pure #8 or a tweener?

 

He is more of a #6.

 

Well then. With Gonzalez gone there's an opening there for him.

 

Yeah, I've mentioned it before in other threads. He just needs to be more aggressive offensively.

 

Didn't make the roster for yesterday's game.