Luca Before You Leap: de la Torre at Celta Vigo

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What should we rename the Luca de la Torre thread?

  1. Luca’s Labour’s Lost? de la Torre at Celta Vigo

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  2. My name is Luca, I live in the Second Team: De La Torre at Celta Vigo

    17 vote(s)
    18.5%
  3. Luca's Labour (not) Lost: Luca de la Torre at Celta Vigo

    14 vote(s)
    15.2%
  4. Luca Before you Leap: Luca de la Torre at Celta Vigo

    51 vote(s)
    55.4%
  1. BostonRed

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  2. DirectK

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    I think Heracles is pretty bad, you guys.

    Has anyone seen any of their games? How does Luca look? Based on results I'm guessing he doesn't look great and neither does anyone else.
     
  3. Casper

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    Mar 30, 2001
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    Stats looked like the team should have won or at least gotten a draw, but nope. LDLT went 90 in the disappointment. Relegation six-pointer and all.
     
  4. DirectK

    DirectK Member

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    Jun 27, 2018
    He's basically a nailed on starter at this point, which is good. But he's about to be a nailed on starter in the Eerste Divisie, which is not.
     
  5. m vann

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    #630 m vann, Dec 11, 2020
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    I've watched a few games. LDLT has been okay. Some good moments. Some decent moments. Some meh moments. But I haven't seen any moments- at least in games I've watched - that have made me question if he was good enough. Heracles have been respectable over the least few seasons and are struggling after loosing some players over the summer. Of the teams towards the bottom - Venlo, Sittard, Willem II, Den Haag, and Emmen - Heracles has the talent to escape relegation. There's plenty of time left and there are worse teams. It's a very, very tight table. Last I looked, I think 8 pts separated 12th and 18th. Eight points also separates table tabletoppers Ajax and 7th place Heerenveen.
     
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  6. Indeed the result was the opposite of the situation on the pitch, but hey you got to score the goals. Thought Luca was fine today. Had a very good threesome combination, unfortunately just a tiny bit offside of the scorer.
     
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  7. Voetbal International rated his performance with a 6.5 against Fortuna Sittard.
     
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  8. Casper

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    Luca subbed in at the 71st minute up 2-1 vs.Heerenveen, and that lead held. Llanez had already come on in the 58th minute. Not seeing much commentary on either player.
     
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  9. BostonRed

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  10. DirectK

    DirectK Member

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    Jun 27, 2018
    Came off the bench very late in a 1-0 win today.

    Heracles has collected 6 of its 15 points this season in the two games since Luca was benched.

    Not great for our boy.
     
  11. m vann

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    He's not been the issue. While Luca hasn't be spectacular, he's been decent and had some good moments in the 3 games I've seen.
     
  12. DirectK

    DirectK Member

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    Jun 27, 2018
    It’s more that you wouldn’t be surprised to see the manager stick with the lineup that’s finally getting some points.
     
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  13. BostonRed

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  14. He got a 6.0 rating by AD Sportwereld:
    Heracles – Vitesse 0-2
    Heracles: Blaswich 6; Breukers 6, Pröpper 5,5, Rente 6,5 (83. Knoester -), Quagliata 6; Schoofs 5,5 (59. De La Torre 6), Vloet 6, Kiomourtzoglou 5,5; Van der Water 6 (87. Lunding -), Bakis 4 (59. Szöke 6), Burgzorg 4,5 (59. Azzaoui 6).
    Vitesse: Pasveer 6,5; Doekhi 7, Bazoer 6, Rasmussen 7; Dasa 6,5, Bero 7,5, Tannane 5,5 (71. Huisman -), Bruns 7, Wittek 6; Darfalou 5 (71. Vroegh -), Openda 5,5 (71. Buitink -).
    Scheidsrechter Makkelie: 6.
     
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  15. BostonRed

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  16. BostonRed

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  17. BostonRed

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  18. Gorky

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    Schoofs there it is
     
  19. AD Sportwereld rating:
    FC Utrecht – Heracles 2-0
    FC Utrecht: Oelschlägel 6; Ter Avest 6,5 (70. Van der Maarel -), St. Jago 7, Janssen 6,5, Warmerdam 6,5; Van Overeem 6,5, Van de Streek 7, Maher 6,5; Kerk 6,5, Dalmau 6,5 (78. Mahi -), Ramselaar 6,5.
    Heracles: Blaswich 4; Breukers 5, Pröpper 5, Rente 5.5, Quagliata 5; Kiomourtzoglou 5, Schoofs 5 (46. De La Torre 5) Vloet 4 (84. Bijleveld -); Van der Water 4 (46. Lunding 4,5), Bakis 4 (70. Szöke -), Burgzorg 4 (46. Azzaoui 5).
    Scheidsrechter Oostrom: 7.
     
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  20. BostonRed

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  21. BostonRed

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    Late assist in 3-2 loss:

     
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  22. bshredder

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    Feb 23, 1999
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    You can view his assist here. Nice cross

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  23. Voetbal International rated Luca's performance in the Heracles 4 - 0 Emmen match with a good 7!
     
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  24. BostonRed

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  25. Thundering165

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    I really haven’t been able to watch him much even though I have ESPN+, but I’ll never forget what a spark he was in the U20 WC. It’s nice to see him finding his feet as a professional.
     

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