OK. I would add Djordje to that list too. Bravo says he is too slow but that is the only knock I have on Busio as well. But both of these guys just know how to break then lines with a pass and do well w/ the ball in tight spaces. They both also serve great FKs. The question is?... Do you have to have good pace to be a world class player? It certainly helps but I think there are some exceptions. Not that many though... said players has be be well above average at pretty much all other aspects of the game.
hes def not a cdm. centermid for usmnt badly needs some players who can hit that dangerous pass and break lines...who can move the ball forward with urgency and skill..... not sure if ldlt is one of those guys...but there are a bunch who have played recently who arent so i would give him a shot.
Heracles won 3-2. I didn’t see whether Luca was involved in any of the goals. He was subbed out late when it was still 2-1 to Heracles.
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The lack of anyone else who gives a shit? And I will keep posting the same cut and paste until the ********ing USMNT talk leaves YA.
His screwup lost tackle directly led to one of the opposition's goals, and he had two turnovers that I saw in the defensive third that led to dangerous shots. So maybe he had an awesome game on possession passes statistically, but that rating surprises me. I am a fan of his and usually have a more generous rating, but this wasn't his game in my opinion.
Starts: ⚫️⚪️ 𝗢𝗣𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚Deze mannen gaan de strijd aan.#camher pic.twitter.com/0jDPWBMi2V— Heracles Almelo (@HeraclesAlmelo) September 23, 2021
FWIW (potentially not much) Fotmob, Sofascore and WhoScored all rate Luca the highest among Heracles players in this one. Subject to change of course. It was the 87th minute when I looked.
Starts: ⚫️⚪️ 𝗢𝗣𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚Deze mannen gaan de strijd aan.#herrkc pic.twitter.com/5w4XAfCNlx— Heracles Almelo (@HeraclesAlmelo) September 26, 2021
Rating AD Sportwereld Heracles – RKC 1-0 Heracles: Blaswich 6; Fadiga 6, Rente 6, Knoester 6 (68 Les -), Quagliata 6; Schoofs 6 (56. Kiomourtzoglu 6), De La Torre 7, Vloet 5,5; Basacikoglu 5,5 (56. Azzaoui 6), Sierhuis 6 (56. Bakis 6),Burgzorg 6,5 (81. Amissi -). RKC: Vaessen 6; Gaari 5, Meulensteen 5,5, Touba 5,5, Lutonda 5 (70. Van den Buijs -); Azhil 5,5 (70. El Bouchataoui -), Bel Hassani 5 (70. Stokkers -), Anita 5 (81. Oukili -); Odgaard 5, Kramer 4 (52. Daneels 5), Bakari 5,5. Scheidsrechter Nijhuis: 6,5. Man of the match: Luca De La Torre is al enige tijd een steunpilaar op het middenveld van Heracles. De Amerikaan was tegen RKC weer een drijvende kracht. Hij helpt zijn ploeg omhoog op de ranglijst. © ANP
Trying to make his own case for a call up? pic.twitter.com/neODXOS5FG— Luca de la Torre (@delatorreluca) September 27, 2021
I guess no one told him these videos are supposed to have terrible, distracting music playing underneath them. Kid’s got a lot to learn.
Yup. Needs more kazoos. Three thoughts 1) Such a shame he didn't leave Fulham earlier. 2) He's doing really well for a guy who with extremely limited first team experience before last year 3) I would love to know if bigger clubs (or at least clubs in bigger leagues) are monitoring him