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BBC pundit says £33m Aston Villa player is ‘exceptional’ at passing
Former Aston Villa defender Stephen Warnock has now been discussing the passing prowess of one of the side’s current players.
Unai Emery’s side didn’t play 𒀰particularly well against West Ham United yesterday, even if the🦹y did improve in the second half.
West Ham suffocated Villa early on, not allowing them to play out from the back, blocking the path to the likes of Douglas Luiz.
Both Pau Torres and Ezri Konsa are normally veౠry authoritative on the ball, but were afforded no time to pick a pass yesterday.
That being said, things did improve once Konsa was reinstated centrally after half-time, and Aston Villa had 🅰their first-choice centre-back partnership back in place.
It’s been a long tiꦗme since both Torres and Konsa were available, and results will definitely improve if that remains the case moving forward.
That being said, Stephen Warnock was praising the pair on the BBC’s andꦅ agreed they were the strongest combination.
And when discussing their positive attributes, the former ✃ඣAston Villa called Pau Torres’ passing ‘exceptional’.
Stephen Warnock praises Aston Villa defender Pau Torres’ excellent passing
Warnock said that Konsa was no slouch on the bal♉l either, but credited his pace as his most important attribute.
He explained: “I think, personally what I feel, his best centre-back pa🌳iring available is Pau Torres and [Ezri]♍ Konsa.
“Because you’ve got speed in Ko💎nsa, he’s good on the ball as well. Torres is exceptional on the ball, might not have that speed and physicality but there’s ꦑthe pairing together.”
Pau Torres really has been missed by Villa during his injury, anಌd data from supports Warnock’s claims about the defender’s passing.
Torres is only behind John McGinn (166) and Dou🔯glas Luiz (145) for total progressive passes at Villa this season.
The Spaniard has completed 104 despite his inj🐲ury absence, slightlyཧ ahead of Konsa’s 98.
The that brought Torres to Aston Villa does now seem a well-advised one, a player who was needed almost immediately when Tyrone Mings suffered his unfortunate injury.
And at 27-years-old, there’s every reason to be✱lieve that Torres can continue to improve as he adapts to the Premier League more and more.
All that being said, there has recently been an update on Douglas Luiz’s future who is attr𓃲acting a lot of interest as a result of his passing range.