FERRAN IS AT A HIGH LEVEL
Barça makes it clear that it sees Ferran Torres as the 'new Villa'
Published:28/08/2023 - 16:32h
Updated:28/08/2023 - 16:32h
Ferran Torres went from being one of the players considered expendable at Barça, to becoming one of the great certainties in the squad. The Valencian is 'very plugged in', so much so that from Barcelona he is already beginning to be compared with a club legend such as David Villa
Ferran Torres is having a start of sublime season with the Barça. After turning into the maximum goleador of the pre-season with three goals, has attained to carry this good moment of form to the official competition with a surprising forcefulness. Although Xavi only has given him a total of 33 minutes in two duels, the one of Foios has achieved to mark two targets, situating in the peak of the maxima realizadores of the Barcelona club to the beginning of the campaign.
The FC Barcelona has taken advantage of the success that is having the 'Shark' in his new stage with the T-shirt number '7' of the Catalan cast to remember to one of the best Spanish forwards of the period, David Villa, the one who knew lucir and enaltecer this elastic with his remarkable quality during 119 meetings.
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David Villa and his successful go through the FC Barcelona
The 'Guaje' arrived to the City Condal in the season 2010/2011 and left to the Athletic of Madrid in the period 2013/2014. During these three campaigns, attained to mark 48 goals and give 24 assistances, turning into one of the main pieces culés in the achievement of attainments like the Champions League 2010/2011, the World-wide of Clubs of 2012, the Supercopa of Europe in the 2011/2012, two titles of LaLiga (2010/2011 and 2012/2013), the Glass of the King in the 2011/2012 and three Supercopas of Spain (2009/2010, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012).
Ferran and the 'Guaje' share some similarities in his careers
So much Ferran Torres like David Villa, in addition to sharing the number in the Barça, have other similarities in his careers. Both have played in Valencia CF, although the step of the Asturian was more successful and prolonged, since it contested 226 meetings, marked 125 targets and gave 25 passes to goal, whereas the one of Foios only faced 97 duels with the 'blanquinegros', converting nine so many and awarding 12 assistances.
Aunado To this, both have dressed the elastic of the Spanish selection, although it is evident that the step of the ex of the Vissel Kobe has been much more successful that the one of the ex of the Manchester City, because of the length of his career and to having coincided in probably the best period of 'The Red' in his history. The 'Guaje' was present in almost one hundred parties with the combined Iberian and marked 59 goals, in addition to winning the Glass of the World of 2010 and the Eurocopa of 2008.
The 'Shark' expects to move his good moment to 'The Red'
By his part, the ex of Valencia only has participated in 35 clashes and has agitated the networks in 15 opportunities with the Spanish selection, but if it continues with this rhythm stood out, is very likely that keep on being summoned so much by the national square as by the Barça, and who knows, could increase his statistics to emulate and even surpass the attainments of a historical of the Spanish football like David Villa Sánchez.