The summer has been sublime for Ferran Torres. World champion with Spain and scorer in the final against Argentina (1-0 after extra time), he followed up with a transfer for 48.5 million euros to Paris Saint-Germain. Everything quickly took shape with many goals. Author of a double during his first appearance against Rennes (2-2), he allowed the Ile-de-France residents to avoid defeat. Confidently, he also scored against Brest and Marseille before the international break, while scoring a hat-trick against Slovan Bratislava in the Champions League.
His teammates were under the spell. “I had the chance to play a little with him at FC Barcelona. He’s a real goalscorer, a real number nine who can also play on the wing. And it’s easy to play with him. He makes very good calls. It’s easy to find him, we talk a lot, with Ferran, it’s easy”declared Ousmane Dembélé in particular. Vitinha was also complimentary: “I hope he will continue, he is flying! We must do our best to be at that level in terms of efficiency. We are very happy to have him.” However, since then, it has been completely calm.
Ferran Torres marks time
Not necessarily comfortable during the international break with a disappointing match against England before having to return to Paris to treat pain in his left ankle, Ferran Torres has struggled since then with Paris Saint-Germain. Silent on the last five matches of the Ile-de-France club, it was as a substitute that he started the two shocks against Manchester City and FC Barcelona. Against the Blaugranas, he had 70 minutes to show himself following Ousmane Dembélé’s injury and rather disappointed with a 4/10 in our match notes.
Last Monday against Olympique Lyonnais, he again produced a mixed performance. Lacking efficiency and obtaining a 5/10 in our notes of the match, he was replaced by Senny Mayulu who reversed the scenario of the match by going to break the deadlock. Missing four big chances against Dominik Greif, Ferran Torres is much less sharp than in his first outings. If this is not yet very worrying, he will have to quickly put an end to this dynamic. This Friday against Le Havre, the bottom of our championship, will be the perfect opportunity to restart the machine.
