andy, although i agree with you that he is worlds apart from how he used to play in spain, you mentioned that it was easier to get goals in spain. i disagree quite strongly, purely based on his goalscoring ratio, which was in and around 1:3, nothing to write home about.

We can only compare when they have both taken part in the greatest of leagues, which at the moment is the Premier League. That is where the best defenses are at the moment, as the quarters of the champions league prove. They are both world class, no doubt. Le us hope that we see Villa in this country before long, as Valencia certainly will have to let go of him soon!

Now to Villa. He is just as fast as Torres and definitely a better goal scorer. Like Torres, he creates goals out of nothing but he can also take good free kicks and his shooting is pretty darn spectacular. If Villa moves to the prem and is surrounded by better players (meaning he won’t have to go track back or chase the ball around like a fool), i’m pretty certain everyone will realize he’s a bit more class than Torres. But for now, Villa is stuck at Valencia with slightly crap players and a super crappy management.