Quote Originally Posted by MFauli View Post
I have a hard time believing that Todoroki cannot change the ice´ direction. Makes no sense. He can clearly freely control the ice, at times it´s just a thin layer on the ground, then it grows big at from the ground at the far away edge of that thin ice layer. It´s not like he creates ice ready in front of him and moves it via telekinesis, no, he controls the ice. Logic dictates that he can change the ice' direction.
Of course he can change the ice's direction. Read David's post. What he cannot do is make it appear away from his body without a connection, so the source will always be him. That's why having ice snake around to flank Izuku is a slower attack and uses more ice (and most likely focus) than his straightforward attack, which was already extremely effective because it forced Izuku to use up his body parts. Shoto just didn't think Izuku can cheat by reusing fingers.