There are many imponderables regarding Fernando Torres but two things are for sure. Firstly, he was a world class player at Liverpool. Secondly, he was adored on Merseyside. At his new club Chelsea, he is neither adored nor close to world class.
If strikers suffer most from fragile confidence, then Fernando Torres must surely be the case in point. When fit at Liverpool you would struggle to find a better finisher anywhere in the world. A truly deadly marksman who wouldn’t give the opposition defence a moment’s rest – he would even hound them in their sleep.
So what has gone so badly wrong with Fernando? It’s surely not just about lack of form or fragility of mind. Many have suggested that injuries have taken a yard off his pace. But there is more still. I think that Chelsea’s system doesn’t suit Torres.
Chelsea play a streamlined 4-3-3, regularly employing strikers up front rather than wingers. Liverpool don’t adhere to the idea of wide men as much as a team like Man United but they do have more width, much more width, than Chelsea. Liverpool like to use all of the pitch and that worked beautifully for Torres.
He may well explode in Didier Drogba’s absence but we keep waiting and expecting and so far nothing has happened. He may well need another club to reignite his career. But what is to say he won’t be equally out of place at Real Madrid or Inter, for example?
I think that Torres could be best served by a return to Liverpool. Yes, he caused havoc and not a little anger by leaving last winter but you have to say that it has worked out pretty well for Liverpool. They got the superb Luis Suarez while Torres floundered at Stamford Bridge.
If Torres did return to Anfield it would be at a hugely reduced price (£20M?) and I’m sure that King Kenny could re-mould him into the deadly machine that once terrorised the Premiership to a degree that few have ever managed.
So Liverpool fans, would you forgive and forget if Fernando came back?
kuben
Feb 3, 2012 at 10:44 am
yes
kuben
Feb 3, 2012 at 10:49 am
Torres like everybody else deserves better.People generally make rushed deceisions that
somethimes work in they favour but in torreses case it did not work at all. So i suggest we give the lad a second chance.He may turn out to be that stricker we once knew.
Riaan
Feb 3, 2012 at 11:19 am
kenny take him under your wing and mould him beter then you were in your dar day. Time is running out for and I dont like to see a player of his striking ablity to go to waste. Take him back cause we want to tare them apart. We made him so lets make him beter then before. Do that for us as die hard fans. If you look at his time at Liverpool and see him at chelsae I want to cry cause you can see where his heart and mind and body is(Liverpoll). Kenny Please take him back Please do it for us. I know he will but Kenny has to make shore he has a bright future like Gerrad till he retires at Liverpool. Torres is 1 of the Greatest players that I ve seen and we still do have Great players but at him to the Greatness Torres And Suarez will bite big pieces out the rivals. Kenny I ask Give Torres another chance cause you can do it for him and I know he trusts you. PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bring Torres Back
Blackwog
Feb 3, 2012 at 11:25 am
HELL YES, HELL YES,HELL YES, HELL YES……..Why not did he not serve us well if we can’t forgive than we are idiots, i sure can he is an incredible striker and he misses LFC.
LFCredman
Feb 3, 2012 at 11:26 am
Yes
LFCredman
Feb 3, 2012 at 11:28 am
Watch this and then answer!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=w3JUdryT9zI
DECO
Feb 3, 2012 at 5:31 pm
I WOULD LOVE NANDO TO COME BACK BUT SERIOUSLY ITS NEVER GONNA HAPPEN WE SHOULD OF SWAPPED CARROL 4 HIM INSTEAD OF GOING AFTER TEVES……YNWA