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Will we ever get the old Fernando back?

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Liverpool striker Fernando Torres’s form has been the subject of much newspaper print over the past few months. Ever since his poor displays during the World Cup, there have been many column inches spent as to the root cause of the Spaniard’s inability to hit top form. I have probably only written one article over the last few months about Torres for simply I think the subject is talked about too much.

Everyone knows how talented Fernando is, you just have to look at his record of 74 goals in 128 games for Liverpool to demonstrate this, but since his injury at the end of last season, the 26 year old has looked a completely different player, looking unrecognisable in some displays as his poor first touch, inaccurate passing and snatching at shots in front of goal have all characterised his performances.

His body language, which has not always been great over the last six months it has to be admitted, has suggested a player with a lot of problems on his mind, similar to Wayne Rooney who looked like he had weight of the world on his shoulders during the World Cup. Torres’s own World Cup, despite Spain winning the tournament, was surprisingly disappointing; despite having the mitigating factor that he was still recovering from a long lay off. His form for Spain has translated back to his performances playing for Liverpool leading many to speculate to what his problem may be.

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  • Kenny says:

    The root of tTorres’s problems is the fact that he was overused by liverpool and spain in the last 3 years. Spain kept playing him in meaningless friendlies including the confederation cup in summer 2009. Benitez should have explained to Torres the danger this would cause to a guy heavily reliant on his speed. Torres is now afraid to go at full pelt on runs now as he is afraid to cause yet more injuries to his legs.

  • Mike says:

    Is it form or is it the will to peform?

    Torres was promised attacking football by Hodgson and signing quality players. Hodgson did not live up to the promisses and now Torres is pissed off. He just wants to leave liverpool

  • Eric says:

    The problem is the manager. Roy is an old fashioned manager who can’t motivate the team. Torres hasn’t looked one bit interested this season, it’s clear that we need a manager who can get the best out of top players, someone like Rafa, Hiddink or Rjikaard. Also, the players around him are not giving him enough support, meaning he’s relying too heavily on Gerrard. The likes of Joe Cole and other attacking players must up their game. If the team as a whole isn’t performing well then it’s no surprise Torres isn’t playing well. As Reina said, Torres isn’t the one to blame for his poor form, it’s the players around him who have been poor and also in my opinion, the manager, who’s got no plans or ideas whatsoever and just throws Torres up front on his own, expecting him to score goals without the support of other players.

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