Fernando Torres Used to be a great football player. At one point of time the best striker in the world, or at least one of the best. However career depends not only on talent, but also decisions that players make. And his decisions: -in the summer of 2007 he went to Liverpool which has a history of running their strikers into the ground (Fowler, Owen and now Torres). They often didn't give him time to recover from injuries but still he signed a contract extension in 2009, only to watch the departure of some of the best teammates afterwards. Then Liverpool's decline began, also Torres's. Players were sold , replacements were poor. Then came 2010, big injury and World cup. He wanted to leave. So he left. - IN the winter of 2011 he went to Chelsea which has a history of buying high priced strikers who flop (Sheva, Mutu, Kezman, etc). In the club that was already going trough a transition, that needed an overhual not in CF department, that doesn't play high tempo football he needs, where manager didn't want him, where some of his teammates, who played alongside him for the first six months, didn't want him. He never got a proper chance here, with proper players around him. No one can deny that. AVB didn't help him. Now it's too late for him. Damage's already been done. - If he only chose Man Utd in the summer of 2007... His career would probably have been different. Perhaps he would be better, less limited player. But... Too many bad decisions rarely have a good outcome. He deserved better , but he should have thought better. I've known that since January, but it still makes me sad. Why I had to watch his downfall in my favourite club. That bothers me the most. For those that wanted Torres from 2008/2009. That Torres had: - teammates who wanted to play with him, who didn't ignore him - good passers behind him - high tempo football and midfield that suited him ( or to most strikers) - manager who wanted him and believed in him - 8 scoring chances per game and the knowledge if he misses one, others will come - players who were at their prime while playing with him Of course after 2009 everything fell apart, but anyway, what from things above Torres had here?
