capriccioso 2,545 Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 He'll never justify his transfer fee. I think, for 50 million, you should be getting a 30 goal per season player and I can't see Torres ever getting much more than half of that in a Blue shirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 4,400 Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 No matter what coulda been or how hard he tried or how unlucky he's been or how well he played without scoring or 'he's getting there' or whatever.....The first year has been a catastrophic disaster of monumental proportions.Hopefully he can end it on a high by knocking QPR out the FA Cup this afternoon and maybe bagging the winner on Tuesday too but the harsh reality is that he probably wont score in either. If he doesn't sort himself out, we'll struggle for top 4, if he does sort himself out, we'll get there easily.Had to stop watching his goals for Liverpool video after 3 minutes because i was gonna smash something or slit my wrists. The 1 stat that matters is 1 year, 4 goals. Tells you everything you need to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker10 946 Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Yay! another Torres thread. tbf this is the best Torres article/thread.Depressing. Really depressing. When we signed him I had such high expectations, it must have been one of my happiest moments as a football fan, that transfer deadline day, I still remember the entire day so clearly, getting all of these updates from friends, checking the Sky Sports website, hearing stories that the deal was off, hearing that it was on ect. When we finally got him it brought an emotion of near euphoria but then he stepped onto the pitch and that euphoria has just dripped away to the point where now, 12 months on, I've gone from euphoric to feeling downright depressed whenever I see him on the pitch in a Chelsea jersey. Depressed at how poorly he plays, depressed that our club wasted so much money on him, depressed for the player himself who must have had such high expectations when he came to Chelsea of finally winning trophies at club level, its become a pretty horrible experience, watching him play, willing him to score, hoping against hope that he will recapture those glory days but knowing deep down that it will never happen, that his best days are behind him and what we are left with is a shadow of the force that powered Spain to Euro 2008 victory.For me i wasn't really excited over the Torres signing, because i was considering the opportunity cost. Aguero should've been signed.I really don't consider Torres past his best, i saw it from the beginning that he would struggle in our playing style, but obviously not to this degree. I truly still believe if he was still with Liverpool or another counter attacking team he would still be considered one of the best striker in the world.I keep seeing arguments about how Torres isn't used to our style of play, but I don't think that's a valid excuse at all. The team shouldn't revolve around Torres, and in fact, it's the player who needs to fit in with the rest of the team. We can't afford to change the whole team so that he can perform better. And quite frankly, even if we brought players like Gerrard, Alonso and Kuyt, he would still be shit. It's not like his ex-teammates had this powerful aura or whatever that guided Torres' shots goalward or that one of his current teammates is a practitioner of dark magic that prevents him from scoring. It's simple: Torres can't score (and plays shit in general) because he is a significantly worse player than he used to be, and I don't think he'll improve much from here.If you are going to invest 50m on one player, then at that point you should try to accommodate to his playing style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccioso 2,545 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 The only real proof we can get that he's on the decline is by looking at his performances physically, because I think a player simply can't lose his technical ability at such a young age. Is he still as quick as he was? Is he still as agile as he was? Until those questions can be answered without any doubt, all we can do is speculate as to how good he will be in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,477 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 The only real proof we can get that he's on the decline is by looking at his performances physically, because I think a player simply can't lose his technical ability at such a young age. Is he still as quick as he was? Is he still as agile as he was? Until those questions can be answered without any doubt, all we can do is speculate as to how good he will be in the future.Clearly, not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmessy 139 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 great vid... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 This video is crap for the following reasonsa) lack of quality contentb ) overdone and overused effectsc) it has "return of El Nino" in its title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badboy 1,526 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 He's been a complete waste of money up to now. We should of signed 2 younger hungry strikers for 25 million each ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,477 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 He's been a complete waste of money up to now. We should of signed 2 younger hungry strikers for 25 million each !This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cujo101 75 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 £25m? We could of bought two hungry young strikers for £2.5 million that are better than that shadow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reLo 10 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 What I think about his first year?Very simple answer: He didn't show anything. Maybe Liverpool made him some woodo magic so he can't score. But, he is still better than Caroll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cujo101 75 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Send him to Swansea - strangely enough I believe he would turn into a goalpig there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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