🇪🇸 Fernando Torres

[Madmax 9,219]

Oops, the second link is the Spanish version of his site and there's a video of the ceremony honoring him. Sorry I don't know Spanish myself. I use google translate for the text. If you click on the British flag on the upper right hand corner, you'll go to the English version of his site and there's an article on his day but no video.

Cheers mate.

[dodojojo 510]

Found a video with English translation.

[dodojojo 510]

Torres came on as a sub today against the Czechs and Spain went from 0-1 down to win 2-1. That's the good news. Villa was brilliant. Nando, though, I hate to admit, was pretty awful. Cost Spain possession and was very hesitant in the box.

I don't like Del Bosque playing Villa as a central striker with Iniesta and Navas (or Pedro) wide. Villa isn't a really a lone striker nor a central one, he really benefits from having a Torres or Llorente on the pitch. After tonight's performance, I wouldn't be surprised if Torres is benched again but Del Bosque switching back to having two strikers with Llorente partnering Villa next Wednesday.

Cech did make a good save against Torres at the very end. Don't know if it was on target to go in though as Nando was shooting well wide of the goal.

[Tortilla9 390]

Yep, I agree and said it here. He needs to go see his family, have a drink or two, talk to Pepe, laugh a little, see the missus, do his thing, and try again. It wasn't his worst game ever, he had two chances on goal, but it wasn't good. God forbid, maybe he needs to call Rafa or better yet, Xavi Valero.

Intl Games

[dodojojo 510]

Apparently Del Bosque said this about Torres:

"De él depende su futuro en la selección. Él nos dirá el guión a seguir. Le hemos apoyado siempre pero su futuro depende de él".

Google's translation doesn't really make sense but some Atletico fans are upset by it because it sounds like Del Bosque is warning Torres to improve or his place on the national team is in jeopardy. Can anyone provide a better translation. If it's true that DB meant it, then that's awful thing to say in public. A coach has to keep that behind closed doors and back his player. And if he's not good enough, you drop him but why say it when he's still on the team?

[Term-X 7,891]

WTF is this shit?.. I've never seen a more anti-chelsea show than scocer am. This was actually aired on tv btw...

[dodojojo 510]

Is that the famous scouse wit? He's absolutely delighted with himself.

[Steve 10,227]

WTF is this shit?.. I've never seen a more anti-chelsea show than scocer am. This was actually aired on tv btw...

Look at this fucking twat.

[MetsajCFC 1,255]

That slob actually thought he was funny..poor bastard..someone should tell him

[SinineUltra 1,170]

I actually see the funny side of this: The time they spend on jibber-jabbering about history, we are actually achieving something on the pitch, unlike scousers who are aiming for their 3rd consecutive Europa League spot just to be knocked out by an average side in early stages of knockout rounds.Props for being a hypocrit

[Tomo 21,751]

Scousers are the biggest hypocrites going, they do realise Andy Carroll left Newcastle under an even bigger cloud.

What i find really funny is that they claim there over Torres but still cant resist having a pop every 2 seconds, its like a bloke getting dumped by his missus, telling every one it was his decision and hanging outside her house every night.

That bloke on soccer am was the same bloke that played Combo in this is England right? must have been 2nd nature to him that programme, set in the 80's and he is living in the 80's, perfect

[ElNinoSemper 18]

Scousers are the biggest hypocrites going, they do realise Andy Carroll left Newcastle under an even bigger cloud.

What i find really funny is that they claim there over Torres but still cant resist having a pop every 2 seconds, its like a bloke getting dumped by his missus, telling every one it was his decision and hanging outside her house every night.

That's exactly what it's like. It's clearly a very bitter pill to swallow for them hence the bleating and whining and gloating at every turn. In a way, it's pretty flattering. If he was a nobody, it wouldn't matter but clearly Torres was a very significant somebody to them, much as they try to deny it now. Sure he is in a funk now, but he won't be in one forever. And then what will all the so-call pundits say then? It's actually pretty sad to hear them rout on him like this. The dude changed clubs, that's it. They'd have all done the same thing, in his position.

Didn't watch the Spain game, too bad Fernando didn't have a great game. Clearly if the manager has more in form players at his disposal, it's totally understandable that he'd select them over Torres at the moment. Hope it won't be too much of a knock on his confidence, though it's hard not to see it having an impact. He just needs to keep his head down and focus on his game and ride out this phase. As they say, it's always darkest just before dawn.

[Tomo 21,751]

That's exactly what it's like. It's clearly a very bitter pill to swallow for them hence the bleating and whining and gloating at every turn. In a way, it's pretty flattering. If he was a nobody, it wouldn't matter but clearly Torres was a very significant somebody to them, much as they try to deny it now. Sure he is in a funk now, but he won't be in one forever. And then what will all the so-call pundits say then? It's actually pretty sad to hear them rout on him like this. The dude changed clubs, that's it. They'd have all done the same thing, in his position.

Didn't watch the Spain game, too bad Fernando didn't have a great game. Clearly if the manager has more in form players at his disposal, it's totally understandable that he'd select them over Torres at the moment. Hope it won't be too much of a knock on his confidence, though it's hard not to see it having an impact. He just needs to keep his head down and focus on his game and ride out this phase. As they say, it's always darkest just before dawn.

I think it goes back to the world cup when he was dropped for Pedro in the semi's and final cant have done much for his confidence.

[Peace. 4,352]

Apparently Del Bosque said this about Torres:

"De él depende su futuro en la selección. Él nos dirá el guión a seguir. Le hemos apoyado siempre pero su futuro depende de él".

Google's translation doesn't really make sense but some Atletico fans are upset by it because it sounds like Del Bosque is warning Torres to improve or his place on the national team is in jeopardy. Can anyone provide a better translation. If it's true that DB meant it, then that's awful thing to say in public. A coach has to keep that behind closed doors and back his player. And if he's not good enough, you drop him but why say it when he's still on the team?

What I can understand :

"His future within Spain national team is up to him. He will tell us what to do. We have always backed him but his future is up to him."

So yeah, his place in the starting IX is in danger.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Can't blame him. Spain have an abundance of talent up front; Villa, Pedro, Llorente, ect. Eventually Torres will find form & reclaim his place

[dodojojo 510]

What i find really funny is that they claim there over Torres but still cant resist having a pop every 2 seconds, its like a bloke getting dumped by his missus, telling every one it was his decision and hanging outside her house every night.

The Torres thread had about 50% more posts than the one for their hero, Saurez over at RAWK. A bit embarrassing so the thread has been locked. Only way to get the historians to stop talking about Torres.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

While Villa continues to thrive, though, it was another game without a goal for Fernando Torres. The striker has yet to score since joining Chelsea in January, and his drought extended during a 45-minute spell against Czech Republic, but Del Bosque offered him support.

"We're excited to see how he evolves with Chelsea," he said. "We're there to work to help him."

Good to see they're all supporting him for moving. It seems they were all urging him to leave Liverpool

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Fernando is doing really well. It's clear that strikers live to score, but in Granada he gave us plenty of things which people don't see such as hard work, helping out in defence and allowing others the space to play. He does work which is not noticed, but it is very fundamental for the team.

As for the goals, I think it's only a matter of time. He has always scored and he will continue doing so and therefore there are no problems.

Fernando has been playing at the top level for many years and it's not the first time he has been through a bad patch in front of goal. But when you are as good as him you don't need to worry, he needs to keep doing his job and the goals will come.

[Kostas 1,468]

Good to see Iniesta praising him. Some fans of Spain told me they were shocked by how bad he was in that game.

[ElNinoSemper 18]

Still talking about Torres. The team doth protests too much methinks. Although I can't believe Gerrard allowed himself to get dragged into this kind of talk. Has he forgotten when he was constantly saying Fernando was the best striker in the world?