Fernando Torres

[termninja 5,290]

Torres hits new low as £50m Chelsea flop is dropped by Spain with swipe from Del Bosque

Read more: http://www.dailymail...l#ixzz1XGf6Cm40

oh they just love calling him a 50m flop...it's not that he has proved that he isn't that, but I have a feel that journos get an orgasm whenever they write bad about Torres...

[dodojojo 510]

http://www.sportyou.es/blog/futbol/2011/09/07/la-encrucijada-de-torres-2-362970.html

Let's look at the numbers behind all the punditry, the moaning, griping and hyperbole.

You would think Torres is the worst striker ever for Spain and has failed over and over again for Del Bosque and thus he needs to dropped. Or maybe is it something more mundane, like he's been okay, could do better, could use more minutes to show it and a few more starts would be nice. Right now, Negredo is doing well and starting. That's great for him, deserved. But does Torres need the whole of Spain (and elsewhere) to shit on him from great heights? Meh.

Check out the minutes to goal ratios. Torres has started ...wait for it, wait for it...TWO games for Spain since the World Cup. Two--one he scores a brace and the other he leaves early with a concussion. The longest he's been on the pitch is 57 minutes. Two starts, the rest are sub appearances. Again, meh.

Nothing there tells me Torres has been horrid for Spain. If Del Bosque feels he can do better than Torres, that's fair. He's the boss and he can start whoever he wants. I just wish the gross exaggeration of Torres effectiveness would abate. He's having a horrible time at the club level of course but his national team numbers aren't anything that deserve public humiliation. I'd be happy with a striker who scores every 98 minutes on the pitch.

Meh, a mountain out of a molehill. Unfortunately Torres has to put up with the press and certain fans blowing it all out of proportion.

[Guest justin_3d]

oh they just love calling him a 50m flop...it's not that he has proved that he isn't that, but I have a feel that journos get an orgasm whenever they write bad about Torres...

It use to be the same thing with Berbatov.

So this is not new.

[bluesman2610 1,417]

It use to be the same thing with Berbatov.

So this is not new.

This so so true and look what berbatov has done the last two seasons at Man U some 5 and 4 goal games as well sharing golden boot with tevez last season...Torres just needs the right ink up play, people seem to forget hes not drogba he will not beast his way into the box he is a finesse finisher

[DJ Nevin 24]

oh they just love calling him a 50m flop...it's not that he has proved that he isn't that, but I have a feel that journos get an orgasm whenever they write bad about Torres...

They really are a malicious, hypocritical, sycophantic and self-important lot, and a major reason for hoping the football bubble finally bursts.

[ZanSnake 1,211]

The football Journos are like dung beetles choosing the largest piece of shit over the other, and then having the right to gossip about the less 'significant' pieces of shit on a piece of shit paper, or on a webshite.

[Billy. 2,742]

tbh he needs to at least get a convinving brace this weekend for the press to clear off a little bit

[magic weeds 446]

tbh he needs to at least get a convinving brace this weekend for the press to clear off a little bit

Hope he gets full 90 minutes. Its either he plays or doesnt play at all.

[TacticalBlues 2,817]

http://www.skysports...7159945,00.html

Will that help him or will the extra pressure just cause him to play worse? Who knows but one thing is certain its not going to improve his confidence...

[termninja 5,290]

^

Well...both. He'll want to prove himself, but the pressure on him is still immense.

I hope he gets a full 90min in a team with Mata. If can't score then, I guess he really is a flop.

[Henri 115]

http://www.skysports...7159945,00.html

Will that help him or will the extra pressure just cause him to play worse? Who knows but one thing is certain its not going to improve his confidence...

Well hard to say. One things for sure the next couple of month is doom day. Big fan of the old El Nino - but if he dont perform now and looses his place at spains

nationale, well then i think he is finished her at Chelsea. Not to say one day he could make a comback somewhere else. Its now or never peoples patience is

running out, include many fans!.

[Ollie 4,400]

Bit of a cunt leaving him out against Leichtenstein, if ever there was a national game to get some confidence ffs. If he played the whole game for example, he woulda scored at least one! Quite annoying. Maybe he'll score 5 in the next 2 for us and ruin Scotland

[lionsden 4,689]

He is not on the bench against liechtenstein!

They left him out!

And quite rightly so. That's a manager with some balls who bases his team selection on form and merit rather than reputation and sentiment.

[zolayes 14,489]

sorting out our striker problem could be AVB's biggest problem. He has almost too many options Torres ,Drogba ,Anelka ,Sturridge,,,

Also so little time left as the season starts properly this weekend. Nothing is won by the end of September but a good start is essential

especially for Torres .

[lionsden 4,689]

It use to be the same thing with Berbatov.

So this is not new.

Exactly. Contrary to the popular believe that the media are out to get us.

Moreover, the pressure and the threat of losing his NT spot permanently should be motivate him to buckle up and start performing. . . .sulking, failing to score and feeling sorry for himself will only prolong the pressure and problem. It's time to step your game up Torres.

P.S. Perhaps he could get lucky and score some tap ins ala Inzaghi,chicharito, if he just stays inside the fucking opponents box. He needs goals badly now and his best chance of getting a goal will come only through staying more inside the box and not wandering around the pitch like headless chicken.