Fernando Torres

[boshman 1,073]

Hey give the guy a break. I don't post on here often as well, I had been lurking for over a year before I registered and since I registered have only made 150 posts. This is a great place to catch up on the latest and read various opinions on everything regarding Chelsea, but there's many weeks I check the forum 7 days out of 7 but don't post anything. Sometimes there's no need to, doesn't make the people who post less a 'freak'.

Woah dude. I wasn't slating the guy. I was just explaining why I mistook his join date for 2014 instead of 2012. I didn't call him a 'freak' either so i'm not sure what you were quoting there

[Aexone 25]

I joined these forums to celebrate Torres' departure.

[Barbara 15,149]

Figures that when I don't have the internet for a week, we get rid of Torres.

You're no longer on my "cool people" list.

Dammit, why couldn't Roma take him and give us Destro? There's no escaping from Torres, is there? Not for me.

I just asked you something else in the other thread because you're still in my cool people list

Sorry, but Forza Inter always and forever

And I'm a RM fan too, so yeah, we only have Chelsea in common and the year we were born if your id says anything.

But in all honesty for a couple of years the only team I've been following is Chelsea. I've been an Inter fan for almost 30 years and while I've been a Chelsea fan for only a little bit over a decade, it took my heart. I'm a football fan, and in Brazil is common to support teams in Europe because we watch the leagues here. So yeah, I chose a couple of teams as I've started watching their leagues, but now I'm done. I still follow the news about Inter and RM (actually I went to the movies theater to watch the UCL final last season and RM made me lose my voice for a couple of days), but it's all about Chelsea and I don't see it changing. I love the Premier League, I'm passionate about everything in this country regarding football, so my connection with Chelsea is much stronger than the rest, but they'll always have a place in my heart.

[Dion 2,476]

I joined these forums to celebrate Torres' departure.

Now this is something I can respect

[Wizacar 93]

It is sad to see Torres leave, because he will always be regarded as a flop. I believe we flopped by paying 50 million quid for him. He always worked his socks off and can never be descibed as lazy. How can i forget his belief goal against mancity in the 90th minute,or his goal in the europa league final, or winning the corner for that drogba goal in munich, and of course that great night in catalunya. If only we would have played to his strengths like playing the ball to space rather than to feet when he can easily be bullied. He had his fair amount howlers but always gave his all for the blues. Good luck FERNANDO T , I hope you tear it up in italy which wouldnt suprise me one bit

[Daniel1980 1,425]

I just asked you something else in the other thread because you're still in my cool people list

Sorry, but Forza Inter always and forever

And I'm a RM fan too, so yeah, we only have Chelsea in common and the year we were born if your id says anything.

But in all honesty for a couple of years the only team I've been following is Chelsea. I've been an Inter fan for almost 30 years and while I've been a Chelsea fan for only a little bit over a decade, it took my heart. I'm a football fan, and in Brazil is common to support teams in Europe because we watch the leagues here. So yeah, I chose a couple of teams as I've started watching their leagues, but now I'm done. I still follow the news about Inter and RM (actually I went to the movies theater to watch the UCL final last season and RM made me lose my voice for a couple of days), but it's all about Chelsea and I don't see it changing. I love the Premier League, I'm passionate about everything in this country regarding football, so my connection with Chelsea is much stronger than the rest, but they'll always have a place in my heart.

Actually, pretty much same here for me, only replace Inter with Milan. Still sympathize the team, follow the news and watch some matches, but it's been mostly Chelsea in the last ten years or so.

All right, I can forgive you Inter.

[Barbara 15,149]

Actually, pretty much same here for me, only replace Inter with Milan. Still sympathize the team, follow the news and watch some matches, but it's been mostly Chelsea in the last ten years or so.

All right, I can forgive you Inter.

are you and your wife Italians? Or Spaniards? or are you English?

[Spike 12,049]

Yeah, this is gonna happen for sure, that's the feeling.

We have only Pazzini (omg...) as striker, we need another one.

And Torres is the only "free" player with a big name on the market. The only problem is that we'll give him €3,5 millions for two years, so it looks like Chelsea has to give him money to leave.

Moreovere, today Berlusconi is coming to Milanello (the place where the team trains, etc).... As I said, Berlusconi never see the team or matches, so if he comes maybe it's because he wants to announce the purchase of Torres (yeah, wow...).

I would like to ask you this: is Torres really this bad?

Yes. Don't believe a single word of people saying otherwise. He will not regain a single iota of the ability he had at Liverpool. He may do well at Milan, I don't know but do not for a single second believe you will get the Torres of old. It's more than a loss of confidence, that is a foolish statement to make. He quite simply is not physically capable of doing what he used to. He is as bad as Pazzini albeit not as infuriatingly lazy.

• His pace is gone.
• His finishing is atrocious now. He simply can not score goals like he used to. His goals were more than pace, he had an amazing shooting technique and scored some beautiful goals. He just can't do that anymore.
• His dribbling is poor.
• His passing is average.
• His decision making is rotten.
• His first touch is decent.

There is a chance he will succeed at Milan but keep your fingers crossed and pray to the ghost of Gunnar Nordahl.

[rantdeville 195]

We should seriously consider petitioning to have this a Holiday.

This marks such an important point in our lives.

[Daniel1980 1,425]

are you and your wife Italians? Or Spaniards? or are you English?

I'm English with a bit of Italian thrown in there somewhere. She's English, but supports Barcelona because they play "pretty football."

[Dion 2,476]

Yes. Don't believe a single word of people saying otherwise. He will not regain a single iota of the ability he had at Liverpool. He may do well at Milan, I don't know but do not for a single second believe you will get the Torres of old. It's more than a loss of confidence, that is a foolish statement to make. He quite simply is not physically capable of doing what he used to. He is as bad as Pazzini albeit not as infuriatingly lazy.

• His pace is gone.
• His finishing is atrocious now. He simply can not score goals like he used to. His goals were more than pace, he had an amazing shooting technique and scored some beautiful goals. He just can't do that anymore.
• His dribbling is poor.
• His passing is average.
• His decision making is rotten.
• His first touch is decent.

There is a chance he will succeed at Milan but keep your fingers crossed and pray to the ghost of Gunnar Nordahl.

You're being a bit too harsh. Finishing and decision making can be improved massively with confidence. Now, I don't believe for a second he will be significantly better for Milan, because even having said that, I think he's weak minded and a broken player. He may have short periods of confidence when he will look decent like he has had for us, but I don't think he will ever be consistently good again. It seems to take too little for Torres to give up and start playing poorly with no confidence.

[Jase 43,479]

On a side note, Vidic must be quaking in his boots. It's him against Torres (again) in the Milan derby.

[Jase 43,479]

It is sad to see Torres leave, because he will always be regarded as a flop. I believe we flopped by paying 50 million quid for him. He always worked his socks off and can never be descibed as lazy. How can i forget his belief goal against mancity in the 90th minute,or his goal in the europa league final, or winning the corner for that drogba goal in munich, and of course that great night in catalunya. If only we would have played to his strengths like playing the ball to space rather than to feet when he can easily be bullied. He had his fair amount howlers but always gave his all for the blues. Good luck FERNANDO T , I hope you tear it up in italy which wouldnt suprise me one bit

Moved your post here as it was in the wrong place to begin with.

[Amblève. 4,995]

So Skippo...

Getting a good #2 striker and getting rid of Torres in the same deal?

if it happens, party-time!

Also, Skipper, didn't you say you would run naked on your local street if Torres was sold in this window (or something along those lines)?

Haha yes I did, I genuinely will do so if it happens. Save this post

[Spike 12,049]

You're being a bit too harsh. Finishing and decision making can be improved massively with confidence. Now, I don't believe for a second he will be significantly better for Milan, because even having said that, I think he's weak minded and a broken player. He may have short periods of confidence when he will look decent like he has had for us, but I don't think he will ever be consistently good again. It seems to take too little for Torres to give up and start playing poorly with no confidence.

I don't believe confidence has anything to do with his finishing. His technique is bust, he is incapable of scoring the goals he used to. If he were more composed he would score more of the easier goals but I refuse to believe that he would be capable of this

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