The Spaniard has improved leaps and bounds even from the very good player he already was at Atletico at Liverpool, and especially under the management of Rafael Benitez, who is considered to have played a key role in signing the player. Torres had also been very vocal about Liverpool's plight and even under the reigns of Hicks and Gillett, he had always asked for better reinforcements in the squad to improve it so as to compete on the highest level.
Although most of it did evidently fall on deaf ears. Barring injury concerns, which kept the player out for some spells, Fernando Torres had always excelled as a Liverpool player until Roy Hodgson came in, whereby Liverpool FC began to flounder and Torres looked completely inept. Thanks to the new and pro-active owners though, Hodgson was sacked and Kenny Dalglish, the Liverpool legend, was given the job and has no sooner had the formation and style of play changed, Torres again found form, and is back to scoring!
Not only that, his body language also improved massively. Even as late as Jan. At the moment though it seems to be a different story. Reports say that the player has become frustrated by the Reds' repeated failure to make it big, and wants to move on now that Liverpool have a suitable buyer. Why after gaining form and now having the luxury of a world-class partner unlike ever before does he want to quit Liverpool FC for good? However, in May it became clear Torres had his heart set on Merseyside when he revealed the phrase 'We'll Never Walk Alone' on the inside of his captain's armband during a match between Atletico and Real Sociedad.
Two months of speculation and paper talk ensued before the striker was finally unveiled at Melwood. Torres made his competitive debut for Liverpool at Villa Park on August 11, A week later he smashed in his first official goal he'd already scored in a pre-season friendly versus Shanghai Shenhua when a trademark burst of pace against Chelsea sent Anfield wild.
Successive home hat-tricks to see off Middlesbrough and West Ham helped the hitman total 33 in , including 24 in the league to overtake Ruud van Nistelrooy and become the most prolific foreigner ever in a debut season in England.
As if all this wasn't enough, Torres then topped off an incredible season by helping Spain to Euro glory in Austria and Switzerland. It was he who scored the winner in the final against Germany - one of two throughout the tournament.
Remarkably, it was Spain's first major honour since - and our No. A series of hamstring injuries disrupted , though a haul of 17 goals from 38 appearances aided Liverpool's best title charge since Those last 12 months, he was a shadow of his former self. Chelsea at that stage, I think the owner was still buying players who he wanted, Shevchenko was another case. I think the decision was made then - as soon as January comes, we are going for Fernando Torres. Carragher was speaking on an online chat with former Chelsea captain John Terry, who said he and his Stamford Bridge team-mates were excited about the arrival of Torres, and were expecting the Spanish forward to fire them to a period of sustained success.
Although Torres did have some success at Stamford Bridge - most notably helping them to their only Champions League triumph in - he struggled in three-and-a-half years in London before being sold to AC Milan for a cut-price fee in January following a loan spell.
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