Fernando Torres articles & interviews

[FatTony]

"Atletico Madrid had better offers and the player had better offers," Benitez told the Liverpool Echo.

"But he always wanted to join Liverpool. That was the key for me.

"We needed to work hard because there were other clubs who wanted him that we knew about - other clubs offering more money.

"But the player said straight away 'I want to join Liverpool'. He said we were his first choice and that was the key for me.

"He has taken a pay cut to come here. Okay he is still on a very good contract because he is a top player.

"But to be a successful club you need players with passion and Fernando has passion."

[Tee]

Sounds good to me.

I'll just add that like you I have wanted Torres to sign big time. When all the polls were flying about over what striker to sign he was always my first choice.

So I'm ****ing made up!

Me too!

[badpiggy]

"Atletico Madrid had better offers and the player had better offers," Benitez told the Liverpool Echo.

"But he always wanted to join Liverpool. That was the key for me.

"We needed to work hard because there were other clubs who wanted him that we knew about - other clubs offering more money.
"But the player said straight away 'I want to join Liverpool'. He said we were his first choice and that was the key for me.

"He has taken a pay cut to come here. Okay he is still on a very good contract because he is a top player.

"But to be a successful club you need players with passion and Fernando has passion."

looking to see the good here - because i think it will take a season or more for torres to adapt to the premiership - i'd love to think that other clubs offered him bigger wages but that he's the type of guy who accepts a pay cut as a recognition of further development to his game needed.

jumping to conclusions but if this is true - coupled with the fact that he's a boring fitness/training/football obsessive - these are signs of an excellent mentality. i'm feeling the first gentle stirrings of excitement.

yikes - mods, can you move my last sentence to brooklyn reds "accept your latent homosexuality" workshop forum?

[MrMichael]

"Atletico Madrid had better offers and the player had better offers," Benitez told the Liverpool Echo.

"But he always wanted to join Liverpool. That was the key for me.

"We needed to work hard because there were other clubs who wanted him that we knew about - other clubs offering more money.

"But the player said straight away 'I want to join Liverpool'. He said we were his first choice and that was the key for me.

"He has taken a pay cut to come here. Okay he is still on a very good contract because he is a top player.

"But to be a successful club you need players with passion and Fernando has passion."

This is exactly what Rafa has always said is a major priority for him with players. And so it should be. This is obviously why our interest in Malouda seemed to disappear overnight, and why players like Kuyt and Torres have been brought in over others of similar ability/price bracket.

This is good. This is very good. Amazing how the whole vibe of the summer has drastically changed with this one.



Oh, @ BadPiggy - flmao. Nah, I ain't going near that thread

[badpiggy]

This is exactly what Rafa has always said is a major priority for him with players. And so it should be. This is obviously why our interest in Malouda seemed to disappear overnight, and why players like Kuyt and Torres have been brought in over others of similar ability/price bracket.

This is good. This is very good. Amazing how the whole vibe of the summer has drastically changed with this one.



Oh, @ BadPiggy - flmao. Nah, I ain't going near that thread

you're a "homo-sceptic"

[Marky]

Torres:
"There is a group of my mates, about five or six of us, and we've all grown up supporting Liverpool"

[BrooklynRed]

looking to see the good here - because i think it will take a season or more for torres to adapt to the premiership - i'd love to think that other clubs offered him bigger wages but that he's the type of guy who accepts a pay cut as a recognition of further development to his game needed.

jumping to conclusions but if this is true - coupled with the fact that he's a boring fitness/training/football obsessive - these are signs of an excellent mentality. i'm feeling the first gentle stirrings of excitement.

yikes - mods, can you move my last sentence to brooklyn reds "accept your latent homosexuality" workshop forum?

Homo Sissoko started that forum. I merely presented a defense of my opinions, which had been made fun of by some posters here. It gets funnier everytime you reference it, though.


I think Mancini would be an excellent addition; I rate him much higher than Malouda and, playing with Totti (who tends to have the entire game played through him), I think his best is yet to come on the wing. I hope Rafa gets his man again.

[Meursault]

Whatddya mean again?? No I'm not although I long to be...

You want some Meursault in you? You'll be intoxicated in no time.

[Fiddy]

So who were these other teams that were after him? Cos there was certainly nothing in the mainstream media about anyone else being involved...which is something I was wondering myself the other day. Didn't anyone else think it a bit strange that such a 'top prospect' only seemed to have one club after him?

[Laddsy]

So who were these other teams that were after him? Cos there was certainly nothing in the mainstream media about anyone else being involved...which is something I was wondering myself the other day. Didn't anyone else think it a bit strange that such a 'top prospect' only seemed to have one club after him?

There were other bids similar and higher than ours. I stated that last week

Not sure which clubs though. It will probably surface later

[Diego]

So who were these other teams that were after him? Cos there was certainly nothing in the mainstream media about anyone else being involved...which is something I was wondering myself the other day. Didn't anyone else think it a bit strange that such a 'top prospect' only seemed to have one club after him?

there have been reports lately saying both inter and man city matched the buy out clause in his contract...

[Dero]

I dunno mate, the whole "you'll never walk alone" thingon the inside of the arm band was a bit of a give away, imagine is stevie g had a chelski slogan on his? would you say that was lip service?? i really believe this is a dream come true for him, and so it should be; it isnt every day a team like Liverpool smash there transfer fee for you.

Something like Give me money and I'll do anything to/for you.

[Dero]

I think Mancini would be an excellent addition; I rate him much higher than Malouda and, playing with Totti (who tends to have the entire game played through him), I think his best is yet to come on the wing. I hope Rafa gets his man again.

Is always fun

[Laddsy]

I think the main thing here is that players come to Liverpool because they want to play for us and sometimes even take pay cuts. I would hate to be a Chelsea supporter because players only go there for the money

[Maestro]

he is 5/1 to score his goal with his head. ill be lumping on that.

He's only going to score ONE goal for us???? And you'll be lumping on that????

You want some Meursault in you? You'll be intoxicated in no time.