Fernando Torres

[Lecter]

I don't know about you but I don't see Torres being rotated as our previous strikers have been in the past. I think he will start the majority of our games.

I would love to hear Lecter's views on Torres now. I remember the stick he used to give him (when he was linked with us) on Koptalk whilst me, Sarb, Tomasj and a few others would defend him.

I've been very very surprised by Torres I must say

The lad looks very very strong and aggressive

The goal yesterday impressed me not for the finish alone but the way he slowed up suckered the defender in before killing him over a couple of yards and getting the shot in

I still have doubts whether he will get you 20 plus goals a season but he will add something to the side and that is the ability to create something out of nothing. The two chances hes had hes virtually created himself

I also think Babel to a lesser extent looks like hes capable of creating himself chances if you give him half a yard

[Harv]

I've been very very surprised by Torres I must say

The lad looks very very strong and aggressive

The goal yesterday impressed me not for the finish alone but the way he slowed up suckered the defender in before killing him over a couple of yards and getting the shot in

I still have doubts whether he will get you 20 plus goals a season but he will add something to the side and that is the ability to create something out of nothing. The two chances hes had hes virtually created himself

I also think Babel to a lesser extent looks like hes capable of creating himself chances if you give him half a yard

You can just see how Babel love to cut in and unleash a rocket shot. That shot he teed up yesterday was blistering. Cech was covering the post....but i doubt he would of saved that. Cant wait to see him get more time.

Babel on the left and Pennant on the right will leave defenses it tatters.

[marcus50bucks]

I've been very very surprised by Torres I must say

The lad looks very very strong and aggressive

The goal yesterday impressed me not for the finish alone but the way he slowed up suckered the defender in before killing him over a couple of yards and getting the shot in

I still have doubts whether he will get you 20 plus goals a season but he will add something to the side and that is the ability to create something out of nothing. The two chances hes had hes virtually created himself

I also think Babel to a lesser extent looks like hes capable of creating himself chances if you give him half a yard

[publiusscipio]

Consider my bottom well and truly slapped

[Shaggy]

A new star is born as golden boy Fernando Torres turns back clock

Aug 20 2007 by Nick Peet, Liverpool Echo

IT’S the second week of August and after kicking off the season with an away win, an expectant Kop waits with bated breath for the home debut of Liverpool’s big summer signing.

And they don’t have to wait long before falling in love with their newest hero.

After breaking the club’s transfer record to sign the striker, he repays the club in kind, by turning in an effort at the Anfield Road end – and a new star is born.

The year was 1977 and the player was Kenny Dalglish.

Now, fast forward 30 years and Fernando Torres will be hoping that his maiden strike will set him on the road to a similar career path as that of the club’s brightest star.

Fortunately for Dalglish his big day – when the Reds cruised past Newcastle United 2-0 – was not ruined by an inept match official.

But after the hangover’s clear across the city this morning and Liverpool fans start to think about the positives of yesterday’s Chelsea stalemate, one thing will override everything else.

The Reds have got themselves a goal poacher again.

The club’s long, proud history of world class marksmen has hit something of a dry patch in this decade, ever since Michael Owen left for Madrid.

But in Torres, Liverpool have definitely signed the kind of striker who knows where the back of the net is.

Hard working, full of energy and prepared to defend from the front as willingly as he is to run in behind defenders, it’s already clear to see exactly why Torres was awarded the captain’s armband when still only a teenager at former club Atletico Madrid.

The 23-year-old striker is quite obviously a leader and his performance against Chelsea – and at Villa Park last week – already suggest enough to argue that he is going to be a huge success at Anfield.

His first touch is excellent , turn of pace sublime and finishing clearly top draw.

How many players can you remember that have been rewarded with their own Kop song inside 45 minutes?

And being lauded with a variation of Robbie Fowler’s old clap-chant too. High praise indeed.

Naturally his boss was slightly more cautious in his praise.

After seething over the performance of referee Rob Styles, Rafa Benitez cleared his head enough to say: “It was a good strike from Torres and a very positive start for him.

“He has good pace and showed real quality but it is also good for the supporters.

“It’s too early to judge Fernando just yet, but today he played against one of the best defenders in England and you can see he had no problems adjusting to the style of football.

“There is much more to come from him.”

Of course, he has got a million miles to go before he should even be listed alongside Kop idols Dalglish and Fowler, but Torres has definitely got the tools to become the latest Red Baron.

His goal yesterday, slid perfectly around Petr Cech and inside the far post after he ghosted past Tal Ben Haim, was actually more like Own in his youthful pomp than either of the previous two Reds legends.

Torres’ pace allowed him the opportunity while his finishing skills gave him the time to shift his body over the ball, open up his frame and tempt Cech to go to ground before finally side-footing it across goal.

It was a natural goalscorer at his productive best – and the Anfield crowd lapped it up.

At Atletico his goalscoring record was hardly the stuff of legend.

His 82 strikes in 214 appearances may only have been topped by Samuel Eto’o at Barcelona over the last five seasons, but it hardly compares with pre-Anfield Dalglish’s 167 in 204 starts at Glasgow Celtic.

But in his home city Torres was landed with a much greater role than simply putting the ball in the back of the net.

He was more of a creative support striker than a goal-poacher.

But it is quite clear that Benitez has a much more productive role for his latest Spanish protege, and he’ll be hoping that yesterday’s virgin strike will be the first of many this season and beyond.

The King may be long gone, but has the Spanish Prince just arrived?

[carrsim]

he looked magnificent yesterday but tired at the end a touch

he is a proper footballer- his first touch and movement is what stands out for me (though his workrate, pace and finishing seem quite tasty too)

just a word for babel. he looked great cming on against villa when they were chasing the game, but the chavs had decided a point was enough so the space there for him- he'll still be a very good player for us as he seems to have pace, power and again importantly skill.

rafa likes technical players and now he finally has them at his disposal

[tomasjj]

You can just see how Babel love to cut in and unleash a rocket shot. That shot he teed up yesterday was blistering. Cech was covering the post....but i doubt he would of saved that. Cant wait to see him get more time.

Babel on the left and Pennant on the right will leave defenses it tatters.

That Babel shot was such a rocket!
And he released it in no-time too.

[Harv]

That Babel shot was such a rocket!
And he released it in no-time too.

i must admit i had a little sex wee when Babel unleashed that shot. It was ****ing moving! Cech had no chance

I will be very happy to see him pull the triger from that range more often if thats the typical shot which comes off

He could be a Pires type for us, cutting in fromt he left and pinging them into the top corner.

That cross was also blistering, thats the type of crossing which gets you goals. All that is needed is a touch, and the ball is in. I get so frustrated with Finnans lollypop crosses which gradually float through the air before the defenders clear the ball. Wheres the venom Stevie






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[thesilverfoxlfc]

Best thing so far from Torres is he oozes class; the way he plays on the field it's apparent what a single-minded great striker this lad is - power, pace, and very, very silky.

Totally agree he's pure class

[Shaggy]

Can you hear the drums, Fernando? They play for you

By CHRIS WHEELER - 11:03am on 20th August 2007


For someone who admits to being a frustrated rock star, Fernando Torres is certainly a natural on the big stage.

"I'm passionate about rock and if I hadn't been a footballer perhaps I would have been in a rock group,' said Liverpool's record signing yesterday. 'I can't sing but I believe I could play the drums or the guitar."

And so Torres discovered just 16 minutes into his Anfield debut.

Collecting a raking pass from Steven Gerrard in his stride, the £24million man from Atletico Madrid teased Tal Ben Haim for a moment before sweeping the ball past him and sliding it under advancing goalkeeper Petr Cech.

Anfield officially embraced a new hero.

Gerrard said: "It was typical of him. If you give him the right service he will score goals. He's got the pace and in pressure situations he can finish — he showed that today. We'll have more of that please, Fernando."

If there were any doubts about the faith of Rafael Benitez in bringing 23-year-old Torres to the Premier League or the price tag on his head they were swept away in an instant. Benitez assured supporters last week that his new signing will prove more successful than their other Fernando — Morientes — who never lived up

[kendoddsdadsdogsdead]

Mia ist ein optischer Leckerbissen, Ausstattung eher mittel, aber Sie versucht ,wenn man Wünsche hat, zwecks der Kleidung oder Heels , sie zu erfüllen.... Sie läßt sich Zeit, versucht auch zu genießen und man lernt doch noch etwas neues bei Ihr kennen.... Wenn wieder in dieser Gegend, dann absoluter Wiederholungsfaktor, weil man weiß, dass Sie noch so einiges mehr zu bieten hat und das will man erleben....

Ich hatte hier schon einmal geschrieben. Der Fink hat die Groesse \"S\". Das ist aber ja nicht schlimm. Sie kann gut damit umgehen. Mir jedenfalls hat der Besuch bei ihr gefallen. Grundsätzlich ist es doch bei der Zentimeterangabe so, dass immer etwas zuviel angegeben wird. Ich selbst mache es ja auch so.....


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[nobbylad]

I'm made up with the start he has made and, in the Chelsea game, he certainly looked the part.

I'm hoping he can prove himself even more in the future, however I am slightly sceptical about getting too carried away with him just yet. Not because I don't think he is the business, but just that it's early days yet and I don't want to get too carried away.

He's made a good start...let's hope he keeps it up.

[Harv]

*puts on dodgy german accent*
"Hey ein dunkopf get a move on ya, and watch out for the cd player in the trunk eh, i need to get to dance central in Stutgart in time to see Kraftwerk"






i cant be bothered getting the missus to translate that BTW

[redblood]

Drogba really is pathetic, isn't he?! He's a diving cheating bastartd.

I'd almost frogotten how much I hated the chavs until we played them again today.

They're deplorable.

Yeah can't stand them and the way Fat Frank celebrated after the pen I coulda ****ing killed him, I think it was the only mention he got all game the ******.
Drogba is a moaning diving **** if he was a straight player I'd really like him because he has got good skill and strength but can't stand the **** he gets up to.:whatever:

[memzey]

Yeah can't stand them and the way Fat Frank celebrated after the pen I coulda ****ing killed him, I think it was the only mention he got all game the ******.
Drogba is a moaning diving **** if he was a straight player I'd really like him because he has got good skill and strength but can't stand the **** he gets up to.:whatever:

Drogba is a fantastic player, head and shoulders abover everyone else they had yesterday. Shame he is such a tit...