Suarez or Torres?

[Tee]

I associate Torres with a winning team, fighting on several fronts and scoring goals galore. He made me feel like a youff falling in love with the game all over again and I guess, the way Torres left made me question that love as well as making it difficult to accept the 'next guy'. So when I think of Torres, I think of a variety of goals - none similar - during a spell that made me think we could win the league, so by default, he's always thought of during pleasant times.

Then Suarez arrived. I don't think he's immediately likeable and you can't help looking back at his historic incidents as brain ninjas - little snippets that are forgotten about, until something happens and it all comes flooding back. But then you start to experience his clear passion for the game, his desire to win and his tremendous ability with a football. I mean, the lad could turn on the proverbial sixpence. He creates his own opportunities and has carried our side for the first half of the season.

Yes, he's a nutter. But he's *our* nutter and I think I've talked myself into making my mind up.

Suarez.

Haha, good post.

The first paragraph sums up why it is Torres for me.

[Shaggy]

Great post Muddled

[Gibbo]

The thing I love most about Suarez is that everyone else hates him.

I still haven't voted

[Chazza]

Because it's just a bit of pub talk, and they *didn't* play together regardless of what the idea was. Just interesting to see who people prefer, that's all. It's pointless and meaningless but then so is 99% of stuff on forums.

Its almost like posting results of a poll and getting told its meaningless. I feel your pain.

Before the start of this season I would have said Torres as he was amazing in his prime for us.

Now it is Suarez his ability to create something out of nothing has become more and more evident and instead of defenders working out how to stop him they are finding it harder to deal with.

[Alex]

But Shaggy, why the need to choose between them? I think the idea was to have them play together. Would you rather have one or the other?

Just a bit of fun isnt it?

Its like asking who the best footballer ever is? Messi, Pele or Maradonna? And then saying, but they never would have played in the same teams and that was the idea....blah blah blah.....

[dww]

I still find it a difficult question now.

I associate Torres with a winning team, fighting on several fronts and scoring goals galore. He made me feel like a youff falling in love with the game all over again and I guess, the way Torres left made me question that love as well as making it difficult to accept the 'next guy'. So when I think of Torres, I think of a variety of goals - none similar - during a spell that made me think we could win the league, so by default, he's always thought of during pleasant times.

Then Suarez arrived. I don't think he's immediately likeable and you can't help looking back at his historic incidents as brain ninjas - little snippets that are forgotten about, until something happens and it all comes flooding back. But then you start to experience his clear passion for the game, his desire to win and his tremendous ability with a football. I mean, the lad could turn on the proverbial sixpence. He creates his own opportunities and has carried our side for the first half of the season.

Yes, he's a nutter. But he's *our* nutter and I think I've talked myself into making my mind up.

Suarez.

I tend to agree with all your reasoning but still end up preferring Torres. Perhaps Suarez is the better player but when Torres was at his peak the joys were some how more pure and the goals mean more when your are fighting to win things.

I can imagine that if we keep hold of Suarez and start competing at the top table again then my opinion my get revised.

[Vermilion]

Suarres.

[G]

Don't know if I answered before but Defo Suarez now, probably Torres if you asked me last year.

[Neil Young]

Neither.

[dom9]

Neither.

You always have to say the opposite of Fredo.

[Tee]

Hypothetical question......Would you swap Suarez for Falcao?

[little dave hedgehog]

Hypothetical question......Would you swap Suarez for Falcao?

without gerard in his prime we need luis too much.

[Neil Young]

You always have to say the opposite of Fredo.

We all prefer to be right and I find it's a useful shortcut.

[Vermilion]

We all prefer to be right and I find it's a useful shortcut.

[Lee]

I still find it a difficult question now.

I associate Torres with a winning team, fighting on several fronts and scoring goals galore. He made me feel like a youff falling in love with the game all over again and I guess, the way Torres left made me question that love as well as making it difficult to accept the 'next guy'. So when I think of Torres, I think of a variety of goals - none similar - during a spell that made me think we could win the league, so by default, he's always thought of during pleasant times.

Then Suarez arrived. I don't think he's immediately likeable and you can't help looking back at his historic incidents as brain ninjas - little snippets that are forgotten about, until something happens and it all comes flooding back. But then you start to experience his clear passion for the game, his desire to win and his tremendous ability with a football. I mean, the lad could turn on the proverbial sixpence. He creates his own opportunities and has carried our side for the first half of the season.

Yes, he's a nutter. But he's *our* nutter and I think I've talked myself into making my mind up.

Suarez.

Good post mate, agree with pretty much all of that.

Apart from the last bit.

Still undecided but I think I'd possibly lean towards that ****house Torres. But that's possibly because he was playing in *such* a good team. Difficult one. Shame we never saw them play together but oh well.