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Its quite a bit different than that -
Completely different. It would be more akin to how people in Edinburgh or Glasgow would distance itself from a GB team, if there was one.Comment
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Fernando Torres: Liverpool fans don't know the truth about my transfer to Chelsea and nobody has understood me like Rafa Benitez
Fernando Torres insists Liverpool fans do not know the full story behind his transfer to Chelsea.
The Spain international is a less than popular figure on Merseyside due to his £50 million switch to London in the January transfer window.
Torres was roundly booed during Spain's defeat to England at Wembley last week and he expects it to be in the firing line from the away fans at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, but says that his former club's supporters will always be special to him.
"I've no doubt [the abuse] will be a lot worse," Torres told Marca.
"The Liverpool fans have only paid attention to what the club made them see and they don't know the true story of my transfer to Chelsea.
"That's why I don’t hold any grudges; they will always be special to me."
Torres became a Kop idol for his lethal form during his first three seasons with the club, scoring 56 Premier League goals in just 79 appearances while playing under Rafael Benitez.
But when the Spanish manager was replaced by Roy Hodgson, his form dipped and it has not fully recovered since his move to the capital.
"Nobody has understood me like Rafa Benitez," he said.
"I owe him a lot. He is a fantastic coach. His teams go out on to the pitch with just one aim: to compete.
"The sensation they transmit is that, with less [of a] budget, they can beat the biggest teams."
The 27-year-old will be hoping to show something like his best form when Liverpool visit Stamford Bridge on Sunday, with the player acknowledging the importance of the fixture as Chelsea look to stay in the title race.
Torres' former club have picked up only one win in their last four Premier League matches, but the forward believes that they are heading in the right direction.
"[Liverpool] are a team in transition and the change doesn't come overnight," he said.
"They need time. They have made a significant investment and, like in any project, they need to establish themselves.
"We can't allow ourselves the luxury of losing any more points. It will be a very special game and atmosphere, too, without a doubt."
With only two Premier League goals this season, Torres has not caught fire in a Chelsea shirt yet but dismissed concerns that he was feeling the pressure of his transfer fee and insisted he remains optimistic about his future.
"You place the responsibility on yourself, it's something you can't control," he said.
"Also, how much I cost doesn't depend on me, it's the clubs who decide what they are willing to pay and it is they who come to an agreement.
"I have been lucky enough to experience many wonderful situations over the last 10 years, but I am confident the best is yet to come."What do you mean it could've been anyone? Name me one person who's got a grudge against penguins
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Boring. Shut up now FernonceoComment
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Oh put a sock in it, you petulant little gob****e brat.
If you have something new to tell us, just say it. Otherwise all this 'i know the truth but won't say' smacks of childish playground bull****.Comment
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I hope Carra boots him right up the vagina on Sunday.Comment
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Seems to me with regards Torres, commens about Liverpool, comments about Chelsea players being old, Chelsea players being slow etc are just designed to try and take the focus off him having a absolute nightmare in a Chelsea shirt.
Hope he has a mare against us
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He's been crap since he came back from the ban but I've got a horrible feeling he'll score.
Thanks very much for being ‘This Mornings’ Farmer’Comment
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Natural to fear that but all logic says he'll probably be **** again.Comment
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He will score. He's the new Pierluigi Casiraghi.Comment
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Originally posted by Shaggy View PostHe's been crap since he came back from the ban but I've got a horrible feeling he'll score.
Me too
The only gracious way to accept an insult is to ignore it; if you can't ignore it, top it; if you can't top it, laugh at it; if you can't laugh at it, it's probably deserved.Comment
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He ain't gonna score.
He is in ****ing **** form, or normal form as it has now become, and Agger will break him (again).
"Its not about the long ball or the short ball, its about the right ball." Bob PaisleyComment
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Sounds to me like hes angling for a move back!
ha ha will always be special to me my ****ing arse
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He's potentially got 2 games against us, where he'll be the main striker.
It's inevitable that he'll score.
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Every other **** striker seems to score against us, he probably will too - the media will go in to overdrive that he's back but then he'll return to normal and be **** again.Originally posted by Craig_H View PostHe's potentially got 2 games against us, where he'll be the main striker.
It's inevitable that he'll score.We come not to play.Comment
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