Fernando Torres

[Mostar]

@ briankettle If Torres' "more professional" #cfc means bringing in guns and sleeping with each others' wives, then #lfc must be some kind of crackhouse.

[Qantaga]

Genius.

His **** performances and ****ish behaviour has only made it easier for us to realise how unprofessional and worthless the guy is. I don't know how any professional footballer or athlete of his ability would turn out like this, someone who will be forgotten.

How the **** did we get 50 million....

\Q

[JBOX]

He paniced about getting older, shat himself, then left for what he thoughr was garenteed trophies! He said 6 months at Liverpool would seem like 3 years!? Can I call him a cunt for disrespecting the most successful english club and all of it's dedicated fans? Yes I can. Torres, your a cunt.

[Shaggy]

Fernando Torres has revealed he resolved to leave Liverpool long before his January transfer to Chelsea because the club were in "chaos". In a damning assessment, the striker said he could not reject a move to Stamford Bridge because the remaining six months of this season would have felt like three years at Anfield.

Torres hit out at the direction Liverpool have taken, describing them as a club no longer living up to their history and unable to compete with England's biggest teams. He said he had found greater togetherness in the Chelsea dressing room than at Anfield.

"[Leaving Liverpool] was a decision I had mulled over for a long time, even though it appeared to be taken very hastily," Torres said in an interview with the Spanish newspaper Marca. "I had made up my mind a long time before. In the summer in which Xabi Alonso left [2009] I started to wonder.

"I had the best three years of my career at Liverpool. I thought I was at the best club around, one that would win things with time. But when Xabi and [Javier] Mascherano left, and before them [Peter] Crouch and [Alvaro] Arbeloa, when reinforcements didn't arrive, I started to wonder if Liverpool was the club its history suggests or if it was in fact a selling club.

"I knew I was an idol at the club but it was no longer the same. There was also the departure of [the manager Rafael] Benítez and the club was in chaos with the sale. There was so much said, so much talk about projects, but then nothing. It reminded me of Atlético Madrid: great history, lots of ideas but without money you need time. And I didn't have much of that."

Torres said that he had first tried to move in the summer but was told that he could not depart with Liverpool in the midst of a battle over ownership. "They told me they would not sell anyone and I turned down an offer from Chelsea in the summer," he said. "I understood Liverpool's reasons for not wanting to sell me, even though I knew I was letting an opportunity go by – one that might not come back again. [But] the club was not the same, it wasn't heading in the direction I thought it should head in and I could see that a change was needed.

"What other teams could I have gone to? I couldn't go to [Manchester] United out of respect for Liverpool. Or [Real] Madrid, because of my past. I don't think Barcelona needed anyone. I didn't like the idea of Italy. Chelsea were the only club left. There was only one option. In fact, I thought there were no options at all until Chelsea appeared out of nowhere [in January]. The idea was in my head before but it was a long way from being a reality.

"And then suddenly one day, 20 days before [the end of the transfer window], the opportunity appeared. I didn't expect it; it was like a light bulb coming on in a long, dark passageway. I thought that the six months left at Liverpool this season would feel like three years."

In a veiled criticism of Liverpool's handling of his move, he said: "I wanted to be honest. If others haven't been honest, that's not my problem. Football is not a sport populated by honest people. You can't tell the truth or be up front with people. It's a business and no one is friends. I was honest. I know [the transfer] wasn't [handled in] the best way but I was honest. If anyone used the press, it wasn't me. I was straight and I have a clear conscience."

He said he had no regrets at joining Chelsea. "We have an owner who will invest when it is necessary and I have been surprised by the atmosphere in the dressing room, considering there are so many stars. There is more of personal relationship and jokes between players than there was at Liverpool. There, it was much more serious. Here, you don't have to prove you are a professional. That's just taken as read."

http://m.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/mar/11/fernando-torres-liverpool-chelsea-transfer?cat=football&type=article

[Shaggy]

Sid Lowe on Torres:

sidlowe Sid Lowe
@TonyBarretTimes You can sense the sadness and desperation in all he says. There are one or two things he is still biting his tongue on.

[Arn]

Sid Lowe on Torres:

sidlowe Sid Lowe
@TonyBarretTimes You can sense the sadness and desperation in all he says. There are one or two things he is still biting his tongue on.

I think we all can figure out what, player power etc.

[fah-q]

"Chelsea were the only club left. There was only one option. In fact, I thought there were no options at all until Chelsea appeared out of nowhere [in January]. The idea was in my head before but it was a long way from being a reality."

I bet that makes Chelsea fans (with brains) feel special!

[wavydavy]

"Chelsea were the only club left. There was only one option. In fact, I thought there were no options at all until Chelsea appeared out of nowhere [in January]. The idea was in my head before but it was a long way from being a reality."

I bet that makes Chelsea fans (with brains) feel special!

Thought the same. I actually checked it with the link cos I thought it was a Shaggyism! A truly unbelievable thing to say.

[Dirk07]

everyone knew it was true though, even chelsea fans

[Leyton388]

"There is more of personal relationship and jokes between players than there was at Liverpool. There, it was much more serious. Here, you don't have to prove you are a professional. That's just taken as read"

Yeah You **** Shagging your team mates wives and shooting kids are the best jokes around.

Nice thanks for the club that turned you into a worldwide superstar.

[Bender]

Chelsea are concerned that £50 million striker Fernando Torres’ lack of form since his arrival from Liverpool back in January is due to homesickness, according to a report in the Daily Mirror.

Torres endured a difficult time on Merseyside after rejoining the Reds from a winning World Cup squad in the summer, but the Spanish hitman made way for a British record deal to Chelsea on transfer deadline-day.

Reports emerged in the final months of his Liverpool career that the Spaniard favoured a move back to his homeland although neither Real Madrid or Barcelona decided to register serious interest.

Torres has endured a torrid time at Stamford Bridge since his arrival and has failed to find the net in his opening five games as a Blues player.

The 26-year-old is reportedly still without a permanent residence in London and recently failed to acquire West Ham defender Wayne Bridge’s former house.

[magicalbarnes]

Chelsea are concerned that £50 million striker Fernando Torres’ lack of form since his arrival from Liverpool back in January is due to homesickness, according to a report in the Daily Mirror.

Torres endured a difficult time on Merseyside after rejoining the Reds from a winning World Cup squad in the summer, but the Spanish hitman made way for a British record deal to Chelsea on transfer deadline-day.

Reports emerged in the final months of his Liverpool career that the Spaniard favoured a move back to his homeland although neither Real Madrid or Barcelona decided to register serious interest.

Torres has endured a torrid time at Stamford Bridge since his arrival and has failed to find the net in his opening five games as a Blues player.

The 26-year-old is reportedly still without a permanent residence in London and recently failed to acquire West Ham defender Wayne Bridge’s former house.

Terry will be all for him moving there, I'm sure terry will have that address programmed into his tomtom, he may need to pop around when fernando is out!

[Chris]

I think we all can figure out what, player power etc.

Speak for yourself, im not in your "Carragher and Gerrard are evil and sign all the players and appoint the managers" club.

[Bender]

Speak for yourself, im not in your "Carragher and Gerrard are evil and sign all the players and appoint the managers" club.

Hey you can't talk to the PRESIDENT Like that

[CJ]

whilst arn may go on about it. There is a case for the argument he makes. There is also a case against it. I do think we give gerrard and carra more benifit of the doubt becasue they are from Liverpool. Also they probably feel more pressure than some of the non local lads.

I would think its possible that when things start to go wrong then cliques get formed. in our case it may have been carra and gerrard. Its also possible it could be a clique of our top top players.

When winning all these things would be kept in check but as soon as form slips then you see things like this happen. It happens at lots of clubs.

What is my point? well i think the point is that we shouldnt dismiss it just becuase it is carra and gerrard. Its the same as we shouldnt just believe a rumour about someone we dont like just because it fits in with what we want to think about them.

I also have a belief that players have more power than ever. Couple this with our then ownership position and fall in form it is quite concievable that players wanted rafa out. Also possible that they put themselves before the club. However that doesnt shock me, players these days do put themselves first, why well the clubs are quick to get rid if they want so why should a player not do the best for themselves?

its the world we live in.