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[aCe']

He needs another man upfront with him... simple really...

[tonyeh]

Agreed.

If your the only one running through no-mans-land, all the bullets are aiming at you.

[Emerald Red]

By Aidan Magee, 24/04/2010

FERNANDO TORRES fears having to live with the effects of chronic long-term injuries if he stays in the Premier League much longer.

The Liverpool striker has endured a season of knee problems and his campaign was cut short when he returned to Spain for surgery to make sure he is fit for the World Cup.
Torres, who scored 18 goals in 22 league games this term, can't believe how players like team-mate Steven Gerrard and other experienced stars like Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney have coped with the physical demands of English football for so long.
The Spaniard is worried that his body can only take so much punishment before leaving him to suffer the effects beyond the end of his career.

He said: "The Premier League is such a tough competition and I have always admired this championship and the players who are here.
"This is my third season and I'm still amazed to see Gerrard, Rooney and Lampard, players who have been here a long time, still playing at such a high level and with such impressive rhythm because the English league really wears down a player.
"I just can't imagine what state I'll be in within five or six years if I continue to play here - it could easily give me problems when I stop playing. The physical level is superior to all other countries."

The former Atletico Madrid striker is fancied to leave Anfield this summer if Liverpool fail to finish in the top four and deny him the chance of Champions League football next season.
They are all but out of the race and Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has already talked up the prospect of bringing the Spaniard to Eastlands.

Yet more media spin tripe that should be dismissed instantly given the press' track record at spouting sh*t season after season regarding this football club and it's players. Happens every summer. And that is one of the worst charicatures I've ever seen of Torres and Rafa. Looks more like Forlan. Maybe the pundit got the two mixed up.

[ruskiy playmaker]

He needs another man upfront with him... simple really...

No he doesn't, he just needs better wide players around him.

[tubby]

He needs another man upfront with him... simple really...

No he doesn't, he just needs better wide players around him.

We still need another established striker too. Torres is injury prone so we can't keep relying on the likes of NGog. It wouldn't be so bad if the players just behind him chipped in with more goals.

[aCe']

He needs another man upfront with him... simple really...

No he doesn't, he just needs better wide players around him.

How does that solve him getting bullied around and getting injured every other game ?
Hes too isolated in the current setup and unless someone is brought in to support him higher up then the CBs are always going to go in hard on him from behind to keep him from turning and going past them...

Add another man upfront and its more or less a different story.. With the option of a flick and someone running behind them, they'r more likely to sit back a little deeper and allow him the space to receive the ball with them having to worry about covering the space rather than the man...

Anyways agreed about the wide players bit... I think in Riera and Benny we have two capable players... If Rafa leaves then i'd certainly be looking to keep Riera as starting left winger for next season and maybe look to spend the money elsewhere..

[zarababe]

Fernando will be in the red shirt of Liverpool next season, id put me house on it , an so will Stevie , an ill go one further and say Rafa will still be the boss. Im fed up  with these fecking newspapers sh.itstirring,

Me aswell nan that talksport the other day saying its a done deal, that scummy rag NOTW should not be put on this forum either people should know better than to believe the sister rags lies...........

Me 3 - with that s'hit stan for 'expert' opinion

Rafa and Torres will stay cos they're not a bunch of back- stabbers like the x brigade garbage 

[ruskiy playmaker]

He needs another man upfront with him... simple really...

No he doesn't, he just needs better wide players around him.

How does that solve him getting bullied around and getting injured every other game ?
Hes too isolated in the current setup and unless someone is brought in to support him higher up then the CBs are always going to go in hard on him from behind to keep him from turning and going past them...

Add another man upfront and its more or less a different story.. With the option of a flick and someone running behind them, they'r more likely to sit back a little deeper and allow him the space to receive the ball with them having to worry about covering the space rather than the man...

Anyways agreed about the wide players bit... I think in Riera and Benny we have two capable players... If Rafa leaves then i'd certainly be looking to keep Riera as starting left winger for next season and maybe look to spend the money elsewhere..

Don't get me wrong, I think we do need a good back up for Torres, but Torres was never good at playing with another striker beside him.  In my opionion we may actually need just one excellent wide player in midfield.

Maxi  Mascherano  Silva/Ben Arfa
     Gerrard   Aquilani
           Torres

...not too bad, is it.

[red_guy]

He needs another man upfront with him... simple really...

No he doesn't, he just needs better wide players around him.

How does that solve him getting bullied around and getting injured every other game ?
Hes too isolated in the current setup and unless someone is brought in to support him higher up then the CBs are always going to go in hard on him from behind to keep him from turning and going past them...

Add another man upfront and its more or less a different story.. With the option of a flick and someone running behind them, they'r more likely to sit back a little deeper and allow him the space to receive the ball with them having to worry about covering the space rather than the man...

Anyways agreed about the wide players bit... I think in Riera and Benny we have two capable players... If Rafa leaves then i'd certainly be looking to keep Riera as starting left winger for next season and maybe look to spend the money elsewhere..

Don't get me wrong, I think we do need a good back up for Torres, but Torres was never good at playing with another striker beside him.  In my opionion we may actually need just one excellent wide player in midfield.

Maxi  Mascherano  Silva/Ben Arfa
     Gerrard   Aquilani
           Torres

...not too bad, is it.

Torres with or without strike partner is still effective. The reason why people say he's not in 2 striker system is that because he has an additional role which is distracting the defense. And that means that his strike partner (Villa for example) always had a shot on goal with less fuss. People do fear Torres... and Villa did actually mentioned Torres helped him a lot.

[Richj]

No he doesn't, he just needs better wide players around him.[/quote]
Maxi  Mascherano  Silva/Ben Arfa
     Gerrard   Aquilani
           Torres

...not too bad, is it.[/quote]
Looks good to me.

[Zidane]

We ask too much of him, too much sprint stop sprint stop.  He needs a second striker so all the running doesn't fall solely on him.

[TonyDP10]

Hello friends. I'm a fan of Juventus, Forum vecchiasignora.com. you think Torres can come to Juventus if he comes Benitez? Thank you very much.  I'm Italian...

[tubby]

Hello friends. I'm a fan of Juventus, Forum vecchiasignora.com. you think Torres can come to Juventus if he comes Benitez? Thank you very much.  I'm Italian...

If Juventus can afford £80Mil for him then maybe. Do they have that sort of money?

[dawson99]

Id love to see us sign someone like RVP to play up front with Torres

[tubby]

Id love to see us sign someone like RVP to play up front with Torres

Doubt Arsenal would sell him for starters mate and he is also even more injury prone than Torres. He would be lining up alongside Torres alright, but in the stands watching whilst injured and not on the pitch.