Fernando Torres

[cmuller]

I think Torres is a better player than either Rush or Fowler. He's still behind both (way behind Rush) when it comes to being a 'legend' here.

 

Time is on his side though.

[mattyq]

I agree with Nick. He's a better player than Rushie & Fowler but they're still bigger legends than Torres at the moment

[Red Nick]

I agree with Nick. He's a better player than Rushie & Fowler but they're still bigger legends than Torres at the moment

 

For sure

 

If I was picking the team and had to pick one of them for the next game it would be Torres.

[Sangria]

For sure

 

If I was picking the team and had to pick one of them for the next game it would be Torres.

 

Agreed.

[Steve Holt]

For sure

 

If I was picking the team and had to pick one of them for the next game it would be Torres.

 

Agree 100%

 

Robbie isn't in the best condition these days and don't even get me started on Rush, he's 47 for goodness sake.

[Red Nick]

Agree 100%

 

Robbie isn't in the best condition these days and don't even get me started on Rush, he's 47 for goodness sake.

 

I was going to post that shit but I thought id let someone else have the glory

[Steve Holt]

I was going to post that shit but I thought id let someone else have the glory

 

Thanks. For what its worth I also think that Torres is a better footballer than Rush and Fowler. It'll take a long time for him to make himself as big a legend as either but he can.

[G Richards]

I love how humble Torres is. It is all about the team. Ronaldo is really talented and has scored a load of goals the past few seasons, but I caught some of a Real Madrid game the other day and he was whining his way through, flapping his arms and gesticulating at his teamates. That sort of behaviour will eventually make the whole somewhat less than the sum of its parts and is a reason why I'd be cautious about Real Madrid, no matter how many galacticos they assemble, sweeping all before them and winning the biggest prizes as though it were a foregone conclusion.

 

But I digress. Torres is fantastic. I wouldn't swap him for another striker in the world. Arguably a fired up Drogba can be just as devastating, but those sort of performances are sporadic (and unfortunately usually against us).

 

I think Torres' best is better than Rush, Fowler or Owen. Obviously the latter three were all world class, but I think Torres has more to his game than any of them. But let's just consider Rushie's 346 goals for a moment. 346. That's right. Or 12 seasons at 30 goals a year (give or take and allowing for a niggle here and there). That's why Rush has top spot in my regard when I think of former strikers. The man was a machine, season after season after season.

 

I can only hope Nando stays here until he is 34-35 and then decides to go back to Atletico for a swansong season. He would then have an outside chance of catching Rushie, but only outside mind.

[dirty_sanchez]

Torres was the best thing well before sliced bread.

 

Doesn't he have more league goals than games this season? I make that 8 goals in 7 games.

[Thants]

BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | S | Sunderland | Bruce in Bent blast over penalty

 

....By handing Jones the chance to convert the second penalty, Bent also missed the opportunity to go level at the top of the Premier League scoring charts with Wayne Rooney, who has six compared to the Sunderland man's five.

 

Eh?

 

League

Torres 8

Darren Bent 6

Didier Drogba 6

Wayne Rooney 6

[RedinSweden]

BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | S | Sunderland | Bruce in Bent blast over penalty

 

 

 

Eh?

 

League

Torres 8

Darren Bent 6

Didier Drogba 6

Wayne Rooney 6

 

The BBC have refused to update the top scorers chart.

[Red Nick]

BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | S | Sunderland | Bruce in Bent blast over penalty

 

 

 

Eh?

 

League

Torres 8

Darren Bent 6

Didier Drogba 6

Wayne Rooney 6

 

Didnt you know Liverpool dont count

[Brownie]

Did anyone see the quotes earlier from Rafa about Torres?

 

How much is he worth? Well at least £70 million, you would say.

 

I'm not saying he's the best in the world because he is young and can get better, but of course he is one of the best, and he can still improve if he wants to.

 

This year we had some agents acting for other English clubs who were coming to us asking about the price of Torres – with big, big figures – but we said that he's not for sale.

 

I would say at this moment in time he is not for sale at any price.

 

That bit in bold is interesting. I don't know if i'm becoming cynical with the owners we have, but straight away I read that as, 'he's not for sale now, but next summer...'

 

Obviously I hope not, but did anyone else think anything similar?

[ratcatcher]

The boy is phenomenal. Im not going to debate whether he's as good or better than Rush or Fowler though. There's just no need.

 

Talkshyte were up to their usual shyte talk this morning. Some absolute no mark stand in called 'danters'(?) was on with irani (yeah good prediction there lad that hull would get something out of the game) and claiming Torres 'doesnt score enough goals away from Anfield'!

 

Er hello! In his first season he didnt notch many away from Anfield but I think the last two seasons his ratio is as good as any other striker in the Prem.

 

Still, they're good for a laugh when you're feeling miserable at 6 am in the morning driving on a motorway roadworks.

 

Nomarks.

[JustTosh]

Think Sir Roger was number 8 wasn't he? Apologies if I am wrong.

 

Don't think you're wrong ... or right. Back then players didn't have their own numbers like today. Don't know about Hunt but remember Toshack wearing both the no. 9 and no. 10 shirt. So possibly Hunt had no. 8 on some occasions no. 9 on other.

[The Special One]

Those were the days. It's gone all American football on us with numbers. Suppose it's to bring in shirt revenue though.

[SpeedyG]

Stevie's feeling left out

 

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and wants you to know that:

 

"the statistics support the argument that they could be one of world football’s best partnerships: in the 77 games the pair have played together, they have scored 86 goals between them, Gerrard claiming 39 and Torres 47."