Torres to see Knee Speciallist

[Bender]

Liverpool striker Fernando Torres is to visit a specialist to assess his knee injury.

 

The Reds top scorer was forced to miss the goalless Premier League draw with Fulham because of the problem.

 

It is a worrying development for the Reds, who had hoped the Spain international's discomfort was not serious.

 

Torres, 26, was sidelined for a month after a knee operation in January.

 

Manager Rafael Benitez said: "He has a problem with his knee and has gone to see a specialist. We are waiting for news.

 

"We don't know really, it depends on the specialists.

 

"He had a problem before and we were trying to protect him."

 

Benitez attracted howls of derision when he controversially substituted Torres with 25 minutes remaining at Birmingham last week with the score 1-1.

 

But the manager insisted the player was tired and needed ice treatment on his knee.

 

Torres recovered sufficiently to play, and score twice, in Thursday's Europa League quarter-final win over Benfica but again left the field early.

 

Liverpool are next in action when they face West Ham at Anfield a week on Monday.

 

They then face Torres' former club Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final three days later.

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[zigackly]

Needs one of these, not a specialist:

 

[Unrighteous]

Wonderful. So much for that Europa League.

[redsfan]

Blimey think we may need two strikers to sign for next season because Torres being so injury prone as he has been, I can see him being a player that we can only play for big games and not risk him for games that are considered '3 points'.

[King Emlyn]

Blimey think we may need two strikers to sign for next season because Torres being so injury prone as he has been, I can see him being a player that we can only play for big games and not risk him for games that are considered '3 points'.

Aye, as great as he is you just can't rely on him as he seems to be made of balsa wood. We definitely need a couple of top class strikers. Don't know where the money's coming from though.

[Captain]

It's all lies. Just like the ice pack last weekend.

[Trumo]

That Aussie healer not joined yet?

[JagSquared]

Get some horse placenta on that knee, in fact make him swim every day for a year in it. That'll learn his body.

[Liverpool lad]

I was under the impression that the surgery that Torres has had is not as simple as just having it done, and then having an uninterrupted, almost uncomplicated recovery. Once you go in and disturb joints, they are a right pain in the arse to get right. It an be sound one day, and then tender the next.

[razor]

He was clearly uncomfortable on Thursday. You didn't have to be Code to work out he'd struggle to play today.

[King Emlyn]

It's all lies. Just like the ice pack last weekend.

He did this injury against Benfica.

[Uncle_Meat]

Mr. D'arcy to the rescue.

 

 

[Steve Holt]

Smokescreen.

 

He doesn't want to score against Atletico.

[loadsoftrophies]

Rumour off another site he's gone for the season.

[loadsoftrophies]

PANIC!!

[Steve Holt]

Is that a real rumour? What site?

[loadsoftrophies]

Is that a real rumour? What site?

 

RAOTL

[Major Tom]

I hope this is not serious.

 

If Torres is fit and other results go our way, I reckon 6th place is a shoo-in.

[Hooch]

He's a bad sicknote. Makes the managers decision not to get a strikers in even more frustrating.

[Hermes]

He's a bad sicknote. Makes the managers decision not to get a strikers in even more frustrating.

 

"We don't need to sign a striker, we have David Ngog".

[Cunny]

Elisha Scott has just posted this on YNWA

 

He has a knock on his knee, if the specialist says he needs an op to be fit for the World Cup he will miss the rest of our season. Alternatively he could play the rest of our season, then have the op and miss the World Cup.

Wonder what will happen?

[rondeco]

I'd have no problem with him missing the rest of our season to be fit for the World Cup. He has a great chance of winning the damn thing.

[Brownie]

He's absolutely, ridiculously injury prone.

[El Rojo]

He's a complete sicknote, which further highlights his astonishing achievements so far with us. Christ knows how many he'd score if he didn't suffer so many injuries.

 

And unlike most players, he doesn't require a few games to get back into form again. He just reverts to type and scores again. And again. And again.

 

If he needs an operation, just get it sorted. Maybe we'll even get a full season out of him next year. Hard not to see him breaking at least 40 goals if he does.

[ptyson]

thinking of the world cup?