ROBBIE FOWLER: "He's playing like someone who has regrets"
Robbie Fowler believes Fernando Torres has regrets about leaving Liverpool for Chelsea, arguing that it's clear from the Spain International's body language that the wishes he'd stayed at Anfield.
Fowler, who currently plays for Muangthong United in Thailand, argued:
“I’ve heard people say that deep down Fernando wishes that he had stayed at Liverpool. Well I don’t think he hides his feelings that well.
"For me it’s obvious that Torres feels that he made the wrong decision to leave Liverpool for Chelsea. You can see it in his body-language.
“Torres is a top, top player and I am sure that he will eventually come good again and that Chelsea will reap the benefits of having one of the best strikers in the world.”
“But I am sure that he wishes now that he had given it another six months at Liverpool so that he could have worked with Kenny Dalglish"
“Fernando is playing like someone who has got regrets. He probably won’t admit it but I think he felt that the grass would be greener at Chelsea and he’s realised it isn’t.
“The fans loved Fernando and he loved them. Deep down I think he still does. I am sure with hindsight he would have stayed. A forward line of Torres, Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll would be as good as anything in the Premier League.”
Suarez and Torres upfront? Like many fans, I would've loved to have seen that. One of the things missing from the team at the moment is a regular flow of goals, and Torres certainly provided that when he was at the club.