Comments on: Is Fernando Torres Really the Best Striker at Euro 2008? What do the Fans of Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal, Everton, Aston Villa, Tottenham, Man City, West Ham, Newcastle & Sunderland Think?

By: ourtetas view

ourtetas view — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:57:25 +0000

Just to add,itv commentators were so up his ar*e,it was painful to listen too.
They were doing with ronaldo until they went out,then torres,and then when fabregas came on,it was him they drooled over.
I think its clive tyldsley,man that guy is sh*t,and pleat didnt help,saying torres should have had a pen,when the defender made a great tackle.It frustrates me when commentators obsess about english based players just cos england didnt make it,i think it actually been a great tournament,apart from rubbish commentary.

By: ourtetas view

ourtetas view — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:50:52 +0000

The lad is overated.but still good.Why?
He is very,very good.But not the best in the world.I actually thought he did well on his own against russia,gave them all the run around,worked for the team,but when his chances came,he just couldnt finish,perhaps tiredness,which is more than understandable.Its easy to say about guiza coming on and finishing with 1st chance,as he was fresh,and the russians where knackered from chasing torres for an hour.There are a lot better strikers in europe at the moment,but what i hate is this lad is 23,younger than most top strikers around,so he no where near peaking yet,and hes very good.
So thats my view,as painful as it was to give a fair view.
COYB

By: CCCracker

CCCracker — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:54:17 +0000

All the strikers at Euro 2008 are all pretty average. None of them are uncontainable, as we have seen. Henry was good, but after leaving Arsenal seems to aged 10 years. Torres is not bad but when his legs go in about 2 years time he’ll be back down to average, never to rise again.

By: Uncle Alex

Uncle Alex — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:27:44 +0000

He’s shown at Liverpool that he’s top quality, but he’s not had a good tournament; far too many misses. Still, one tournament does not a striker make, just ask Milan Baroc.

By: Dan the man

Dan the man — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:20:01 +0000

I agree when Torres comes off the defence is tired by coping with his speed. Any forward replacing him is on then to take on a tired defence, so will look good. The other way round and the tired defence would not know what hit them. How many goals did he score this year in the Prem??

By: JustASpur

JustASpur — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:15:53 +0000

No ifs ands or buts Pavlyuchenko is the pick of the bunch.

If Torres learned top be a man and stay on his feet then he might be in with a chance

By: elninoT9

elninoT9 — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:05:58 +0000

wtf is at boy on about. cant play as lone striker?? spain wer more productive wen david villa went of in jured. but maybe that was cos fabregas came in an dictated tha game. but if torres stayed on the field he wud hav scored at least 2 more goals no doubt about he tore the russians apart

for me hes the worlds best striker

By: TINY

TINY — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:01:26 +0000

hahaha…………torres best striker…..you having a laugh. what has he done for spain even the manager dont like him as he keeps substituting him….villa looks a class above him in every dimension. sorry but everyone apart from liverpool fans will agree with me

By: Buddha Bear

Buddha Bear — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:23:33 +0000

Torres is, for me, among the top three strikers in the world. The tournament is not over yet and we may see something different if he is paired with Guiza in the final.

David Villa has had an excellent tournament, but I think his style and temperament would be suspect in the premiership with the more physical aspects of the game. Take his current injury into consideration.

Torres hasn’t scored as many as he could, or should have, but he has worried and scattered defences in every game.

Aragones clearly doesn’t value him as highly, perhaps because of his previous knowledge of Torres, prior to Torres’s move to England, perhaps because he has such a talented squad he is simply doing what’s best for the team. So far it’s working. Many of us who have seen how good he has been in the premiership last season have been surprised by his substitutions. But as a Liverpool fan i’m glad that in a way he’s been protected.

I am a lover of football and an admirer of talented players everywhere. I’ve no real time for the territorial politics and slander.

So fairplay to Jamie, he’s certainly qualified to voice his opinion… when asked a question… in an interview!

By: Palli

Palli — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:41:41 +0000

It seems that Liverpool is the only team Torres can score for on a regular basis.
His goal scoring record for his national team is pathetic considering he is supposed to be their main striker.
Yes he is only 24 and has the future ahead of him. Maybe his performance for the national team will improve in the future but his performance in Euro 2008 has not impressed me or anyone around me (except for Liverpool fans ofc).
Pavlyuchenko has been very impressive. Villa has been ok - Nistelrooy was great for Holland. Podolski has been fantastic, probably the best player of the tournament but he has not been playing as a striker. For me Klose has been better than Torres.
It’s only Villas Hat-trick that people seem to be impressed with in his performance. He is a great striker but lets not get blinded by his Hat-trick. And this hat-trick came against pathetic Russian defense.
It is Spain’s defensive work that has got them to the finals. I’m very impressed by their defense which i thought to be their main weakness. Torres and Villa have been good but not great.

By: Brendan

Brendan — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:06:05 +0000

Torres is an amazing striking talent but if this is about peoples choice for best striker at the Euro’s then it has to be Pavlyuchenko.

By: muhfir

muhfir — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:59:20 +0000

emmm….i bet every bit of my flesh, i say Torres is the best centre foward in the world. i don’t know how on earth u guys say he’s overrated.

what kind of statistic do u guys used to stomp a judgement like that, plain stupid i guess.

33 goals !!! any 3 year old kid can say he’s damn good, how about grown up like urself?

Villa got 4 goals…so what, 2 of them are gift from torres anyway. torres tormented defenders & if u have the heart to look closer, u can see torres been guard by defenders with all kind of dirty trick.

Look at last night, when torres was substituted, what happeded? everyone seems to forget the threat and that’s is why guiza has the opportunity to score.

torres may got 1 goal to his name but i would like to see if Spain can ever go this far without his contributions. his name alone send shivers throughout europe football teams.

and lastly, try be open minded and look clearly that spain strength lies with their midfield and throuhout the tournament, torres got limited chances and so do his time on the football field. if spain plays like Liverpool where they depend a lot from the foward duties, may be torres had better chances and goal. from what i can see on my television in asia, spain like to play in the middle and sometimes, the midfields like to go foward or kick the ball like they are the strikers.

but, i guess u guys are the genius one right. may be u can score 40 goals thenext time u play a game with ur buddy next door huh?

By: sean

sean — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:49:28 +0000

silly scousers again your even more big headed then the aussies and thats saying something. The english commentators build him up as a world class player and you take it word for word. Sorry 2 games against russia 7 goals spain has scored and torres hasn’t even got on the score sheet. I’m not denying hes a good player i just don’t believe that hes the best player at euro 2008. Hello podolski has been playing left wing for germany and has scored more then torres and his team mate villa. It just proves how bad defensivly the premier league is (part from chelsea) and no i am not a chelsea fan (neutrals point of view

By: ae ae

ae ae — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:38:03 +0000

lets face it torres is good but overatted. lets face it any player worth his salt wouldn’tr wish his main rivals to lose a player so that they could compete. smacks of cowardess and desperation, not world class ohh did i forget abit of idiot for want cr to move to rm.

By: ae ae

ae ae — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:36:57 +0000