Dirk Kuyt anticipates Fernando Torres' return to form
Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt has backed his teammate Fernando Torres to get back among the goals after scoring only once in six league games.
Torres has started in all of the club's league fixtures this season, but the Spaniard has yet to recover fully from a hamstring injury that he suffered while playing for Spain in July's World Cup final.
"Everyone is expecting goals from Fernando, but he offers a lot more," Kuyt said after Saturday's draw to Sunderland. "He is very important for the team even if he is not scoring goals. I'm sure his goals will come."
Against Sunderland, Torres took advantage when Michael Turner's nonchalant free kick was not picked up by the opposition defence, racing clear and squaring the ball for Kuyt, who slotted home Liverpool's opener.
In the second half, the Spaniard broke on the right wing before sending a cross towards Steven Gerrard, who equalized to make the final score 2–2.
"His mood has never changed," said Kuyt. "If you are a striker, and the type of striker Fernando is, you want to be involved in goals. But everyone could see how happy he was to have set up two goals."
Roy Hodgson's team was sent out of the Carling Cup last week and has collected only six points in as many games in the Premier League. Kuyt, who joined Liverpool in 2006, said that he expects Torres' return to form to coincide with better performances by
the team as a whole.
"We as players want to win every game and challenge for trophies, but [with] the situation at the club we have to be patient... Things will come because we know we have quality and it just takes time. We all want to win and challenge for things and I am
sure it will happen if we keep working."
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