Football Update: “Torres battling to gain his best form” -says Liverpool Manager Hodgson
According to the Liverpool boss, Roy Hodgson, the twenty six year old Spanish striker Fernando Torres is slightly out of touch these days and finding it hard to score a goal. Hodgson is backing the Spaniard and urging its fans to stay calm as Torres can
regain his good match wining form very soon.
In a very recent match, the Spanish veteran missed a very good chance of scoring a goal in the second half of the match. The match ended as a draw with 0-0 final score. The performance of Torres in the match was not very impressive as he had a great chance
of clutching a victory for his team. However, the boss of Liverpool football club backed the striker and urged Torres’s fans to stay calm and patient because according to him the striker is currently suffering from an imperfect playing form.
Hodgson told the media that the talent of Torres cannot be ignored and we are expecting more from him and the Liverpool team is very hopeful about its future in the ongoing champions’ league. The performance of Fernando Torres is being strongly criticised by
the fans. While talking about the matter, Hodgson expressed himself by saying that this is just the beginning of the season and we cannot criticize a player’s performance and role in a team this early.
The match was a pretty tough one for the Liverpool team as it was dominated by the Utrecht team for a longer period of the match. Utrecht team gave a very strong challenge to Liverpool and kept the Reds goalkeeper and defender busy throughout the match.
Despite the fact that the match ended in a draw the Liverpool coach Roy Hodgson seemed relaxed and satisfied with the performance of his team. It is to be notified that after the drawn match, the Liverpool team has still managed to stay at the top of the Group
K.
When Hodgson was asked about the match and the challenge from the home side, the sixty three year old said that it was a very tough challenge by the rivals and we are happy we did a good job to defend our goal line. Hodgson admired the focus and game of the
opponent and told the media that he is very impressed with the way Utrecht team has displayed its game and the way they performed is a very vivid proof of their enormous capacity.
Currently, Liverpool has not been able to grab a victory in its previous four matches and Roy Hodgson is still confident for improvement in the upcoming matches. While answering to the question about the expectations of the fans from the club, the sixty three
year old said that we are still on the top of the group list and that is very satisfactory for him. He added that too much expectation of the fans and followers from the team is not realistic.
When he was asked about the importance of Torres in the squad, Hodgson said that he is very hopeful to see a better change in the playing form of Fernando Torres as he has not been able to display his capability in the recent match. Later the sixty three year
old added that Torres is a good asset for the team and this is just the beginning of the new season, so the striker is still battling to grasp the right winning streak. Later Hodgson told the media about the recovery of the striker Dirk Kuyt and said that
Kuyt will be back in the team very soon as he is recovering from his shoulder injury very fast.
The recent performance of Fernando Torres in the match against Utrecht has no doubt created some mental stress for the striker, as he was not able to score over a very easy chance. The expectations of his fans are also pilling up and now it is up to him to
show his ability in a blunt way.
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