The Chelsea forward’s poor form in front of the net has caught up with him as he was axed from the Spanish national team squad for the first time in five years.
Owing to poor goal scoring form for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Venezuela-c3039. Once known to be one of the most prolific strikers has hit the back of the net a paltry five times in all
competitions since making his 50 million Euros move from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809.
Reflecting on the situation, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 del Bosque, stated that he omitted the former Atletico Madrid forward with a heavy heart and would not be doing justice to his compatriots if he selected him.
Despite the ousting of Torres from the squad, the 2010 FIFA World Cup winning tactician has a plethora of effective attackers at his disposal in the form of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Álvaro-Negredo-c5294.
"He is a lad we appreciate a great deal and it pains me to leave him out but I wanted to be fair," the former Real Madrid boss said while talking to correspondents of The Independent. "His performances recently have been a bit irregular.
"It is always a problem when a striker is not finding the net. It makes it difficult for them; we see that there is an issue.”
However, the Spain coach is reluctant to rule out Torres from the squad for Euro 2012. The former Real Madrid manager stated that there is still time before he finalizes his preferred 23 and the Chelsea man still has a chance of making the roster
for Spain’s title defence.
“We hope that in the next four months he can start scoring and we will make a decision on his position in the side based on how he does in that time.”
Continuing on the subject of Torres’ abysmal club form, Del Bosque opined that the forward has trouble finding his footing under Andres Villas Boas and believes he will improve his showings overtime.
With Chelsea overcoming a 6-match winless streak, Del Bosque added that Torres' fortunes will change as the club finds its footing again.
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