Anfield old boys: Liverpool have struggled without new Real
Madrid duo Xabi Alonso (left) and Alvaro Arbeloa
Fernando Torres claims
Liverpool’s campaign was doomed even
before it began, blaming the departure of key players and the
failure to recruit quality replacements for their disappointing
season.
Spelling out his frustration at the loss of Xabi Alonso, Alvaro
Arbeloa and Sami Hyypia,
Torres insisted the club had become ‘messed up’ after the trio left
last summer.
Torres said: ‘After a good season last year, the team needed
certain reinforcements and to keep the squad together, but
circumstances dictated we had to sell and
everything got messed up.
‘Sami may not have played every week but he was 10 out of 10 on
and off the pitch and players like Xabi are very rare.
‘He was the team’s engine and you know that when you change an
engine it takes time to work again.’
He added: ‘We were so far off the top of the table so quickly.
That killed us psychologically and has stopped us changing the
situation.’
