FERNANDO TORRES has been hailed as the world’s
greatest striker — by arguably the world’s greatest
player.
Liverpool captain Steve Gerrard insisted he would not
change the Kop No 9 for any other forward. Torres took his season’s
tally to 25 goals by scoring in the 3-0 Premier League win over
Newcastle on Saturday.
Gerrard, 27, said: “I wouldn’t swap him for any other striker in
the world at the moment. “He’s brilliant, fantastic and has been
massive. Fernando gives us so many different things up front.
Because he is a goalscorer, that’s where he is going to be
judged.
“He is banging them in and always looks a threat
everywhere he plays. “You can stick him on his own — or with a
partner — and he just adapts perfectly.” Torres, 23 next week, has
looked a snip since signing for £21.5m from Atletico Madrid last
summer. And Gerrard thinks he has set a new benchmark for foreign
players coming to England. He admitted: “Fernando has certainly
made life tough for the foreign boys who come over here now.
“When you look at the impact he has made in about seven
months here, it means no one can make excuses about taking time to
settle. “I actually think England suits him better than Spain. “He
is better suited to the flow and rough and tumble of the Premier
League than the stop-start technical La Liga.
“In footballing terms, he is just a kid really and is
going to get better and better.
“He’s big and strong and his head is in the right
place, too.
“He will only improve in the future, which is great
news for Liverpool and Spain.”
