Torres ain't a happy bunny and is mightily pissed off at the club's stance regarding his treatment for his injury. That's all I know for now.
“When the club has needed to be strong, it always has been,†Torres, who is fighting to be fit for Sunday’s derby against Everton, said. “Now is the time for everybody to stick together, from the manager right down to the lowliest member of staff.
“We must be united to finish as high as possible in the Premier League. I am convinced that we will end up in the top four. We also have high hopes for the FA Cup and the Europa League. At this time, this tournament has become a goal for the club.â€
Fernando Torres has given his full backing to Rafael Benitez as the Liverpool manager endures the most testing time of his five and a half year tenure in the Anfield hot seat.
Further pressure was heaped on Benitez following Liverpool’s exit from the Champions League at the group stage on Tuesday night but Torres, who is fighting to be fit for this weekend’s Merseyside derby, is in no doubt that his compatriot is the right man to take the club forward and has called on everyone at Anfield to pull together in a concerted effort to emerge from their current crisis.
“Benitez has shown that he is the right man to take Liverpool forward,†Torres said. “When the club has needed to be strong it always has been. Now is the time for everybody to stick together from the manager right down to lowliest member of staff because above all else we want to make our wonderful fans happy with our performances and results.
â€We must be united to finish as high as possible in the Premier League. I am convinced that we will end up in the top four. We also have high hopes for the FA Cup and the Europa League. At this time, this tournament has become a goal for the club.â€
Like everyone else at Anfield, being demoted from the Champions League to the Europa League was a body blow for Torres but the Spanish forward believes this setback must be viewed in the context of Liverpool’s outstanding record in Europe under Benitez.
“Nobody expected it [to be knocked out] because this team has shown itself over recent seasons to be very reliable. This is a competition that we won in 2005 and on another occasion [2007] we got to the final. Since I have been with the club we have got to a semi-final and a quarter-final.