Torres is the world's best striker

• zocoss

  12 Mar 08, 10:50

  

  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.”

• Shinjichan

  12 Mar 08, 11:26

  win some throphies and break some records first.who knows he might be a one hit wonder.
• omgukilledkenny

  12 Mar 08, 15:54

  Originally posted by Shinjichan:

  win some throphies and break some records first.who knows he might be a one hit wonder.

  
  I think he's gonna break Van Nistelrooy's record.

  Most goals in first season for a foreigner.

• 4getmenot

  13 Mar 08, 18:51

  Originally posted by omgukilledkenny:

  
  I think he's gonna break Van Nistelrooy's record.

  Most goals in first season for a foreigner.

  very likely also.... =X ..

• stellazio

  13 Mar 08, 18:53

  and to think that Rafa rotation policy actually kept him out from alot more games.

• T.Ryousuke

  13 Mar 08, 19:09

  Long way to go.

• brokenluv

  13 Mar 08, 19:32

  i think gerrard is quite right, hes a complete striker, got pace got finishing, can take long shots outside the box, can header can dribble.

• jonchao72

  15 Mar 08, 11:58

  stevie G isnt the world's greatest player...

• FirePig

  15 Mar 08, 12:04

  Originally posted by jonchao72:

  stevie G isnt the world's greatest player...

  
  by arguably the world’s greatest player.

• Medicated Oil

  15 Mar 08, 12:08

  Nope.

  He is after 5 season if he perform consistently and score winning goals.

  Now, it is still early to say.

  Just like saying Liverpool will win the BPL title at the beginning of the season.

  He is still far off.

  Rooney and ronaldo are the possible candidates at the moment.

• dragg

  15 Mar 08, 12:49

  only if he can be as consistent as alan shearer.

• zocoss

  16 Mar 08, 01:27

  But I do feel that this Torres is really a very good finisher or the ball... But first season is still hard to say but he is showing good shooting skill with pace...