I was always terrified of him whenever derby day used to roll around but I don't believe for one second that Torres was ever a great footballer technically. Granted he was not quite as bad as Jelavic obviously but I can't recall him ever beating a man with skill rather than his pace and often looked a bit clumsy as in heavy touches covered up by his immense pace.
Pace was 90% of his game and now to me he looks absolutely drained of belief, after all he has lost the pace that used to terrify defenders and was also his weapon to get in behind any backline. Once he was in behind his finishing was top drawer but as we all know strikers thrive on confidence and self belief, He doesn't believe anymore.
I think Steven Gerrard was also a massive player in Torres' success, they seemed to always be on the same page and he had confidence Gerrard would always pick him out.
All in all he'll never again be the player he was, can anyone think of a bigger demise than his?
