Torres owes his success to Liverpool’s captain and coach
July 5, 2008
Liverpool striker Fernando Torres have recently said that he believes that Liverpool’s coach Rafael Benitez and captain Steven Gerard has helped him transformed him to a superstar that he is today. He said that pressure from his coach and inspiration from his captain has lead to his success in the past one year.
Torres, 24-year old Spanish playmaker, recently scored 33 goals in his debut season campaign for Liverpool and also geared his national side to win the title of Euro 2008 by scoring a lone goal. Torres added that his manager Benitez’s demand and pressure for constant improvement has made him achieve greater heights after he was transferred from Athletico Madrid last summer.
He told Champions Magazine about his coach’s inspiration, even after scoring 20 goals to do well, allowed him to make such a daunting figure in his first season for the club.
Torres even said that he wants to progress in life without relaxing and being complacent. In order to achieve that he really wanted someone close to keep telling him and it was his coach, who did this for him.
Torres was also full praise for Steven Gerard, Captain of the Reds, saying that he had an extraordinary ability to deal with high pressures. This ability has always inspired Torres and the whole side in trying situation. This is what helped him during his heroics in the European Championships, which his side eventually won.
The gifted Spaniard also expressed his desire to one day become a captain similar to Gerard and was looking forward to repeat his performance of the previous season in the coming BPL season.
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