Monday 7 May 2012

El-Nino lovers and Haters

This one is coming from mail online,seems not everyone is happy about Fernando Torres revival at Chelsea.Guys read this: When, as an Atletico player, Fernando Torres vowed he would never play for Real Madrid, he ensured that one half of Spain's capital citywould love him forever. After last week, the other half are pretty keen on him too. That's because last Tuesday night, Torres scored the goal that ensured Barcelona's exit from the Champions League. He knocked out the champions and won over a few million Real Madrid fans in the process.As the 28-year-old calmly rounded Victor Valdes to net Chelsea's second on the night, there were roars across Madrid. They cheered his hat-trick against QPR a few days later too, relieved to see that the player who scored 91 goals for Atletico and 81 for Liverpool seems to be finally finding his feet in London. 'The system at Liverpool suited him so well under Rafael Benitez but it's not like that at Chelsea,' Tommy Roldan says as he sifts through drawers packed full of Torres memorabilia. Roldan is a long-time friend of Torres and owns a bar in Fuenlabrada, the sleepy suburbin the south-west of Madrid where the Spain striker grew up. It's a place where locals come to drink beer, eat Spanish ham and watch football. Torres came in to Tommy's bar regularly as a boy to watch games over a Coca-Cola or two. 'Fernando is a very fast player but you can see how he's put on some more muscle to adapt to his new club. He looks five or six kilos heavier. 'People still love him here. They were worried about his form. Now you are seeing that he isreally fresh because he has spent so much of the season not playing. 'He's playing really well again and we were sohappy to see him score against Barcelona and then those three against QPR. He looks somuch happier, like a different person.' Not everyone has kind words. Walk a few hundred metres further into Fuenlabrada, round the corner from Calle Alemania, a quiet street where Torres spent most of his childhood, and a group of men of Torres' ageare less impressed. 'He's overvalued,' says Tobe Mata. 'We don't care that he's struggled. We couldn't care less. Other players like Iker Casillas make a bigdeal about remembering where they came from, but not Fernando. He never talks about here.' Chucho Lopez went to the Instituto ISE Africa school with Torres but is equally nonplussed. 'He never comes back here. He has a house ina private estate a little way away from here. He was at school with me but I don't care if he scores now. Will he go to Euro 2012? 'It will be tough because we have Fernando Llorente, Roberto Soldado, hopefully David Villa, Pedro and Alvaro Negredo. He'll have to play very well in the next couple of weeks.' Down the road from the bar where the boys sit and drink beer is a big fountain. When Torres scored the winner in the Euro 2008 final against Germany, they were all in it, celebrating through the night. If Torres continues his recent upturn in form, they might be singing his name again soon. Well thats it folks,I hope he win more hearts at the Euro 2012 so that his critics would love him more.El-Nino maybe its time to visit your beloved friends at home for a while perharps your scoring prowess will restored

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