Torres went into the game unsure of his place and even more unsure of his own form and confidence. The Chelsea man may have had to wait over 1,000 minutes for a league goal last season but it just took 4' minutes for him to find nets for his country.
Spain failed to fire against Italy due to their lack of forwards on the pitch – their movement was to lateral and any pace they wanted to inject into the game had to come from a standing start. Italy took the game to them with an unusual formation which didn’t help Spain’s rhythm. The introduction of Torres certainly alleviated that problem – his pace and movement gave Spain a chance to find a conclusion to their intricate midfield patterns, even if he did spurn two highly presentable chances. Fabregas hinted at his capability in the role with his equaliser, but Torres' front running was in a different league.
Fabregas’s reaction after coming on for Torres there was more than a glimmer of frustration that his possible avenue into a regular first team spot had been blocked once more by the resurgence of a man out of sorts for more than a year.
For the remainder of the tournament, Torres is surely the way forward, his attacking instincts are the perfect compliment to Spain’s passing style.
The former Liverpool Goal Machine Is finding his Golden Touch and Lets waits and see what is more to come from the El-Nino
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