Spain"s No.9: "Euphoric" Torres Rolls Back Again the a Long Time to Make Light of Villa Absence
The Chelsea ahead looked sharp and scored La Roja's initial within a 4-1 win over South Korea on Wednesday. And with the Barcelona man sidelined, it appears like a timely return to type
Sometimes you don't know what you have until it truly is absent.
Deservedly dropped for Spain's helpful fixture in opposition to Venezuela in late February, Fernando Torres seemed to become slipping out of your international reckoning. But a recent recovery in Chelsea's dramatic end-of-season run furthermore the information that David Villa was established to miss out on Euro 2012 brought a second likelihood for El Nino. On Wednesday, he grabbed it with both hands.
lready assured his location inside the Spain squad for the continental competition, Torres looked a great deal additional such as the participant who had fired La Roja to Euro 2008 glory 4 decades in the past.
His wonderful glancing header gave Spain the lead inside a comfy 4-1 win over South Korea on Wednesday (before a Xabi Alonso penalty, a Santi Cazorla cost-free kick and an Alvaro Negredo strike sealed a straightforward achievement). However it was extra than that. For the initial time in a lot of months, Torres proved an asset and not a burden to his national facet. His intelligent running and link-up perform produced light of Villa's absence: right here was a man who could fill in for Spain's biggest goalscorer. Vicente del Bosque ought to have been delighted.
Torres, the Spain coach stated afterwards, were 'euphoric'. Such a word has hardly been associated not too long ago with the player, that has repeatedly revealed his unhappiness - even immediately after winning the Champions League previously in May well.
The purpose was Torres' very first for Spain in practically a 12 months and saw him move as much as fourth spot in the checklist of all-time top scorers for La Roja, behind just Villa, Raul and Fernando Hierro.
Two more will see him surpass the legendary True Madrid defender and Del Bosque will probably be confident he can do just that within the forthcoming helpful against China or - even improved - in Euro 2012 itself.
"I hope to get towards the final of the Euros behind just Villa and Raul," the striker added. And it will be quite a story if he could be the hero once more, as he was in 2008 when his solitary strike saw Spain beat Germany in Vienna to start this precious cycle of which he has played a pivotal function.
Now, thanks to his timely return to kind, he can in fact truly feel part of it once more.
Sometimes you don't know what you have until it truly is absent.
Deservedly dropped for Spain's helpful fixture in opposition to Venezuela in late February, Fernando Torres seemed to become slipping out of your international reckoning. But a recent recovery in Chelsea's dramatic end-of-season run furthermore the information that David Villa was established to miss out on Euro 2012 brought a second likelihood for El Nino. On Wednesday, he grabbed it with both hands.
lready assured his location inside the Spain squad for the continental competition, Torres looked a great deal additional such as the participant who had fired La Roja to Euro 2008 glory 4 decades in the past.
His wonderful glancing header gave Spain the lead inside a comfy 4-1 win over South Korea on Wednesday (before a Xabi Alonso penalty, a Santi Cazorla cost-free kick and an Alvaro Negredo strike sealed a straightforward achievement). However it was extra than that. For the initial time in a lot of months, Torres proved an asset and not a burden to his national facet. His intelligent running and link-up perform produced light of Villa's absence: right here was a man who could fill in for Spain's biggest goalscorer. Vicente del Bosque ought to have been delighted.
Torres, the Spain coach stated afterwards, were 'euphoric'. Such a word has hardly been associated not too long ago with the player, that has repeatedly revealed his unhappiness - even immediately after winning the Champions League previously in May well.
The purpose was Torres' very first for Spain in practically a 12 months and saw him move as much as fourth spot in the checklist of all-time top scorers for La Roja, behind just Villa, Raul and Fernando Hierro.
Two more will see him surpass the legendary True Madrid defender and Del Bosque will probably be confident he can do just that within the forthcoming helpful against China or - even improved - in Euro 2012 itself.
"I hope to get towards the final of the Euros behind just Villa and Raul," the striker added. And it will be quite a story if he could be the hero once more, as he was in 2008 when his solitary strike saw Spain beat Germany in Vienna to start this precious cycle of which he has played a pivotal function.
Now, thanks to his timely return to kind, he can in fact truly feel part of it once more.
