Fernando Jose Torres Sanz is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Torres is not a born talent, but his passion for the game and his hard work makes him one of the best players in the world.
Accomplishments:
Torres became the fastest player in Liverpool history to score 50 league goals. He was named in the FIFA World XI in 2008 and 2009. Torres joined Chelsea in 2011 for a British record transfer fee of £50 million, which made him the most expensive Spanish player in history. In his first full season at Chelsea, Torres won the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League. The following season, he scored in the final of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, helping Chelsea to win the competition for the first time.
Internationally Torres has been capped over 100 times and is his country’s third-highest goalscorer of all-time. With Spain, he has participated in six major tournaments: UEFA Euro 2004, the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2008, the 2010 World Cup, Euro 2012, and the 2014 World Cup. Spain won the three tournaments from 2008 to 2012, with Torres scoring in the finals of both Euro 2008 and Euro 2012. He scored the winning goal in the 2008 European Championship, and won the Golden Boot for highest goalscorer in 2012.
Tactical Analysis:
Torres is considered to be a great player with his excellence in every aspect of the game.
Space Recognition: Torres is so good with recognizing space to make a run and dash towards the goal.
Finding Space b/w Defenders: Torres scores lots of goals by making runs in between the defenders.
Awareness: Torres is aware of his surroundings, he checks his shoulders to keep eye on opponents, his teammates and free space. He also tracks down the position and movement of opponents.
Creating Space inside the Box: Torres creates space inside the box by making quick runs in the opposite direction of the defense. He looks for the space inside the box to get an opening.
The Free Kick Taker: He is 1st choice of the team for taking free kicks. His Knuckle ball technique of taking free kicks is quite sexy and the movement of the ball is so good that if the ball goes in the net , then it’s an exquisite goal. Knuckle ball technique is used by very few players.
Diagonal Runs: Torres makes diagonal runs to free himself from the defenders. This technique makes it very difficult for the defenders to either mark him or tackle him.
Insane Dribbling Skills: Torres is arguably one of the best in the world when it comes to dribbling and one-on-one take-ons. Because of his dribbling skills, he was called show pony at Manchester United.
Torres is overall a great player.
Weaknesses:
Fernando Torres is a complete attacking monster. But his defensive contribution is on the weak side. He plays forward and very rarely comes back for defence.
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