Torres Admit Liverpool’s Bid For Title Finished

Even with five months to go, Fernando Torres the Liverpool striker has conceded that the Premier League title could not be reach.  This makes the match against Arsenal more painful for the Spaniard.  Arsenal is on third in the standings, eight points behind leader Chelsea but Liverpool is a too far on seventh.  The top two prizes are finished.  All that is left for the players is the FA Cup, the Europa League trophy and making sure that they finish in the top four to qualify for next seasons Europe’s elite competition.  

Torres said that they are far from the Premier League, so now they have a different goal; they have to win the Europa League and FA Cup this season and try to stay in the top four.  Their team has to stay together; this is the main thing they have to do.   If they can stay together, staff, manager, players, the entire club, they have quality to stay in the top four and win trophies.

Liverpool Still On Track

Fernando Torres is keeping Liverpool on the title bid with a five-goal thriller at West Ham on Saturday.  The Spain striker claimed his second goal of the evening and sealed a 3-2 win for the Reds.  They could not afford to loose another game or they will be left behind by the leaders.  Arsenal also won after loosing to the two Manchester clubs.  But the Gunners had an easier time as they cruised to a 4-0 victory on the Emirates Stadium over Wigan. 

Chelsea will be facing Tottenham on Sunday and champions Manchester United will battle the undefeated Manchester City in an anticipated derby at Old Trafford.  Liverpool were never on the back seat at Upton Park but were hounded back twice by West Ham.  Diamanti scored a contentious penalty to tie Torres’s solo opener.  Liverpool should not complain on West Ham’s penalty that was awarded after Carragher shoved Hines off the ball.  But the replays on the television suggested Diamanti’s spot kick should not have been a slip that resulted in the Italian having touched the ball twice.

Fernando Torres Hungry for Glory

The Spanish born striker is in the hunt for not just one European title but for many more in the horizon. As he plays for his Liverpool side, he has often said that the main priority for him is getting a Champions League medal.
His hunger for European glory was only increased as he was part of the Spanish side that lost to Italy in World Cup in 2006. His incentive to his play is to avoid the empty feeling in the locker room after losing a big match. These kinds of games are the games players look forward to and losing afterwards makes it all the more hurting. He reiterates that the Premiere League is important to Liverpool he says and the involvement of the team in the European Cup is not only for the players and the club, but also very important to the fans as well. Liverpool is not in the competition to reach just the semi-finals but to go all the way and bring home the European championship and thus win his medals as a player.

Torres Aims to achieve the Ballon d’Or

Fernando Torres, Liverpool’s striker confirmed that he is eyeing to win the prestigious Ballon d’Or for the year 2008. Torres together with Cristiano Ronald and Lionel Messi are in battle to be the next European Footballer of the Year.

There is no doubt if Torres will win the award since he has emerged as one of the top strikers in the world of soccer. He was able to score 33 goals as a professional player and had been a contributor to Spain’s success over Germany during the Euro 2008. He was able to prove he has what it takes to win the award with his numerous achievements.

Torres said, “Winning the award would be like climbing to the top of Everest and touching the sky.”

Torres will be doing his best to achieve the Ballon d’Or award because it was one of his long time dreams in his soccer career. If the man wins, he deserves it.

Euro 2008 Prematch Analysis: Spain vs Italy Live Online

Euro 2008 Championships, Quarter Final
Teams: Spain vs Italy
Date and Time: Sunday 22 June 2008, 20:45 CET
Venue: Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna
Match official: Herbert Fandel

Youthful Exuberance

The Spanish team whose average age is approximately 24 have been in no uncertain terms fabulous throughout the Euros with a host of young players that are at the top of their game and ready to lay their tag as the “biggest underachievers” to rest and at the helm is coach Luis Aragones. They qualified for the quarter finals of Euro 2008 with maximum points from three games; finishing top of Group D. They have scored eight goals in three games, and will go into this match as favorites to progress to the semi-finals.

We have seen on many occasions that Spain are not capable of playing as they can when it really matters and the question on everyone’s lips is; will Spain fail to deliver when it really matters?
This was the case at the last World Cup, when Spain played some delightful football in the group stages, only to then lose 3-1 to France in the second round.

The Spanish are certainly in better form than their Azzurri opponents, but they have a dreadful competitive record against their Italy. There is also the small matter of the June 22 curse. It is important to note that Spain has been eliminated three major tournaments on penalties on this date in recent times, losing to Belgium at World Cup ’86, England at Euro ’96, and South Korea at World Cup 2002.

Slow Starters

The Italians have always been slow starters in every major tournament and Euro 2008 was no exception; the Azzurri confirmed their place in the quarter finals of Euro 2008 with a 2-0 victory over France in a repeat of the 2006 world cup final; after losing 3-0 to Holland and drawing 1-1 with Romania.
Roberto Donadoni’s men were much improved against Les Bleus, and they will now be hoping that they have started to hit form at just the right time.

Italy is also a team that plays when they should and it is no doubt Spain are in for the fight of their tournament when they face the Azzurri.

A Look at the teams

Spain

Defender Carles Puyol was thought to be a doubt for this game due to injury, however he will be fit enough to start. Luis Aragones will bring back all of his key players after resting many of them during Spain’s final group game against Greece on Wednesday.

Possible Starting XI: Casillas; Ramos, Puyol, Marchena, Capdevila; Senna; Iniesta, Xavi, Silva; Villa, Torres

Italy

The AC Milan-duo Gennaro Gattuso and Andrea Pirlo are suspended. Coach Donadoni will probably choose his best four from Daniele De Rossi, Simone Perrotta, Alberto Aquilani, Massimo Ambrosini and Mauro Camoranesi to replace them. Defender Andrea Barzagli picked up an injury in training on Thursday and is out for the rest of the tournament.

Possible Starting XI: Buffon; Zambrotta, Panucci, Chiellini, Grosso; Camoranesi, Ambrosini, De Rossi, Perrotta; Cassano, Toni

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Spain

Fernando Torres: Coming off an outstanding club season for Liverpool, Torres has been overshadowed at Euro 2008 by his strike partner David Villa; however the 24-year-old has the pace and trickery to trouble the Italy backline if he is afforded the space to do so. This could open up space for Villa who is Euro 2008 leading goal scorer on 4 goals.

Italy

Luca Toni: The Bayern Munich hit man has failed to score in Euro 2008 so far and missed numerous chances in the 2-0 win over France. However he has played well and many feel it is only a matter of time until he finds the back of the net. If anyone is to score against Spain surely it will be Toni. With his height, ball control and skill; the Spanish defense will not stand a chance if he is given a proper supply of the ball and with Pirlo out, it could be up to him.

PREDICTION

This game will certainly be close and one should not rule out the possibility of extra time or even penalties. Clinical finishing could a major difference between both teams. With Pirlo and Gattuso out for Italy they really have no antidote for the Spanish attacking midfield. It will be tight but the youthful Spanish will conquer.

Spain 2-1 Italy

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