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Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson relieved that Fernando Torres did not play for Spain against Argentina
Boss happy with the way Del Bosque handled the situation
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9 Sep 2010 01:25:00
By Adithya Ananth
Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson is happy that his striker Fernando Torres took did not play in Spain's recent international friendly against Argentina.
The former Fulham boss had previously asked his Spanish counterpart Vicente del Bosque to leave the forward out so he could recuperate in Melwood to make a full recovery from the injury sustained during the World Cup final.
However, Del Bosque chose to take the hitman to South America, but resisted the temptation to bring him on even as Spain slumped to a heavy handed 4-1 defeat.
"We spoke to the Spanish coach and they said it wasn't possible for him to skip the trip," Hodgson said, according to The Mirror.
"If he'd done that then a lot of other big name players might have wanted to skip it as well.
"Through fairness they felt obliged to take everybody, but luckily they listened to my plea not to overplay him and the fact he played no part in the game hopefully means he will come back in good shape and be able to work with us instead."
The former Fulham boss had previously asked his Spanish counterpart Vicente del Bosque to leave the forward out so he could recuperate in Melwood to make a full recovery from the injury sustained during the World Cup final.
However, Del Bosque chose to take the hitman to South America, but resisted the temptation to bring him on even as Spain slumped to a heavy handed 4-1 defeat.
"We spoke to the Spanish coach and they said it wasn't possible for him to skip the trip," Hodgson said, according to The Mirror.
"If he'd done that then a lot of other big name players might have wanted to skip it as well.
"Through fairness they felt obliged to take everybody, but luckily they listened to my plea not to overplay him and the fact he played no part in the game hopefully means he will come back in good shape and be able to work with us instead."
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