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Liverpool Star Fernando Torres: The English Game Fits Me
Liverpool's striker has no plans to go back home.
Aug 10, 2009 6:45:34 AM
Fernando Torres has revealed that he misses nothing about living in Spain as he believes that moving to Liverpool was the best thing for him.
The former Atletico de Madrid idol has excelled in the Premier League and he thinks it is because the game suits his style perfectly - and he likes the lifestyle too.
Having learned the language, Torres has now integrated completely at Anfield and is enjoying life at the club and on Merseyside in general, and does not miss Spain.
"I used to watch English football on the TV and I thought I could fit in well," he told The Guardian.
"The language is English in Liverpool's dressing room. The first few days I spent hours doing classes, studying at home, practising - especially football speak.
"The first few training sessions I didn't have a clue so I tried to make sure I could be fully part of it. I don't miss Spain. I don't miss the football, the climate, nothing.
"I had always talked to Pepe Reina about England. I asked him about the way they play. Life in Liverpool is great. I like the way they play football too.
"It's fast, lots of contact. My natural qualities - the speed, power, - suit English football, and that helped me settle.
"I play right up alongside the centre-backs. Maybe if I played up there in Spain it wouldn't suit me: I would hardly see the ball, I would miss coming back to get it.
"I would perhaps feel like I wasn't in the game. But as the game is so quick here, you know you're always going to get the chance to run in behind the defenders."
Lucas Brown, Goal.com
For more news on England, visit Goal.com's England section!
The former Atletico de Madrid idol has excelled in the Premier League and he thinks it is because the game suits his style perfectly - and he likes the lifestyle too.
Having learned the language, Torres has now integrated completely at Anfield and is enjoying life at the club and on Merseyside in general, and does not miss Spain.
"I used to watch English football on the TV and I thought I could fit in well," he told The Guardian.
"The language is English in Liverpool's dressing room. The first few days I spent hours doing classes, studying at home, practising - especially football speak.
"The first few training sessions I didn't have a clue so I tried to make sure I could be fully part of it. I don't miss Spain. I don't miss the football, the climate, nothing.
"I had always talked to Pepe Reina about England. I asked him about the way they play. Life in Liverpool is great. I like the way they play football too.
"It's fast, lots of contact. My natural qualities - the speed, power, - suit English football, and that helped me settle.
"I play right up alongside the centre-backs. Maybe if I played up there in Spain it wouldn't suit me: I would hardly see the ball, I would miss coming back to get it.
"I would perhaps feel like I wasn't in the game. But as the game is so quick here, you know you're always going to get the chance to run in behind the defenders."
Lucas Brown, Goal.com
For more news on England, visit Goal.com's England section!
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