FERNANDO TORRES: WHAT THEY SAY (Part 2)
Credit: Jimmy Rice 04 July 2009
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"There are a lot of defenders at home and abroad who will be worried about facing Torres, and that could mean that we will see the onset of man-marking to curb him instead of the zonal defending that suits him down to the ground. It will be a case of 'wherever he goes, you go', but it still may not work." (Don Howe:Wenger)

"Fernando Torres is capable of producing some magic and is an outstanding player. He's sharp, strong and his youthful looks are just a facade when it comes to his playing style – he's as physical and aggressive as some of the more hardened players people talk about." (David James)

"Fernando Torres is a forward's forward, and he gives a team depth. He's fast, direct and dangerous in the box. He's still very young but he's doing really well. He accepts responsibility and he has a great future." (Frank Rikjaard)

"He's an exceptional player, he's scored 33 goals and that's incredible for a first season. He's got everything you want in a centre forward. He's good in the air, quick, scores goals - a top player." (Jonathan Woodgate)

"Torres is up there with the best Anfield strikers of the past 50 years. Roger Hunt was a tremendous player and could score from anywhere – a bit like Torres, who is one of the best I have seen in a red shirt." (Tommy Smith)
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"He's unpredictable, he scores unlikely, improbable goals, and he can score them in every way imaginable." (Luis Aragones)

"He is always trying to improve. People probably don't realise how much he looks at his own mistakes and tries to sort them out. He wants to be the best player in the world. It's that commitment, that unselfish personality, which makes him the player he is. He's already in the top three players in the world and of course he can be the best one day because he's still only 25. He has so much potential and is at the best club in the world. I would like to look like him as well! He takes care of himself!" (Pepe Reina)

"Fernando Torres has made an incredible improvement. Last year I saw him as a bit of a softie but then he went to the Premier League, where you can't be a softie, and he exploded." (Fabio Cannavaro)

"I think he is an excellent player. He is a typical No.9. He puts his head in where he knows he could get hurt. He's strong and he's deceptively quick." (Steve McManaman)

"What I like about him is he doesn't give defenders time to rest on the ball. If you close down the play like that, five times out of 10 the ball goes out of play and you've won it back. You've done your job." (Ian Rush)