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Manchester have decided to bid for Steven Gerrard and Torres for £140million

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:54:08 +0000

Its been reported that Manchester City’s owner have decided to put money for Liverpool duo Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres at end of this season.

Last summer Liverpool rejected City’s offer of £80 million for Torres, but they think boosting it up to £100 million this year might sway the reds into selling the Spainard.

City have gone up another level from the Kaka farce. Replacing Mark Hughes with Roberto Mancini gives far greater credibility to the club’s aspirations for becoming a superpower in England and Europe.

A look at the Premier League table shows that City have the edge ove Liverpool, Aston Villa and Tottenham and make it into the top four.

Torres is a big possibility, but it is less likely that Gerrard will follow. 30-year-old Gerrard had the opportunity to move to Chelsea five years ago but turned it down.

Manchester City will be interested in buying Gerrard and Torres at end of season

admin — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:09:19 +0000

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini said in his interview If Liverpool put Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres and Javier Maschernao in market at end of this season Machester City will be interested.

Mancini told The Sun newspaper: “If they put Steven Gerrard, Javier Mascherano and Fernando Torres on the market, City will be interested. We at City will do everything possible to prevent Liverpool from finishing fourth.”

The cost of signing Gerrard and Torres would easily top £100m but Manchester City’s Abu Dhabi based owners would have no problem meeting any demand Liverpool might make.

And before then, Mancini will dip in to the transfer market in January to bolster his defensive options.

Mancini said: “In defence I have so many out injured that there will be some coming and the same in midfield. In attack we don’t have problems. If City finish in the top four we will look for players of the highest level. I would like to have Maicon. With Ibra there’s always been a rapport of great loyalty. He’s world class. Which manager in the world wouldn’t like Ibrahimovic?”

He continued: “City is the best club in the world for an ambitious manager. There are very, very good players there but we must improve as it won’t be easy to get to the top four.”

Gerrard: Torres can fire Liverpool back into Top Four

admin — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 07:46:57 +0000

After a crucial game against Aston Villa (1-0) in dreadful wintry conditions Steven Gerrard mentions that Torres can fire Liverpool back into the Top Four on premier league points table.

Last minute Victory against Aston Villa is the back-to-back Premier League victories for Liverpool for the first time since September. Liverpool has moved up on points table and now they are two points behind Aston Villa and within five points of the Champions League qualification places

It also made Torres the quickest player in the Liverpool history to score 50 league goals after reaching the landmark in his 72nd appearance for the club.

Gerrard said delight: “You have to keep going until the end and when you have guys like Fernando in your team you always know there is a chance to snatch it. Everyone knows when he is on form he is the best in the world. We want him to score many more goals like that and drive us into the top four We are hoping this win gives us a big boost. We want to treat the next game like this one. This means nothing on its own.”

Gerrard continued: “Villa, Spurs and Man City are going to keep fighting all the way and we need to do the same. It’s important to build on this and I’m sure we will build on this. We’ve virtually got everybody back fit so there’s no excuses. The top four will be difficult, I’m sure teams will spend in January so it’ll go right to the end.”

Torres, who has now netted 12 goals in 15 Premier League appearances this season. Despite his ongoing rehabilitation from a long-standing groin problem, Torres played the full 90 minutes for the second time in four days.

Torres said: “When you play a good team like Villa it’s always a tough game. But we are closer to the top four now. It was a massive game for us. The form of the team was very good.”

“Last season we scored plenty of goals in injury time and we have done that again tonight. It’s the confidence boost we needed. We need to win games in a row and we are getting close to the form we had last season.”

Liverpool’s win was only their fourth on their Premier League travels this season. However, they are getting their confidence back and will hopefully end up in top four.

Steven Gerrard and Torres have been named in FIFA World XI 2009

admin — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:46:37 +0000

Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard and striker Fernando Torres have been named in the FIFA World XI 2009 alongside Chelsea and England captain John Terry.

Terry said: “There is no higher accolade than to be voted for by your fellow professionals so we are all very proud.”

Former United star Cristiano Ronaldo won the Fifa Puskas award for the best goal of the 2008/09 season.

It is confirmed that Fernando Torres is out of action for atleast Two Weeks

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:00:18 +0000

Its been confirmed that Fernando Torres is out of action for atleast two weeks due to an ongoin groin injury. Torres had been playing through pain to boost his club’s performances.

Liverpool Manager told reporters: “We are talking of two or three weeks out now for Fernando. He has worked hard in training, and we felt he would be okay for the match against Birmingham City. But you could see that he was not right.”

Rafael Benitez also touched upon the subject of the injury that has troubled the Liverpool’s talismanic captain Steven Gerrard in recent times. The skipper had missed a fortnight’s training before coming on as a substitute in the game against Birmingham at Anfield.

He added: “Steven Gerrard looked okay after his groin problems, physically he was fine. We will have to see how the injury reacts but he brought us quality and passion, and I hope that we can now manage his problems better.”

6 Reasons Liverpool is missing Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:49:38 +0000

Without Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres Liverpool finding it very difficult to stand in for both Champions League and Premier League titles. Both of them are standing in Castrol ranking with Fernando Torres at 8th position and Steven Gerrard at 13th.

Here are some facts and figures shows how much Liverpool is missing them:

1 - Both Gerrard and Torres have been in outstanding form over the last 12 months. Castrol Performance Analysis can demonstrate how Liverpool’s form drops dramatically when the two players are not playing alongside each other.

2 – The pair top the list of Premier League goalscorers over the last 12 months with Torres scoring 18 times since November 2008, and Gerrard in joint second place alongside Chelsea’s Nicolas Anelka with 17 goals.

3 – Gerrard has contributed 12 assists in the last year, a return bettered only by Arsenal’s Cesc Fabregas (17 assists) and Chelsea’s Frank Lampard (13).

4 – When the pair have been absent this season, Rafael Benitez’s side have averaged just 1 goal and 3.7 shots on target per game compared to 2.3 goals and 7.6 shots on target when both are in the team.

5 – Liverpool have won just one of the four games they played without both Gerrard and Torres before the end of October.

6 – Since the start of the 2007/08 season, Liverpool have won 69% of Champions League games when Gerrard and Torres have appeared together, but only 29% when one or both has been missing.

Steven Gerrard and Torres to go under knife

admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:00:58 +0000

After confirming that Liverpool insipiring captain Steven Gerrard would not travel with his team to France for Champions League tie with Lyon, after failing to recover from the groin injury. Another shocking news blows Rafael Benítez when he was warned that striker Fernando Torres could require surgery on a hernia on Monday night.

Steven Gerrard who is ruled out for two weeks due to his groin injury. And the decision on whether Gerrard needs surgery for the problem is likely to be made by the end of the week.

Rafael Benitez said: “Gerrard has no chance [of playing]. He is improving. He has had an injection, but we have to wait for two or three days to see how he reacts.”

25-year-old Torres, who was travelling to Lyon, has been suffering from an inguinal hernia since the injury occurred last month. And according to reports Torres may not be able to continue his restricted pattern of training and playing with the club’s medical staff raising the possibility of the Spaniard going under the knife.

Liverpool injury problem is growing day by day and it seems its not gonna be over soon. Half of the team is sitting on the bench due to injuries.

Liverpool Injured Players
Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres, Glen Johnson, Albert Riera, Martin Skrtel, Daniel Agger, Fabio Aurelio, Nabil El Zhar, Alberto Aquilani, Martin Kelly, David N’Gog.

Benitez confirmed it’s possible Gerrard may play against Man United

admin — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:27:16 +0000

Liverpool Manager Rafael Benítez has confirmed in a press conference that Steven Gerrard, Torres will be monitored by the club’s medical team over the weekend before a final decision is made on his ability to face Manchester United at Anfield.

Its been reported Fernando Torres returned to training yesterday, but at same time Manager Benítez admits that Liverpool captain Gerrard, Striker Torres and defender Glen Johnson could all be fit for the Manchester United game on Sunday.

Rafael Benítez said: “We will speak with the physios over the weekend before making a decision about Steven. It’s the same situation for all the players. Fernando trained today and has been working to a specific programme. Hopefully Glen will be available too, but we’ll have to wait and see. We will make late decisions with all of them.”

He added: “I am really relaxed in terms on my position because I know how we are working on the pitch every day. In the past we were doing really good things and we haven’t changed too much.

“It’s a question of confidence. We know we have to improve but it’s about winning the first game now. As a manager you know you will have good moments and bad moments. At this moment we know we have to improve, we have to win and it’s a question of time.”

“I’m sure that once we win the first game, everything will change. This game against United could be the right opportunity for us because it’s a massive game against our rivals and the fans will be behind the team from the first minute until the last. We can change everything.”

Without Steven Gerrard and Torres liverpool looked “Powderpuff”

admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:11:17 +0000

The defeat 1-0 against Sunderland on saturday illustrated exactly how much Liverpool rely on Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres. However, Rafa Benitez expects to have both of them back in action before Champions League game against Lyon on Tomorrow.

Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres both are suffereing from groin injury, missed the game against Sunderland on this saturday. Without them Liverpool looked powderpuff.

But an optimistic Jamie Carragher suggested good results against Lyon and at home to Manchester United next weekend could turn the season around.

Jamie Carragher said: “Now is not the time to talk about the title. We are looking to the next game. We now have the Champions League tie against Lyon which will be in front of our own supporters at Anfield. It’s a chance to restore some confidence before we take on Manchester United next Sunday.”

He added: “We will stick together and work hard on the training ground to put things right. We know we’ve got a good team, good players and a good manager so we’ve got to have belief in ourselves and keep going.”

Lyon arrive on Merseyside with 2-0 loss at home to Sochaux on Saturday. However this was their first league defeat of the season.

Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres are not playing today against Sunderland

admin — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:54:09 +0000

Sources from Liverpool confirmed that Steven Gerrard and Fernando are not practicing with team in todays training session. Gerrard with a groin strain and Fernando Torres suffering with a minor adductor problem.

Both players are to be further assessed by the Reds’ medical team.

A club official wrote on Liverpool official site: “Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres will not train with the rest of the squad today, but will continue to receive treatment and will be assessed again tomorrow.”

Though its a worrying situation for Rafa Benitez and Liverpool however Benitez believes that this will be a challenge for Liverpool to play against Sunderland today without their two leading players.

He said: “Today’s game against Sunderland starts a demanding run for Liverpool. The first game is crucial. We had the experience two years ago in the Champions League where we had one point after three games. In the end we qualified. In football you never know. The main thing is having confidence in your team and to keep winning. Then it will be easier to talk about the week.”

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