The Liverpool boss has found his own Torres.
His long hair tousled by the wind. The blonde curls swaying gently on a cold Anfield night. The shiny golden hair, glimmering. His white boots, with thick tape wrapped tightly around his ankles. The number nine juxtaposing the crimson red of Liverpool.
You knew what was coming next. Every defender dreaded the prospect. No one wanted to face him. The assassin. The ruthless, rapid speedster who made every defence pay for their inadequacies.
Fernando Torres, for a brief fleeting moment in the Reds’ history, was the ultimate superstar. The Spanish number nine was revered in Merseyside. They wrote him songs. They learnt Spanish and they embraced him as one of their own.
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He was their El Nino. He was the Kop’s in every essence of the word. The fans could not have asked for a better hero.
Fernando Torres relished amidst the unbridled love. He loved every moment and every second of it. The supporter’s darling thrived at Anfield. It became his home. His place of comfort where he made miracles and dazzled the crowd like a crafty magician.
He was everything.
Yet his legacy was besmirched by his departure.
For many years since, the Reds’ supporters haven’t forgotten Fernando Torres’ legend. They have yearned for the return of someone in the same ilk. Someone to make them forget about their shiny blond-haired hero.
In the form of Diogo Jota, the Reds might finally have that man writes Paul Tomkins in the Tomkins Times.
Tomkins compares, Diogo Jota’s sudden improvement in goal return to the way Torres ascended to the top upon his arrival at Anfield.
It is an interesting comparison. Jota’s style of play is not particularly reminiscent of Torres. However, what is similar is the deadly ruthlessness with which Diogo Jota has performed so far in a Liverpool shirt.
The Portuguese has been phenomenal to say the least. His 7 goals in 10 games is similar to the early career of Mohamed Salah and the supporters will be hoping Diogo Jota can continue in the same way.
The connection while not present on the pitch in the supporters’ absence, is there with Diogo Jota too. Already fans are making songs about him and showing their undying support for the Portuguese star.
An interesting caveat is that both Jota and Torres played for Atletico Madrid before moving to England.
What do you make of comparing Diogo Jota to Fernando Torres?