Torres to break 1st season goal record?

KUYT BACKS TORRES TO BE RECORD BREAKER

Dirk Kuyt today backed Fernando Torres to celebrate his first season in the Premier League by becoming English football's most successful ever foreign debutant.

Torres netted his second successive Anfield hat-trick on Wednesday night - a feat not achieved for 62 years - to take his tally for the season to 24.

With 18 of those strikes coming in the league, he is now just six short of breaking Ruud van Nistelrooy's record for the highest top-flight total by a foreign player in their first season in England.

"He's on his way to the very top, if he's not there already," said Kuyt.

"It's a big achievement for him if he can reach 20 league goals, especially in his first season, and it's unbelievable how quickly he has settled in at Liverpool because I know what it is like to try and settle in here.

"It's especially hard when you're from Spain and you speak a different language, so to play so well in his first season is amazing. He can only be proud of what he's done.

"He could score 30 goals this season. If we can keep playing like this as a team, we know we can give the chances to Fernando.

"At the moment he's scoring nearly every game and if he keeps doing that, we are going to make fourth easily. But we'll have to see what happens.

"It looks really easy what he does, but it isn't that easy. It's because he's a great player and he's doing really well. It's just his first season and he can only get better and better.

GERRARD HAILS 'FRIGHTENING' TORRES

"Fernando is frightening. From the opening home game of the season to Chelsea when he scored a cracker, he has been consistent all the way," said the skipper.

"He got off to a good start then and now he has hit 18 Premier League goals, the first person to do that here since Michael Owen. So far so good and hopefully he can continue like this right to the end of the season.

"He has pace, power and is very direct but the most important thing for us is his work rate. He hasn't come here as a star, he is chipping in with his work as well and when you get that from a player as well you cannot ask for much more."

...and you are still struggling to finish 4th...what a team

Rosicky wrote:...and you are still struggling to finish 4th...what a team

Not really a great struggle, look at Everton last night, they can't do it against the big teams which means a comfortable derby double and villa are miles behind now

Rosicky wrote:...and you are still struggling to finish 4th...what a team

This thread is about Torres, so bugger off

OMG he could break RVN's record !

Luis wrote:

Rosicky wrote:...and you are still struggling to finish 4th...what a team

Not really a great struggle, look at Everton last night, they can't do it against the big teams which means a comfortable derby double and villa are miles behind now

you still gotta go to utd, arsenal and spurs and host everton and city, it ain't over yet, even though you are favourites to finish top 4 (as you have been all season).

the fact that its March and you're only 4th on goal difference means it's been a struggle to get there this season, however easy it might seem after a few nice wins.

I would have been far more worried, if we hadn't had found some form, and if Benitez had not have found a settled team and formation, which he appears to have now.

Still there are lots of big games before the end of ths season, and nothing surprises me in football.

A week is a long time in football and we've got two more months yet. A (god forbid) injury crisis and the rest of the season could fall apart.

Finger crossed - if we can keep the performances at this level the results will come.

Roger Hunt wrote:

A week is a long time in football and we've got two more months yet. A (god forbid) injury crisis and the rest of the season could fall apart.

Finger crossed - if we can keep the performances at this level the results will come.

ie. Torres and Gerrard being injured

Or Carragher, Finnan, and to a lesser extent Babel.

I'd have thought Reina would be most crucial. haven't got much in the way of backup.

Bouzanis, and, without wishing to tempt fate, 'keepers get injured a lot less than outfield players.

true enough, but in a crisis situation...everyone's at risk

debaser wrote:true enough, but in a crisis situation...everyone's at risk

is that a threat?

Glenn Hysén wrote:

debaser wrote:true enough, but in a crisis situation...everyone's at risk

is that a threat?

yes

Raiphael wrote:OMG he could break RVN's record !

He is the real deal is our Nando

Our EPL fixture run in:



08/3/08 Newcastle United (H)***
23/3/08 Manchester United (A)
30/3/08 Everton (H)*
05/4/08 Arsenal (A)
13/04/08 Blackburn Rovers (H)*
19/04/08 Fulham (A)*
26/04/08 Birmingham City (A)*
03/05/08 Manchester City (H)*
11/05/08 Tottenham Hotspur (A)*


He could very well score in all games but the ones marked out are ones you'd could more than likely see him scoring.
If he scores 2 goals at the least againist Newcastle than I think he'll beat RvN record.

Ade Alves wrote:

Raiphael wrote:OMG he could break RVN's record !

He is the real deal is our Nando

Our EPL fixture run in:



08/3/08 Newcastle United (H)***
13/04/08 Blackburn Rovers (H)*
19/04/08 Fulham (A)*
26/04/08 Birmingham City (A)*

He'll only score in these 4 games... Heard it here 1st