Few figures are more respected in world football than Fernando Torres. The now second coach of the Atlético de Madrid Youth earned a sporting and personal reputation that accompanies him to this day. The Fuelabreño is a legend of the mattress club but also of the Liverpool, leaving a great memory also in other clubs. His behavior in the field and outside of it was always that of a gentleman with all the letters.
And it is something that was seen again last Tuesday, when the Atlético de Madrid it was measured at Liverpool at Metropolitan Wanda. Fernando Torres waited in the changing room tunnel to greet the players of the rojiblanco team but also those of the Liverpool. That the outcome of the clash was contrary to the rojiblancos interests did not separate him from good education. The ‘Niño’ greeted the players of the Liverpool in the tunnel. In a video published by the official accounts of the LiverpoolTorres could be seen talking to Trent Alexander-Arnold and Diogo Jota, among other players.
The Madrilenian attended the match of his two former teams after he had led the Youth, together with the team’s first coach, Ortega, in the victory in the Youth League against the box ‘Red’ (2-0). Liverpool fans were amazed at the reaction of Alexander-Arnold, who could be seen really moved by the gesture and being able to meet the one who was one of his childhood idols. In the video the player could be seen exulting after the match.
Alexander Arnold, amazed at his greeting with Fernando Torres.
MARKED BY THE CLUBS
It goes without saying what it means in the history of the Athletic, but it is that in the Liverpool, the Madrilenian scored 81 goals and was marked by his passage through Anfield. In 2019, in an interview on the website of the Liverpool, noted: “I am really proud to say that I will support the Liverpool forever, no matter what happened. Even when things between us weren’t at their best, I felt like I needed to support the Liverpool. The city, the fans and the club will always be in my heart because that’s how I feel and I can’t change that. “
The Spanish, considered one of the best strikers during his time at the Liverpool, admits that he was in his prime while on England. “Without a doubt, it was my best moment as a player. I probably enjoyed my best years playing soccer in the soccer jersey. Liverpool, especially playing on one side with all my teammates, but especially with Steven Gerrard. The memories will last forever. I can remember every goal and every game that I played here, and every goal that I scored. And the feeling of playing in Anfield in front of Kop and the fans of Liverpool”.
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