Johntimes on Fernando Torres

He probably missed.

I have been a fan of the Spanish national soccer team ever since I started watching the World Cup in middle school. For the past few years, Fernando Torres was one of my favorite players.  His flashy attitude as well as his quickness/ball-skills made him an exciting player to watch. Because he was so young and athletic when he joined the league, experts believed he had tremendous potential. After being the fastest to ever score 50 goals for Liverpool, he proved those experts to be right on.

Unfortunately, this recent season has been a serious disappointment with the possibility of an even worse future. After being transferred to Chelsea for 50 million Euros, Torres has recorded one of his worst years to date. He has had the same amount of goals as he as gotten carded (5). With the Euro Cup approaching in June of 2012, Torres is now fighting for his just for a spot on the Spanish national team. Roberto Soldado and Fernando Llorente are two current prospects threatening his position. 

After watching him play this summer, its obvious that Torres needs to work on his confidence and motivation. He has all the skills needed to be one of the best players in the league- yet, he hasn't been able to fully live up to his potential. Whatever issue he has right now must be resolved within the next couple months if he wants to represent Spain in 2012. Perhaps playing with his 2010 World Cup Champion team will help- but if he wants to be a continual dominant force in the Premier League- Torres has got to step his game up. 

-celebrity guest blogger John of http://johntimes.wordpress.com/