Fernando Torres has hit out at claims that he is about to quit Liverpool in the wake of a sacking of another Liverpool manager. The Spaniard has called for the fans to get behind the team and all pull together.Roy Hodgson was sacked yesterday after a dismal run in the league. KOP Legend Kenny Dalglish has been put in temporary charge and it was thought that senior players like Fernando Torres and Pepe Reina might look to initiate a move away from Anfield. It would perhaps only take one player to start this particular stack of dominoes falling.
Yet Torres has made an early intervention to dispel any rumours. Both he and Reina have been linked with a transfer to Manchester United. However, Torres has categorically rejected any talk of leaving and said, "More than ever, we need to stick together. We must live in the present, from match to match."
In a statement to the press which must have come as a relief to the management of Liverpool, he added: "We need to add more points, win matches and improve our standing in the table. That is our challenge and I demand the total help of our supporters in doing that."
Whether he instigated this public call for support himself or was asked by Dalglish remains unknown. However, the Spanish player has effectively quashed rumours of his departure from the team. "My head is in Liverpool and on helping save our season. I am professional and I always fulfil my deals." he said today.
Torres went on to add; "I haven't considered leaving, although in football that depends on the club. Liverpool had a lot of success under Rafa Benitez and that is difficult for anyone to follow. Even if the ball hasn't always dropped our way this season, we have missed out in a lot of matches."
Liverpool remains a team in crisis. However, unless Torres does a Rooney this statement will go a long way to relieving management, players' and fans' fears.
