Fernando Torres at his best, was an absolute terror. Just ask Nemanja Vidic. Or even the whole Manchester United team for that matter. There is no fluke that El Nino became the fastest Liverpool player to reach the 50-goal mark. His searing speed, excellent touch and great dribbling skills made him a Kop hero as soon as he arrived at Anfield.

With world champions Spain firm favourites to retain their European crown, it's probably no surprise that their record scorer David Villa features heavily in the betting to be Euro 2012′s leading marksman.
The Barcelona striker is 10/1 to be the tournament's top scorer but will the 30-year-old be in Vicente del Bosque's squad?

Chelsea striker Fernando Torres left Liverpool in acrimonious circumstances in January, and since then, the anger towards him seems to have grown exponentially. A month ago, Torres stated that Liverpool's fans didn't know the 'real story' behind why he left Anfield, but now, El Nino has finally revealed the truth about his departure.

John Barnes recently argued that Liverpool fans should 'move on' and stop wasting 'negative energy' on Fernando Torres, but despite the acrimony towards the Spaniard, there are still lots of fans - myself included - who would love to see El Nino back at Anfield. LFC Legends Ray Houghton and Gary Gillespie are not so sure though.

Sebastian Coates will be hoping to play some part in tonight's Carling Cup quarter-final against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, where he could come up against former Liverpool striker Fernando Torres. The Uruguayan defender has, however, dismissed suggestions that he will have to pay extra attention to El Nino during the game.

Chelsea striker Fernando Torres left Anfield under a cloud of bitter fan resentment in January, and since then, the anger and acrimony towards him seems to have grown exponentially. You would think that El Nino would be the last person Liverpool fans would want to see back at the club, but it seems that the same fans who burned Torres' shirt would love to see him back at the club.

• Kop That: Germany backs England to wear poppies http://t.co/tgN94aMA 23:06:23, 2011-11-08
• Kop That: Wilshere: The England team should wear poppies on Saturday http://t.co/cBvHU9iV 23:06:16, 2011-11-08
• Kop That: Rio Ferdinand accuses FA of dragging their heels over John Terry racism row http://t.

From El Nino to Nando'h: Why time is running out for Torres

The last time Fernando Torres walked out against England, the glances at him were nervous, anxious, maybe even scared. Maybe the then-Liverpool striker did not score as Fabio Capello's side were pasted 2-0 in Seville, but Torres was in his pomp and element, so much the centre of attention that England fatally took their eyes of David Villa for the opener.

Now and again, I check out the latest compilations on YouTube (If you have one and would like me to showcase it here get in touch via my contact tab) and this is the latest one I would like to show you all.
Full credit goes to Feroze for putting it together. Here's Fernando Torres - The return of El Nino!

Just when it seemed Fernando Torres may be coming to the tail-end of his awful slump for Chelsea since joining from Liverpool last January, a red card against Swansea City marred an otherwise brilliant performance and again brought criticism from the press.

The subsequent three match ban will have come at the worst time for the Spaniard, just when he is starting to produce in the last few matches.

This weekend was turning into something special , after watching Arsenal get Venk-yed and Liverpool being White-washed I knew the United match was going to be something even more special. Deep inside something was telling me Torres was going to score one or get a defender sent off. But all this had to wait for another twenty minutes because when I turned on the TV guess what I saw?

Firstly, humblest apologies on the scarcity. Exams have been ruining my life for the last two weeks and are set to ruin them for a week more, but then freedom beckons.

Which means of course, that this post is going to be shorter than aaron lennon because the books are calling.

As the title says, a win is a win.

Chelsea striker Fernando Torres has asked his Chelsea team-mates to provide him with faster and better service as he seeks to finally net some goals for the club. The lost Spaniard has had a torrid time at Stamford Bridge after his £50million move from Liverpool in January and has netted just one league goal in [.

Come Back To Liverpool, Fernando!
As I watched Chelsea toiled to a late victory over Norwich City, I just felt sorry for El Nino. Finally looking sharp in pre-season, this was THE season that Torres resumes his Premiership goalscoring feats in Chelsea blue.
Three games on and yet no goals from the World Cup winning Spaniard.

Yeah, sorry about getting these out last second. Our Magic 8 Ball went all haywire when we asked if Bob Bradley was the next Egypt coach... So without further big midgets (sorry, ahem... adu... I mean adieu): El Nino "The Godfather"'s 1. Manchester United 2. Chelsea 3. Manchester City 4. Arsenal 5.

It's just 17 days away, folks. The hope, the anxiety, the butterflies in your stomach remedied by six pints and above all the trepidation. Yes, another Premier League season is upon us!

In order to save yourselves the stress and the heartache, I'll just tell you what's going to happen over the coming months.

I haven't been posting a lot in recent times. But in retrospect, there hasn't been much to be excited about. Prior to the off-season, immense focus was put on the next destination of Cesc Fabregas, Scott Parker, Carlton Cole and the likes. Just like the Premiership season that the Red Devils clinched, the transfer activity has been a damp squib.

Well, I had to find a reason to pull out the old Highlander quote.That said, here's how your favorite Insider stacked up on his predictions for the 2010/11 EPL Season:Here was our predictions: El Nino "The Godfather"'s1. Chelsea2. Liverpool3. Manchester United4. Arsenal 5. Manchester City6. Tottenham 7.

Well, I had to find a reason to pull out the old Highlander quote.That said, here's how your favorite Insider stacked up on his predictions for the 2010/11 EPL Season:Here was our predictions: El Nino "The Godfather"'s1. Chelsea2. Liverpool3. Manchester United4. Arsenal 5. Manchester City6. Tottenham 7.

It was Liverpool's best season since the start of the Premier League. A season which saw Liverpool scored the most goals and lost the least games but yet could not win the Premiership title.
But the Reds under Rafa Benitez gave us some wonderful moments with last minute winners and high scoring games.

Let's be honest here about last night, we were sitting waiting to see what kind of performance Chelsea would put into the game. The world was watching expecting us to slip up, the media were hungry for more Chelsea drama and with Copenhagen not having played for 11 weeks, you could imagine what would of happened if we had!

Not fit. Thank God.

Who: Everton
What: FA Cup, fourth round replay
When: 19 February, 12:30pm local time (7:30am EST)
Where: Stamford Bridge (41,841)
How: Fox Soccer Channel (DirecTV 619, Dish 149)

Why: Because, as I've said in recent weeks, this competition may well represent our best (our only?

One of the major concerns about Chelsea these past seasons have been the ageing of their senior players. Drogba, Lampard and Terry are all above 30 years old. These stalwarts have been the backbone of the most successful Chelsea side in the club's history.
The rebuilding process have started with the buying spree in January.

By Ainsley Jacobs, London

Liverpool would have stepped out onto the Stamford Bridge pitch with something to prove today. A point or two to prove to against the doubters who expected their recent winning streak to come to an end but also a point to prove to a certain former striker who decided to swap Merseyside for London.

Yes, supporter groups copy each other, so it isn't surprising to see Chelsea supporters displaying a banner reminiscent of a Liverpool banner at Sunday's Chelsea-Liverpool match at Stamford Bridge. After all, Fernando Torres was in a Liverpool kit just last week and now he's in Chelsea blue facing his old team from the north.

Dr Joel Rookwood
The 2003-04 season had ground to a halt on Merseyside, as Houllier's Liverpool breathed its last monotonous, mediocre breath. Unaware that an inspired Spanish successor would lead the club to the European crown twelve months later, I headed south for the final weekend of the French/Spanish leagues: Bordeaux V Monaco preceded by Athletic Bilbao V Atletico Madrid.

Chelsea are expecting an avalanche of Torres shirts to be sold before El Nino's imminent debut against former club Liverpool on Sunday, having already sold thousands on his first day as Chelsea player.

Torres will wear the vacant Number 9 shirt for Chelsea the same number he was famed for at Anfield.

El Nino on his transfer A tired Fernando Torres squeezed in an exclusive interview with Chelsea TV before heading to bed after completing his £50 million transfer to the west London club. And he made some pretty thinly-veiled digs at the way Liverpool have regressed in recent seasons and the lack of Champions League football [.

PREMIER LEAGUE clubs are sweating today as they try to put pen to paper and finalise deals on transfer deadline day.
Rumours have been swirling around in the past week or so, with a frenzy of speculation about the fact that there could be some big-money moves on the cards.
Fernando Torres in particular has been in the spotlight, with the out-of-sorts Liverpool striker potentially leaving Anfield to join Chelsea for £50m, with Nicolas Anelka moving back to his former employers for £40m as part of the transfer package.

By Ainsley Jacobs, writing from London

Torres's transfer request turned down by the Reds but is this really the end of ‘El Nino' at Anfield?

Liverpool supporters could be forgiven for wondering whether they were coming or going on Friday.

After Liverpool rejected a bid for Torres, believed to be in the region of 30 million, the Spanish international has asked his club to re-negotiate with Chelsea...

What Torres might look like in Chelsea colours

It is clear that Torres is unsettled at the Merseyside club.

After Liverpool rejected a bid for Torres, believed to be in the region of 30 million, the Spanish international has asked his club to re-negotiate with Chelsea...

What Torres might look like in Chelsea colours

It is clear that Torres is unsettled at the Merseyside club.

The Daily Telegraph kindly awarded Fernando Torres 5 out of 10 for his performance against Manchester United this weekend. Never has a player been so lucky to even have received that: El Nino was shocking. I anticipate that many die-hard Liverpool fans will bring up the same old rhetoric; "his supply from the midfield is inadequate", "he always plays better when Gerrard is on the pitch" and so forth.

It's rare to see highlights from a Barcelona match in which the Catalan club's players don't hog the spotlight. But when Levante's Christian Stuani was subbed on for Levante, he decided to give Barca a taste of its own medicine. Despite Stuani's heroics, Barcelona held on for a 2-1 victory. New year, same old story.

Liverpool 2-1 Bolton Wanderers ( Fernando Torres, Joe Cole/ Kevin Davies) Anfield, Liverpool- January 1, 2011 A crucial win for Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson, with Joe Cole's injury time goal giving Liverpool a 2-1 comeback win over Bolton Wanderers. Liverpool vs Bolton 0-1 ( Kevin Davies goal) Liverpool vs Bolton 1-1 ( Fernando Torres goal) [.