Source: Daily_Mail
Chelsea's Fernando Torres slammed by ex-Liverpool striker John Aldridge
Fernando Torres has been branded a 'fake and a fraud who has spat in the faces of the Liverpool supporters who idolised him'. [LNB]In a no-holds-barred condemnation of the Spain striker's ?50million move to Chelsea, former Liverpool striker John Aldridge says Torres has shown himself to be little more than a mercenary. [LNB]Aldridge said: 'Torres is simply a mercenary who has gone for a huge pay rise. [LNB] Record-breaking: Fernando Torres left Liverpool for Chelsea for ?50m this week[LNB]'Liverpool fans stuck by him this season. They made excuses for his poor performances, about his injuries still affecting him. But all the time Torres appeared to be taking the club and the fans for a ride. [LNB]'Once he had put in a transfer request Liverpool were right to let him go. There's no point keeping someone who doesn't want to be there. My five-year-old grandson refused to put his Torres shirt on over the weekend because even he was disgusted with him.' [LNB] Backlash: some Liverpool fans have turned on Torres since his exit[LNB]Anfield hero: Ex-Liverpool striker John Aldridge[LNB]Torres is in line to make his Chelsea debut against Liverpool on Sunday and Aldridge added: 'Torres talked about how much it meant to him to be a Liverpool player. He seemed to embrace Liverpool's values but now we know he didn't mean it. It wasn't real and I'm sure he'll be saying the same things about playing for Chelsea. [LNB]'The timing of his decision to demand a move was terrible but maybe Liverpool are better off without him.' [LNB]Liverpool paid ?35m for Andy Carroll to replace Torres, and while Aldridge acknowledges it is an inflated price, he thinks the 22-year-old Geordie will prove a good investment, saying: 'We paid over the odds for Carroll but it's all relative. Torres was overvalued as well. Getting ?50m for a player who hasn't performed over the past 12 months is good business. [LNB]'We've got two new strikers (Carroll and Luis Suarez) who could give us a lot more than we got from Torres.' [LNB] Hail king Luis! New boy Suarez helps Liverpool forget Fernando Liverpool 2 Stoke 0: Fernando who? New boy Suarez off to a flyer as Reds seal win Nolan: Liverpool have landed a world beater in my ?35m pal CarrollShut it, Shearer! Llambias hits out at legend over 'staggering' Carroll sale[LNB] Explore more:People: Fernando Torres, Andy Carroll Places: Liverpool, Spain
