Source: Daily_Mail
Fernando Torres: I lost love for football at Liverpool
Fernando Torres has revealed his lack of enthusiasm at Liverpool forced him to join Chelsea - although he has run the risk of upsetting his new team, admitting the Barclays Premier League champions are a smaller club, in terms of history, compared to the Reds.[LNB]The World Cup winning Spain striker quit Anfield on the final day of the January transfer window leaving for Stamford Bridge for a British transfer record fee of ?50million. [LNB]After three-and-a-half years on Merseyside, the 26-year-old insists he needed to move to London to reignite his love of the game and added that Liverpool's future 'looked black'.[LNB] Moving on: Torres quit Liverpool for Chelsea for a record ?50million signing on fee[LNB]'Money was not important. I left to improve sporting-wise,' Torres told Spanish radio station Cadena Ser. [LNB]'I thought I would stay one more year and take it as a transition season.[LNB]'But a time comes when you lose enthusiasm, you see those in the Spanish national team are playing at a different level.[LNB]'Then when everything looked black, Chelsea came and showed a real interest.'[LNB]Torres is nevertheless grateful to his former club despite the fans turning on him by labelling him a 'judas' and burning replica 'Torres 9' shirts in anger at his departure to a rival club.[LNB] Walk on by: Liverpool fans have turned on their former idol Torres since he left for Chelsea[LNB]He added: 'Liverpool will always be very special to me. Because of its history, Liverpool is a bigger club but it's going through a difficult time.[LNB]'Chelsea is like Manchester United, the strongest over the last 10 years.[LNB]'One is not better than the other, I'm just happy to have had the fortune of playing for both of them.[LNB]'I have been pleasantly surprised by the atmosphere in the Chelsea changing room. I thought it would be more distant but the atmosphere is very good, they laugh, they joke. It's nice.'[LNB] Action man: Torres believes he will rediscover his love for football at Stamford Bridge[LNB]Torres is currently back in Madrid preparing for Spain's friendly with Colombia at the Bernabeu on Wednesday night and he admits it is nice to be leaving all the transfer talk behind for a short period.[LNB]'These past 10 days have been very intense and it still is,' Torres said.[LNB]'Everything has gone so quickly and it's as though I have a lot of information in my head.[LNB] Game in Spain: Torres is back in his native Madrid for the World Cup winners' friendly against Colombia [LNB]'It seems that a month has gone by instead of a week.[LNB]'I want to enjoy playing with the national team because we are champions of everything.[LNB]'This game is good for me to disconnect.'[LNB] Help not hindrance: Torres will inspire Chelsea youth, claims director ArnesenReds have not ruined it! ?50m man Torres confident Chelsea can win titleSo, how CAN Carlo Ancelotti make Fernando Torres fit in at Chelsea?Six diabolical debuts: From Rio at Leeds to Woodgate's Bernabeu outingAll the latest Liverpool news, features and opinionAll the latest Chelsea news, features and opinion [LNB] Explore more:People: Fernando Torres Places: Madrid, Liverpool, London, Spain, Colombia
