Torres talks up England WC chances

21 April 2010 07:18
Fernando Torres rates England's starting XI as the second best in the world and says they could be ready to go all the way in the World Cup.[LNB] Liverpool's Spanish striker thinks Fabio Capello's side would make ideal finalists in South Africa - provided they can overcome a perceived psychological issue with reaching the latter stages.[LNB]"If England can overcome their mental barrier then Spain versus England would be the perfect World Cup final," Torres told the Daily Express.[LNB]"People say that Spain have the best starting XI in the world but when you look at England on paper, they have the second strongest XI in the world.[LNB]"In John Terry and Rio Ferdinand they have two of the best defenders. Stevie Gerrard is the greatest central midfielder on the planet and Wayne Rooney is one of the in-form players in football along with Lionel Messi.[LNB]"It's hard to see a weakness in the England team. All they need to do now is break the mental barrier that going out at the quarter-final stage creates."[LNB]

Source: Team_Talk