Thing is, this still doesn't make any sense to me. Or maybe it does.
This was Torres a couple of weeks ago:
http://www.people.co.uk/sport/football/n...02039-22835161/“My head is in Liverpool and on helping to save our season. I am a professional and I always fulfil my deals."
And now he's handing in a written transfer request?
I can't think what's happened. Except, thinking about it, that's not true, maybe I can.
There are two other things he said in that interview. "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." and “I haven’t considered leaving, although
in football that always depends on the club."
So there's the club... but we don't appear to want to sell. The journos seem to agree LFC's statement is pretty solid. Request denied.
So then there's the supporters... and the reason that bothers me is that in the crowd against Fulham just the other night, there were a fair few voices around me not supporting, abusing Torres (and others) for not pointlessly chasing after the ball all the time. It seemed that if Torres wasn't playing piggy-in-the-middle with the opposition's defense all the time, they were going to have a go at him. That's been a recurring theme in here all season: "Torres doesn't look bothered", "Torres is sulking", etc., etc.
Now I don't know how much of that Torres hears down on the pitch. But if it's his perception that the fans don't want him, or don't appreciate him, and combine that with bad advice from his advisors (who no doubt would be influenced by the prospect of a big pay day), and I can begin to see why this might happen.