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Torres went on to speak in glowing terms about his spell at Liverpool and the special relationship he enjoyed with Reds skipper Steven Gerrard.

"At Liverpool, I had almost everything but titles," added Torres. "I felt like a king but the team was falling apart. The directors had sold [Javier] Mascherano to Barca, then Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid without investing any of the money to compensate for the departure of these two key players.

"I was 27, I wanted to know what it was like to lift the Champions League and I had the feeling it was not going to happen with the Reds. Liverpool then was in full transition, the club was being sold and in that case, unless you are Manchester City or PSG, it can be a long road before you are again competitive.

"I did not have the time to wait. One day, Steven Gerrard came to say to me: Fernando, now, you have to think of yourself. Do what you have to do. When I went to tell him that I was going to accept the Chelsea offer, it destroyed him.

"Announcing my departure from Liverpool to Gerrard was one of the most difficult moments of my career. He was my best teammate and I am not sure of finding another like him in the future. We were made for each other."

Full article at http://www.espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1835590/fernando-torres-vows-earn-place-chelsea?cc=4716

Grass not quite so green now is it. Was good, now awful. Move on.

fck him!

Have never wanted him back until now, but think that he'd make the perfect 3rd choice striker and probably would cost a fortune.

Imagine we had torres, suarez and stevie playing together at their prime.

He says the team was falling apart because good players were leaving, he thought he would help things by leaving himself
Still it seems LFC weighs heavy on his mind, and so it should.
He makes me

He'd make me sick too if I gave a flying duck .

Don't really see anything wrong with what he said. It is after all true.

Me neither,we got a good deal and the best spell of his career.

+1

And at 27 -arguably as good as anyone in the world at the time with the clock ticking what was he supposed to do. His analysis has proved correct. Nearly 4 years on we are back in the mix and he's touching 31. If he would have stayed he would now be in his twilight having won nothing.