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bigmick wrote:

Toffeehater wrote:It cannot be proved, and hence the tiresome tirades of anti-rotation theorists, but if Liverpool did lose ground in those two games Torres didn't start (Portsmouth and Birmingham), then equally you could argue with more logic (but again not conclusively prove it) that we are now seeing the best of Torres because he was sensibly introduced.

Rarely for me I broadly agree with the main body of the post, although as another poster pointed out, Tompkins does descend into the ridiculous somewhat with his inclusion of Lampard in the "super player" bracket. Gerrard I'm fairly certain would make a good centre half, we already know he's a world class right midfielder and probably right back as well, and obviously a superb central midfielder. I'm equally certain that good player though he is, Lampard would be much the best suited to playing only in his own position.

The "sensbile introduction" theory is a classic Tompkins straw clutch. I guess the sensible introduction was always going to include playing Torres in an away midweek tie in the Carling Cup where the entire Reading team took it in turns to kick him into row Z? No for me he and his cohorts would be worthy opf far more respect if they simply accepted that resting Torres at the stage we did, and in the case of Portsmouth at the grounds we did, was a mistake. He's not playing well because he only played the last half an hour instead of the first hour in two matches which took place the best part of six months ago. He's playing well because he's a great player who has got used to his surroundings and is playing with a partner who is on his wavelength.

No doubt somebody will come on here and say "so your saying we should play Torres in every single game then?" and of course I'm not. They'll know I'm not as well, but they'll say it anyway.

Anyway, that silliness and the silliness about lampard aside, I agree with Tompkins. Gerrard is a super player.

Rush Job wrote:So your saying we should play Torres in every single game then.

Someone had to do it I suppose mate. Fair enough you got me.   

bigmick wrote:

Rush Job wrote:So your saying we should play Torres in every single game then.

Someone had to do it I suppose mate. Fair enough you got me.