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Originally Posted by Zanna'Dar  People seem to get confused about strikers and forwards. Forward does not automatically mean a striker; a striker can make a forward and vice versa but they are two very different positions/roles. |
Don't think I confused this at all, since the only time I mentioned striker was when I said Torres was a great Striker.
Not sure it was directed at me however...
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So, you guys need to stop the bullshit claiming Torres is merely mediocre. Why did Liverpool get the guy? Yeah; to score goals and he does a great job. So wtf is this shit about him not scoring spectacular goals? Who gives a shit? A spectacular goal doesn't count for 2 goals, does it?
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I don't think anyone claimed that Torres is mediocre? He's one of the best strikers in the world (probably the best atm) and he's also one of the best forwards, but I would still rate 10-15 forwards higher than him. Does this mean he's mediocre? Nope it doesn't.
While some people watch football to see their team win and find that the most important part of being a fan, people also need to realize that this may or may not be the reason why someone else might be watching football. Some people watch football for the beauty of the sport in itself. I for one favor watching Arsenal, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter for that reason alone while I watch "my" national league team Malmö FF for the first reason.
In that sense, if you're watching football for the beauty of it, Nistelrooy, Inzaghi, Torres (even though I think so in Torres case) and Trezeguet aren't really spectacular players even though they score (or scored) a lot of goals...
With that said, of course someone is entitled to the opinion that Torres isn't a spectacular player. That doesn't mean he or she lack the knowledge of how football work nor does it mean that they are wrong, people just view football differently or for different reasons.
Not really hard to understand to be honest.
I guess this may not be as common in England, Spain and Italy since your national league is good enough already, but it's pretty common in the "lesser" football nations, to have a national league team you follow with your heart while having international teams that you follow for the pure beauty.