I'm sorry, but this is crap! Yes, he scored three goals to win matches. But two were at home against a 10-man Chelsea side and the last was after coming on as a substitute against a Portsmouth team that were (and still are) falling apart.Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has been named the PFA Fans' Player of the Month for February.
The Spaniard, who is currently sidelined with an ankle injury, was back to his lethal best at the beginning of last month when he struck two late goals against Chelsea, before hitting another dramatic winner to break Portsmouth hearts.
If one wanted to recognize a Spaniard on Merseyside for their performances in February they should look no further than Mikel Arteta. Period. End of story. He scored two goals in February. Granted they were penalties. But he was the main creative force in a team shorn of their strikers and who still managed to dump Liverpool and then Aston Villa out of the FA Cup. That they haven't scored in two of the three matches they've played since he went out for the season with a knee injury is testament to his importance to the side.
His being overlooked for the Spanish national team I can understand, as they have so many exceptional midfielders at the moment. But this award going to Torres? That just isn't right.
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