Sería de mala gente no alegrarse de los triunfos de uno de los nuestros. Y como tú bien dices, hay más de los nuestros en Anfield o en Getafe ahora mismo que en el Calderón.
If Rafael Benítez is to receive another
email of congratulation from
Liverpool's
co-owner, Tom Hicks, he has Fernando Torres to thank.
As has become
increasingly clear this season, Liverpool have looked toothless without
the talismanic striker leading the line. Today, it was again the
Spaniard who allowed his manager to breathe a sigh of relief as his
hat-trick secured a 3-2 win over
Middlesbrough.
However, it
was a game that started badly for the home team after Tuncay Sanli put
Middlesbrough ahead after nine minutes. The Turkish forward made the
most of a disorganised Liverpool defence - missing the suspended Jamie
Carragher - to break a shambolic offside trap and head home from just
six yards out.
But then came Torres' reply. The first, on 28 minutes, was scored after
the striker latched on to a disastrous backpass from Julio Arca, his
finish curling past a helpless Mark Schwarzer. The second - just a
minute and a half later - came when the striker shrugged off a
potential penalty claim to round Schwarzer and tap the ball home.
The
third, following two rightly disallowed Middlesbrough goals, arrived
gilt-edged after a mistake from Schwarzer. The Boro keeper misjudged a
50-yard pass from Dirk Kuyt, allowing Torres to again round him and
finish into an empty net. The strike takes his tally this season to 21,
a total not reached by a Liverpool player since Michael Owen was at the
sharp end of their attack.