Liga - Torres: I felt at home at Liverpool, fans don't know full story of departure
Fernando Torres has said he felt as comfortable at Liverpool as he did at Atletico Madrid and praised the fans for their support.
The Chelsea striker spoke to AS on his 30th birthday and in a wide-ranging interview, the subject of his time at Anfield was raised.
âI played three-and-a-half years there and they made me feel at home, as in the Calderon,â Torres said of the Reds supporters.
âThe affection of the fans was tremendous and made me feel a quiet confidence.â
Torres left Liverpool in January 2011 in a transfer that led to a complete reversal in his popularity with the red half of Merseyside.
Since signing for Chelsea, Torres has been greeted with jeers whenever he plays against his former club.
Torres insists that if the Liverpool supporters knew the full details behind his departure, they wouldnât be so negative towards him.
âThey havenât understood because all theyâve been told is the version that some people have given the club and the media,â Torres added.
âThey have been sold something which isnât reality. Iâm sure itâs not easy to understand when a player leaves, but I have the thousands of letters Iâve received in London from Liverpool fans thanking me and now following me in another team.
âLast year we went to play at Anfield and a man over 70, almost in tears, thanked me and wished me the best.
âThere will be every kind of reaction but the Liverpool fans I have come across have had loving words for me.â
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