Fernando Torres has spoken about his year from hell at Chelsea, and revealed that when he was on the bench he did not want to come on as he was afraid things could only get worse.
The Spanish striker has suffered a dramatic dip in form since a January 2011 move from Liverpool, and was largely used as a substitute as a consequence last season.
Torres admits that he has had a tough time, and thanked the fans for their patience.
“The season was not for me, it was for others,” he told La Razon, translated to English by The Sun.
“Chelsea wins the FA Cup but I don’t play the semi-final nor the final. I didn’t taste anything.
“I feel I participated a bit more in the Champions League but even so it was not the Champions League I wanted to win, not like that. I want to win another Champions League and in a different way.
“The fans helped me a lot — and you don’t understand why.
“You come from outside and you have played well in this league and, with the Spanish mentality, the first who should have turned against you are the fans. You are not living up to expectations but they still support you. These people are special.
“At times I was thinking, ‘I will sit here on the bench, I won’t make any noise, I don’t even want to play.’ But they are demanding that you jump on the pitch and play. They lifted my spirits so many times. Not even my team-mates succeeded in doing that in this way. Whatever I do from now on will be for the fans.
“That is why I want to win another Champions League. For them,” he concluded.
By Gareth McKnight
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