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Xabi Alonso has backed Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres to return to the Spanish national team if he continues on the current run of form.

Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres says that the lack of competition up front at the club coupled with his good form may just be sufficient to see him start the game against Villarreal.

After going through several months without a goal, Torres scored in back-to-back league matches recently. The goals against Eibar and Getafe have renewed confidence that the striker may be on the verge of rediscovering his golden touch, which has deserted him for a number of years now. As a result of these goals, Torres says that he is hoping to be in the starting line-up against Villarreal.

The Atletico Madrid supporters might be a little worried with the fact that their superstar Fernando Torres is not producing goals frequently, but, as far as Diego Simeone, the manager of the team is concerned, he reckons the work ethic of the veteran player is fine and it is not long before he starts piling on goals again.

Torres has netted in only two of the twenty one games he has appeared in during the summer so far and that, according to his standards, is less than average performance.

However, Torres’ poor form has not affected the overall performance of Atletico that much.

Fernando Torres still has 12 months left on his loan deal with Atletico Madrid.

Fernando Torres believes that Atletico Madrid should start playing in an attacking way in order to kickstart their campaign.

Former Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has showered glowing praise on his former teammate Steven Gerrard ahead of the Liverpool midfielder playing his final game for the club.

Gerrard has announced his decision to join LA Galaxy at the end of the campaign. He has been one of the few one club men left in the world and this legacy is set to end with this campaign. Torres enjoyed a great partnership with Gerrard during his few years at Liverpool. During this period, the Spaniard was feared as one of the best strikers in the world.

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has stated that Fernando Torres only need a big hug in order to get him back firing once again.

The striker returned to the Spanish club on a loan deal from AC Milan just a few days after making the move to the Italian club permanent.

AC Milan striker Fernando Torres accepts that his goal return will probably be the only factor he will be judged upon.

The Spaniard has lost his golden touch in front of goal since making the move to Chelsea.

It was highly anticipated that leaving Chelsea for Milan would help him rediscover his form. The 30-year-old joined the Italian club on a loan deal for the next two years, which effectively seals an end to his Chelsea career. After starting his Milan career with a goal against Empoli back in September, Torres has gone an astonishing eight matches without a goal.

Striker Hernan Crespo, who is one of the few to have played as a striker in Italian and English football in the last two decades, says that he expects Chelsea striker Fernando Torres to come good at AC Milan.

The Spaniard moved to the Italian outfit during the summer on a two-year loan spell, which effectively means that his career with Chelsea has come to an end given that he has only two years of contract left with the English club. Torres has been a major disappointment since his move to Chelsea. He has averaged only around one goal per three or four matches.

Jose Mourinho has once again insisted that Spaniard Fernando Torres is not going anywhere despite transfer rumours linking him with several clubs across Europe. Torres has struggled for form since moving to Chelsea almost 3 years ago. It is looking highly unlikely that he will rediscover the kind of goal scoring touch that made him feared across the world by opposition defenders. It is thought that Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has also given up on Torres becoming a world-class striker once again. Torres is widely believed to have been a pet signing of the Russian.