Ferran Torres continued his resurgent form as Barcelona won 4-3 at Villarreal. It leaves Xavi facing something of a dilemma
. Some even wondered whether his presence in Luis Enrique’s squad was due to the relationship that he had with the manager’s daughter.“He was not in the right place, and the stuff that happened with the national team off the pitch was particularly helpful,” one of his closest confidants said. Torres has not returned to the international scene since, having fallen out of favour under new Spain boss Luis de la Fuente.
This pre-season, he hired a personal physical trainer and a physiotherapist to start work weeks before the team were called to begin the new campaign. He put in the effort that he himself demanded, and in his thinking, the future was set.Arsenal “I’m not a fool, I’m the first one who can be self-critical. Last season was not good, but it was one of the moments I’ve learnt the most from in my career.”Advertisement
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