Fernando Torres was the guess of ‘El tirachinas’ a radio programme of the COPE channel. The red and white captain analized with Jose Antonio Abellan, the manager of the radio programme, the derbi that will be played the next Saturday Atletico Madrid against Real Madrid at Vicente Calderon: “The match against Real Madrid has a special morbid. Are three points that can put us ahead them, and it is very important to the Atletico supporters. Also, from the doble year, we haven’t win to Real Madrid team. Always is a different match, it doesn’t matter where they are classified or in the moment in which both teams get, the match is different and you live it with a high intensity”.

Torres has cleared that the match it won’t be easy at all. “We know the virtue and the defects the Madrid team has and we will try they won’t get the most of it. We have worked during the week, we have seen videos and we know them enough, let’s see. At the first leg match we made a good match, things were going well and a mistake didn’t make us win. I hope this Saturday won’t happen the same.

Regarding to the decisive players of the rival in the traditional madrilenian ‘derbis’, Torres pointed out to “Raul”. He always decided the matches, he has the measurement, like Casillas, he plays good matches to Madrid. I talked with Iker when we coincided in the National Team, but it will have a end that run.”

There were time to analize the bad run at the last penalties point: “luckely the penalties I have mistaken at League became goal. Before the last mistakes in the last eleven penalties I’ve just fail one: the statistics are there. To shot a penalty it isn’t a selfishness act, is a responsability that is given to you for your teammates and your coach. If they need me I am not going to hide.

At last, he pointed out the reasons has take to number ‘9’ of Atletico to renew his contract with the red and white club. “Offers to leave I had and I’ve decided to stay, like the club had opportunities to sale me. The decision has been mine and the club, they want me to stay and I am delighted. This is my club and never is going to be a problem between us, I have lots of things to thank because they gave me the opportunity of being what I am. I can value more to achieve three titles here that eight in other team”.


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