{"id":301041,"date":"2011-03-11T11:15:38","date_gmt":"2011-03-11T11:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/11\/torres-blames-takeover-chaos\/"},"modified":"2011-03-11T11:15:38","modified_gmt":"2011-03-11T11:15:38","slug":"torres-blames-takeover-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/11\/torres-blames-takeover-chaos\/","title":{"rendered":"Torres blames takeover ‘chaos’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has labelled the period during the club’s takeover saga last October as ‘chaos’.\n<\/p>\n

The Reds were sold to New England Sports Ventures – now known as Fenway Sports Group (FSG) – in October last year following an acrimonious battle with former owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks.<\/p>\n

The saga took its toll on Torres and he left Anfield in January for Premier League rivals Chelsea in January in a \u00a350million move that has left Reds fans with a bitter taste in their mouths.<\/p>\n

Torres knew the Merseysiders would need time to rebuild after changing hands and felt he needed to move on in order to maintain his successful career.<\/p>\n

“I knew I was an idol for the fans but it wasn’t the same any more,” he told sports daily Marca<\/i>.<\/p>\n

“The institution was in chaos with the sale. There was all this talk of possible projects.<\/p>\n

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“In many ways it reminded me of (former club) Atletico Madrid… a great history, many ideas but without money, it needed time. I don’t have that.<\/p>\n

“People aren’t honest in the world of football. You can’t say the truth or be clear with people. It’s a business and nobody is anyone’s friend.”<\/p>\n

Although Torres has endured an unexpected slow start to life at Stamford Bridge, the Spain international is still pleased to have made the switch.<\/p>\n

The 26-year-old has been pleasantly surprised by the camaraderie in Chelsea’s camp, stating Liverpool’s squad were always serious and rarely open to sharing a joke.<\/p>\n

He added: “Chelsea have proved they have top-level players in all departments and that they will always be competitive whatever happens, with an owner who will invest when it is necessary.<\/p>\n

“There are more personal relationships and jokes between the players than there were at Liverpool. Everything was much more serious there. Here, you don’t have to prove you are a professional, it is assumed.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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