Spain Boss Happy With Torres Progress

Spain boss Vicente Del Bosque
believes Fernando Torres is
getting back on track after he hit
a brace in the 4-0 win over
Liechtenstein.

Torres has suffered with a
succession of injuries in 2010,
and he had looked a shadow of
his usual self during Spain's
World Cup triumph, but he
scored his first Liverpool goal
since April last weekend and
then added a brace for his
country on Friday. He had scored
just once for Spain in the
previous 12 months.
Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson had
requested that Torres was
allowed to rest during the
international break, but Del
Bosque feels his performance in
Liechtenstein will only be
beneficial for the player.
"He didn't score during the World
Cup, and these goals plus the one
he got the other day for
Liverpool are going to improve
his morale and self-confidence,"
he said. "That's very good for
him and the national team."
Torres was substituted in the
54th minute but, although he is
still some way from peak fitness,
Del Bosque insists he only made
the change to give his
replacement, David Silva, a
chance.
"I don't think it was too draining
a game for the players," he said.
"Torres could have continued
perfectly. We had people on the
bench who ought to play - we
had to give them the
opportunity. It was for those
who were on the bench rather
than those that were on the
pitch."
Torres said after the game: "I feel
better every day after the injury,
with more rhythm, and the goals
give me a lot of confidence."
Spain take on Argentina in a
friendly in Buenos Aires on
Tuesday.