Fernando Torres gave an interview with Atlético’s web page on Monday in which he spoke candidly about his return to the Calderón.
Atlético: “It’s always been about Atlético for me. I’m back home after seven and a half years away. It’s been a long wait and I have been hoping that one day, I would be able to return. Right now it feels a bit strange to be here again – I cannot really believe it’s really happening”.
Warm welcome home: “I expected something like that but now I don’t really know what more to expect from the fans. They have chanted my name – even when I was on the opposing side in the Champions League and European Super Cup… they never fail to surprise me. It’s quite emotional when you are on the opposing team yet they still treat you like one of your own; I’ve been fortunate enough to experience that as an Atlético player too. For all the affection I’ve received, I feel even more responsibility but that is a nice pressure to have on you”.
Leaving back in 2007: “As I said on the day I left, it was a very difficult moment for the club in many ways – on a sporting level, economically, socially… thankfully though, time has proved it was the right decision as it gave both us of time to grow and develop. The club has been able to construct a team – with the emphasis on what it means to play in a team and that is what has brought them success. For me, I embarked on an adventure which was also satisfying but at the same time, it always felt that something was missing. This reunion is like bringing it all full circle – right from when I started out playing here as a 10 year old. Now I just want to enjoy the experience of being back, to help my team mates and I hope then can help me to understand the reasons behind the successes they have enjoyed and pass on their enthusiasm, determination and winning spirit. Even though Atleti is and will always be Atleti, this is a different club to the one I left so in a way, I will need to be taught the ropes again. It might seem that someone like me knows the club and how it works inside out but things have changed – back then, all I wanted was to enjoy playing”,
The fans: “What can I say? They know that this is the place where I started out, I played in the youth teams, I would go to the games every Sunday just like they do until I made my first team debut when I was 17. I was lucky enough to help the team out on the field of play; they only thing I can promise them is the same as I have always done. I will give everything and more to defend the Atleti shirt because that’s how I feel, and I think they know that”.
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