Demetrio Albertini insists Milan will “have to wait to see the real Fernando Torres” once he regains confidence.
The striker is only five months into a two-year loan from Chelsea, but has struggled to make an impact in Serie A and is falling down the pecking order.
“If you want to see the real Nino, then you have to wait,” his former Atletico Madrid teammate Albertini told Tuttosport.
Demetrio Albertini insists Milan will “have to wait to see the real Fernando Torres” once he regains confidence.
The striker is only five months into a two-year loan from Chelsea, but has struggled to make an impact in Serie A and is falling down the pecking order.
“If you want to see the real Nino, then you have to wait,” his former Atletico Madrid teammate Albertini told Tuttosport.
“The current Torres is not the one we all knew. He is coming off two seasons in which he played very little, so it’s not easy to find yourself after that.
“Fernando must be aware of what he has gone through, to rediscover self-confidence and belief in himself not just through words, but also action.
“Plus let’s not forget the football in Spain and England has more spaces than in Italy, so consequently a striker has at least four or five chances per match. For him Serie A is completely new.”
Spanish centre-forwards have traditionally not done well in Serie A, but Fernando Llorente eventually came good at Juventus after a poor start.
“I think the difficulties for Torres are, other than settling in, finding a team that has profoundly changed from last season with a new Coach,” continued Albertini.
“When you build a mosaic with five or six changes out of 11 pieces, it is logical to have fewer guarantees and the newcomers will feel even more out of place. When a foreign player joins a consolidated team, it is easier to adapt. When you put together a puzzle, you start with the outline and fill in the rest, but if every summer you break up the outline…
“Llorente is a great example and on top of that Torres has fitness problems too. After two or three months Llorente adapted to the Italian training and match tempo, but he was in a side that had won the Scudetto and only added him and Carlos Tevez.
“Torres could well be left on the bench, as he needs time to adapt and it’s down to Inzaghi and the player to understand the best course of action.”