Fernando Torres will terrify Premier League defences again next season, claims his Liverpool team-mate Dirk Kuyt.
Torres bagged 33 goals in his debut campaign for the Reds before crowning his season by scoring the winning goal in the Euro 2008 Final for Spain.
And Kuyt claims no one in the Premier League will relish playing against the hitman when he is unleashed next month.
Torres returns to pre-season training tomorrow - along with his victorious Spanish team-mates - and Kuyt is backing him to score even more goals.
"He's only 24 and at that age he can only get better and better," said the Dutchman. "He showed that last season and he can only improve again.
"He knows that and the defenders know that as well. They will be afraid of him because of that. If he stays fit he can do even better than last season."
Kuyt has warned Torres he will be a marked man because of his stunning success last season, but he doesn't believe anyone will be able to contain him.
"I think Fernando already knows how difficult the Premier League can be, but he still did really well last year," he said.
"The only thing he has to be careful about is that people are starting to know him now. However, for a player like him, with his qualities, it's always going to be difficult for anybody to play against him.
"The most important thing is you always have to keep focused. There can always be a bad tackle coming in, but as long as you are focused and quick on your feet, you shouldn't get a bad injury."
Kuyt also praised Robbie Keane, who is set to join Liverpool in a £20million deal from Tottenham, and feels the Irishman will bring goals to the team.
Keane's arrival will push Kuyt further down the strikers' pecking order, but he insists his signing would greatly bolster Liverpool's attack.
Torres bagged 33 goals in his debut campaign for the Reds before crowning his season by scoring the winning goal in the Euro 2008 Final for Spain.
And Kuyt claims no one in the Premier League will relish playing against the hitman when he is unleashed next month.
Torres returns to pre-season training tomorrow - along with his victorious Spanish team-mates - and Kuyt is backing him to score even more goals.
"He's only 24 and at that age he can only get better and better," said the Dutchman. "He showed that last season and he can only improve again.
"He knows that and the defenders know that as well. They will be afraid of him because of that. If he stays fit he can do even better than last season."
Kuyt has warned Torres he will be a marked man because of his stunning success last season, but he doesn't believe anyone will be able to contain him.
"I think Fernando already knows how difficult the Premier League can be, but he still did really well last year," he said.
"The only thing he has to be careful about is that people are starting to know him now. However, for a player like him, with his qualities, it's always going to be difficult for anybody to play against him.
"The most important thing is you always have to keep focused. There can always be a bad tackle coming in, but as long as you are focused and quick on your feet, you shouldn't get a bad injury."
Kuyt also praised Robbie Keane, who is set to join Liverpool in a £20million deal from Tottenham, and feels the Irishman will bring goals to the team.
Keane's arrival will push Kuyt further down the strikers' pecking order, but he insists his signing would greatly bolster Liverpool's attack.
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