The dehumanization of football leads to everyday acts such as crying causing an impact on the viewer.
Ferran Torres
(Foios, Valencia, February 29, 2000) burst into tears after finishing the match against Napoli on February 17.
Neither the tie (only a
playoff
for access to the round of 16 of the Europa League), nor the moment (a tie to one in a first leg that Barça would resolve with a 2-4 in the second leg), nor the scenario (a Camp Nou in the process of being forgiven) invited tragedy.
But Ferran put his hands to his face to cry in peace.
He had scored a penalty goal that would have calmed anyone down.
Although his mind, exposed to the demand of the elite since he was a child, only processed the four missed chances.
"The tears were a liberation for him. As if he expelled the contained rage for not having been able to score more goals. Ferran, although he contributes a lot to the team, always wants to be fundamental. He is very ambitious. Very competitive. But also human. If he doesn't know released, if he didn't let go of that unease, he would be a robot", they admit from the footballer's environment, whom they see "calm" despite the insistence with which the player seeks to reconnect with the network.
Both Mateu Alemany
, Barca football director and with whom the executive coincided during his time at Valencia, as well as coach
Xavi Hernández
, go out of their way for Ferran Torres
.
"He has the level of a top world striker," insists the Barcelona coach.
Confidence in the footballer is full.
Hence, the Barça club decided to pay Manchester City 55 million euros in the second most expensive operation of the past winter market.
A signing that
Ronald Koeman
criticized this week when he understood that he did have to live with economic ruin before being fired.
In Europe, only Juventus paid more for the Serbian
Vlahovic
(81.60 million).
Those who know Ferran Torres best maintain that he distances himself from "star behavior."
After spending his first weeks as a Barça player in a hotel, he recently went to live in a house near the sea.
From there it is easier to walk along Gavà beach with his dogs.
Share physical trainer with Pedri
Meanwhile, Ferran Torres tries to balance his ambition -"he himself will never see himself 100% even if he is"-, with the resources of a body that he cares for, pampers and maximizes.
After the great physical change that he achieved during the months of confinement still in Valencia -he gained three kilos and developed his muscles-, he now seeks to enhance it.
He has all kinds of equipment: hyperbaric chamber, cryotherapy or a pressotherapy machine.
Power and speed are essential in his game.
In the Premier they measured a maximum speed of 36 km/h.
In addition, the striker has a physical trainer on his payroll -the same as his close friend
Deél Pedri-
, physiotherapist and personal nutritionist.
In Barcelona, yes, he stopped having a cook -in Manchester it was
Pep Guardiola 's
-, so there are not a few times when the Ciudad Deportiva menu is taken home.
Ferran Torres' collaborators have seen how his media interest has multiplied since he left Manchester.
He has doubled his followers on Instagram (he now has 2 million), his advertising cache has increased and sponsors are growing in interest in a footballer who could not be a lion's head at City.
A few days ago he presented his own vegan deodorant with the American cosmetics firm Homme.
The soccer player was interested in the fact that, for each unit sold, a dollar could be donated to Kick Out Plastic, an international organization of which he is an ambassador that advocates for a world free of single-use plastics.
In addition, Ferran tries to tie roots and a vision of life with agreements such as the one he has with the
healthtech
iNuba, a company from Foios that uses tools such as 3D body scanners to monitor physical activity.
"He is a footballer who needs to be physically fit to perform," they admit from their circle of trust while providing a paradigmatic example: "He is more of a
Christian
model than a
Messi
model ."
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