Barcelona attacker Ferran Torres, who reached 100 games with the Catalan team and celebrated this milestone by scoring a hat-trick in the victory over Betis (2-4), assured that he feels “the best moment” of his career. career.
“I think I am in the best moment of my career, in which I have the most confidence, in which I feel mentally stronger,” the attacker stressed in an interview with the Catalan club’s press team.
The striker continued by pointing out that mentality is key to “being good both on and off the field of play.”
Ferran Torres, who will turn 24 in February, highlighted that work, humility, perseverance and discipline have been values driving his progression since he arrived at Barcelona from Manchester City in the 2021-2022 season.
“When I arrived it was already a dream come true for me and being able to play 100 games with this shirt makes me very happy,” explained the Spanish international. In his first half-season as a Barça player, he registered seven goals and six assists in 26 games, starting in 25 of them.
Although last season he lost his starting status and saw his role reduced, Ferran Torres showed resilience and worked on his mentality, playing 1,853 minutes spread over 45 games, starting in 18 of them, scoring seven goals and distributing three assists.
“I came to this beginning of the season in my best moment, with a very changed mentality. I was able to change a situation in which it was very difficult for me to have minutes and opportunities. So that people know that nothing is impossible, that it is necessary to work and in the end everything comes,” said the Valencia-born man.
Although he started the season as a substitute for Joao Félix, his performance as a catalyst earned him a place in Xavi Hernández’s starting eleven. He thanked the coach for his trust and highlighted his hat trick and assist against Betis, reaching 11 goals and 3 assists this season.
With the hat trick and the assist he signed last Sunday against Betis (2-4), Ferran reached 11 goals and three assists in the 1,518 minutes he has played this season, spread over 29 games, 16 as a starter.
Ferran Torres is Barcelona’s second top scorer, behind Robert Lewandowski, but he has the best scoring average on the squad, averaging a goal every 138 minutes, surpassing other forwards on the team.
This article is originally published on eldiariony.com
