Some players, who were genuinely good, suddenly lose it, be it due to injury or some change in circumstances and never get even back close to where they were. I'm thinking Joe Cole, among others. I don't see Torres ever being what he was in '07 to '09.
This isn't some temporary blip, he has been poor for a long, long time now. I know he scored a few goals for us last year, but he was a shadow of the man he used to be. Anyone remember Bolton away last season, he was embarrassingly poor. Remember Utd away in the cup? He barely raised a sweat.
He was truly brilliant for us those first two years, and nobody could or should deny that, but his decline has been spectacular