EURO 2012:Fernando Torres Got A Golden Boot

Thi is the BOOT of a true champion. He played the least minutes among the other players with 3 goals... He could have scored 4 but he passed to Juan Mata. He has a big heart and he deserves it.

Fernando Torres winning the award says so much more than that; he scored the most goals in the European Championship. And let’s just say if Spain didn’t defeat Italy, under the given circumstances, Torres being awarded the honor would’ve looked even worse than it does now.

Why does Torres winning the Golden Boot look bad? He only started two games in the entire tournament, and he was an unused substitute in Spain’s semifinal match against Portugal. I hate to ask this, but if you remove him from the Spaniard’s roster, do they still win it all?

I don’t think that question is too difficult to answer: without a doubt. All three of Torres’ goals came in 4-0 blowouts that, if they were subtracted from the final score, the outcome of the game wouldn’t have changed.

Now, I realize Torres is capable of influencing a match by more than simply putting the ball in the net, but with Iker Casillas shutting down the opposition like he did over Spain’s six wins, Torres would’ve been dispensable.