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    That is why, with 12 days ahead to rest his main asset, Benitez seems ready to reject suggestions that the three weeks’ total rest that Valencia clinicians have recommended should see Torres out of the side. "What can you do when [they] say ‘rest’? ... It’s not just [him staying] in bed. He will not play if he doesn’t go [away] with Spain [to face Argentina in Madrid next Saturday], so he can just keep working with the physios. It’s our decision if he plays against Birmingham or not. He is feeling better than he was before." Despite the advice from Valencia – which Spanish sources suggest Torres only sought after Liverpool’s medics suggested the 25-year-old needed surgery – Benitez insisted he did not risk exacerbating Torres’ inguinal hernia. Full Article at the real footie analyst
    What can you do when [they] say ‘rest’? ... It’s not just [him staying] in bed. He will not play if he doesn’t go [away] with Spain [to face Argentina in Madrid next Saturday], so he can just keep working with the physios. It’s our decision if he plays against Birmingham or not. He is feeling better than he was before.
    SOURCE: the real footie analyst 3 weeks ago
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Benitez set to ask Torres to play through the pain
  1. We needed to push him a bit and he was not fully fit and we have to wait and see what happens the next time.
    SOURCE: the real footie analyst 3 weeks ago
  2. Maybe we will have to play him for 45 minutes against Birmingham
    SOURCE: the real footie analyst 3 weeks ago
  3. explained all of the different scenarios to me and it’s not a problem. If we decide to play him it’s because it will be good for the team and not a big problem for the player. We know 100 per cent it’s not a problem.
    SOURCE: the real footie analyst 3 weeks ago

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