successive hattricks

With the match ball in his hands after the home game vs West Ham, El Nino became the first Liverpool striker since Jack Balmer in 1946 to score hat-tricks in successive home games. What a fantastice player! He is absolutely world class, not only he scores but he also set up goals, the telepathic understanding between Gerrard and him is enough to scare the hell out of many opposition teams ;)

The Echo best sums it up for Torres :
His treble last night brought Anfield to its feet and the ovation Torres was afforded as he left the scene of his triumph was a fitting tribute to a player who is every inch the archetypal Liverpool hero. Fearless, energetic, combative and inspirational, Torres already ranks alongside even Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher in the affections of the Kop and he has only been here for seven months.

HATTRICK VS MIDDLESBROUGH
LIVERPOOL 3-2 MIDDLESBROUGH
Saturday 23 February 2008,Barclays Premier League

28 mins : GOAL! Fernando Torres: A mistake by Arca lets Torres in and El Nino does the rest by rounding the keeper and firing in his 19th of the season
30 mins : GOAL! Fernando Torres: The Spaniard scores with a 25 yard belter
61 mins : GOAL! Fernando Torres: Hat-trick man

The Reds had trailed to a ninth minute Boro goal for Tuncay Sanli, but Torres turned it around with two goals before the break, and he completed his second Liverpool hat-trick with a third midway through the second half. And although Downing made it 3-2 late on, the Reds held on for the points. SOURCE : Liverpoolfc.tv

HATTRICK VS WEST HAM
LIVERPOOL 4 - 0 WEST HAM UNITED
Wednesday 05 March 2008,Barclays Premier League

8 mins : GOAL! Fernando Torres: Torres gets in front of his man and converts Kuyt's cross for his 22nd of the season
61 mins : GOAL! Fernando Torres: The Hammers defence failed to deal with an Alonso corner and when the ball fell to Kuyt, the Dutch forward had time to look up and plant it on the head of Torres & he directed his header to the top corner.
81 mins : GOAL! Fernando Torres: Torres wrapped up his hattrick, sliding into the bottom corner after leaving Lucas Neill for dead in a single stride.
83 mins : GOAL! Steven Gerrard: Gerrard makes it an emphatic 4-0 with a 25-yard curler into the top corner.

Liverpool have ousted Everton from fourth spot after a Fernando Torres hattrick helped secure a 4-0 win over West Ham.

The result means Rafa Benitez's side are now level on points with their Mersey rivals, though the Reds hold the upper hand on goal difference - a stat in which Everton trail by eight. SOURCE : Liverpoolfc.tv