🇪🇸 Fernando Torres

[Justin_3d 1,140]

He would have been awesome for us in the 04/05 season when we played differently - more direct, faster, with flying wingers and pressing. Hopefully next season can be his time. This is promising.

So it seems like that's his style.

Even in Tottenham when they played CL he would have killed.

One reason why I would like Modric here.

He can exploit those longs ball to Torres, when he is getting ready to make that dash towards the goal.

[Nero 1,874]

fernando is back, yeees. we love you.

[xPetrCechx 13,571]

fernando is back, yeees. we love you.

Really??/

[robdog 2,084]

You should listen when Legends talk:

'Torres is the Future of CFC'

[Bosnian Blue 2,471]

So it seems like that's his style.

Even in Tottenham when they played CL he would have killed.

One reason why I would like Modric here.

He can exploit those longs ball to Torres, when he is getting ready to make that dash towards the goal.

Josh is the man, fuck Modrić. Just hope we give him a chance, he could really unlock those defences with the passing skills especially when we play against weaker sides at home. As for Fernando, I expect a few more goals at the Euros and after that we'll have a much more confident no. 9 next season. We have to support him now, it's very important.

[English Freak 456]

Josh is the man, fuck Modrić. Just hope we give him a chance, he could really unlock those defences with the passing skills especially when we play against weaker sides at home. As for Fernando, I expect a few more goals at the Euros and after that we'll have a much more confident no. 9 next season. We have to support him now, it's very important.

Josh is the man..for the future. I don't think we'll see the true quality of Josh for another 3-4 seasons.

If Modric is signed, he should have an immediate impact in our midfield which is exactly what we need.

[The Skipper 20,609]

No, it isn't. I'm sorry, but I said after his misses last game, that I didn't care what he did for Spain and that you can't judge a player base on a few games. Chelsea didn't get Torres to score goals for Spain against Ireland in the Euro, we got him to perform with Chelsea and after 67 games, he's been awful. He could score 15 goals in the tournament and it wouldn't change that (it would bode well for his confidence though.) This "Torres is back" based on one good game against a poor side has happened about 5 times in the past 2 years and every single time, it turned out not to be true. He won't be back until he is scoring regularly for Chelsea.

I was saying it's quiet because when Torres had a supposedly bad 15 minutes all hell broke lose on here.

He had a decent game today and it's quieter than anything in here.

People were using a Spain game to slag off Torres, now people are using a Spain game to praise him. Nothing wrong with that.

[OneMoSalah 8,886]

Not convinced fully yet. Yes he scored twice... so what? Yes he was better than he has looked most of the season but still what happened the last time he played good?Nothing, he flopped again. One game doesn't mean anything and yes you can bring up all these stats from when AVB was in charge and compare them to when RDM took over but what does that prove...? Nothing. He should be sold still imo, never mind waiting for a 50 million man to finally produce the goods after 2 years.

[Bosnian Blue 2,471]

Josh is the man..for the future. I don't think we'll see the true quality of Josh for another 3-4 seasons.

If Modric is signed, he should have an immediate impact in our midfield which is exactly what we need.

Yep have to agree with you though I think Josh would have helped our midfield even this season.

Nice goals tonight from Spain's no. 9 btw.

[tmessy 139]

woohooo nando! keep it up buddy... fuck the haters!!!

el ninooooooo!

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

I was saying it's quiet because when Torres had a supposedly bad 15 minutes all hell broke lose on here.

He had a decent game today and it's quieter than anything in here.

People were using a Spain game to slag off Torres, now people are using a Spain game to praise him. Nothing wrong with that.

I think there is something wrong with both of them. I dislike this type of overreaction to individual games. It takes at least 5-10 games at the club level for it's possible to properly judge a player. It's ridiculous to write off a player because of a poor 20 minutes and it's ridiculous to say a player is great because he scored 2 goals in one game after two extremely poor seasons. We all hope Torres does well so he can carry some confidence back to Chelsea, but what he does with Spain will be essentially meaningless.

[Superblue 6,372]

I think there is something wrong with both of them. I dislike this type of overreaction to individual games. It takes at least 5-10 games at the club level for it's possible to properly judge a player. It's ridiculous to write off a player because of a poor 20 minutes and it's ridiculous to say a player is great because he scored 2 goals in one game after two extremely poor seasons. We all hope Torres does well so he can carry some confidence back to Chelsea, but what he does with Spain will be essentially meaningless.

We can all just hope a run of games under robbie is what is required to get him firing. With drogba last season they rotated and he never got that 'run'.

He got one at the start of the season but in fairness most played pretty dire under AVB. I do believe robbie can get his confidence back high again.

[Sheva. 5,373]

The past 4 months he's shown positive signs, then disappeared, some more positive signs then disappears yet again.

He needs to find consistency and play well for an extended period of time.

[The Skipper 20,609]

I think there is something wrong with both of them. I dislike this type of overreaction to individual games. It takes at least 5-10 games at the club level for it's possible to properly judge a player. It's ridiculous to write off a player because of a poor 20 minutes and it's ridiculous to say a player is great because he scored 2 goals in one game after two extremely poor seasons. We all hope Torres does well so he can carry some confidence back to Chelsea, but what he does with Spain will be essentially meaningless.

Fair enough, agree with all points.

[Strike 7,489]

Drogba is a legend, yes, but he would have never come here if it wasn't for the money.

He originally never even wanted to come here.

Tambling and Osgood are products of our youth system and are English.

Tambling is our all time top scorer.

Osgood is known as King Of Stamford Bridge.

Zola is the finest import pre-Abramovich.

Drogba is not the greatest Chelsea striker of all time.

It's disrespectful to Tambling, Ossy and Zola to even think that.

i feel you are highly biased to homegrown players. for the sheer number of finals/semifinals he has won by himself, he deserves to be in the discussion for greatest chelsea striker

anyway, torres to start the season as our primary forward with sturridge and lukaku on hand if needed.. hulk to assume ST role if torres rots again

[skeeo 37]

Love it how when Torres misses a few chances, the media is all over him like the plague but when he scores a few goals, it barely rates a mention (other than in a mocking way).

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

We can all just hope a run of games under robbie is what is required to get him firing. With drogba last season they rotated and he never got that 'run'.

He got one at the start of the season but in fairness most played pretty dire under AVB. I do believe robbie can get his confidence back high again.

Torres played in 18 matches under RDM and had 3 fabulous games against poor teams (QPR, Leicester, Villa). In the other 15 games, he had 1 goal and 1 assist. The 18 games includes 11 starts and another 5 matches where he played at least 25 minutes (including 3 matches where he played over 35 minutes as a sub.) This is not a trivial amount of playing time. It's almost half a season under RDM where Torres was very poor. As for Torres never "getting that run", he started 34 matches and subbed in another 25 last season which is way more playing time than the vast majority of Premier league strikers.

[Fhaarkas 39]

Every time Torres scores it's a big deal isn't it. Strange feeling. You know he's a striker and as such he is expected to score but damn it somehow it's still a big deal when he does it. (Not to mention the myriad of discussions that would follow)

[Spike 12,049]

He scored against Ireland, I'm happy he scored but I'm not impressed. No offence to our Irish friends but they are Leceister and QPR of this tournament. Fernie scoring against Ireland is pretty much equal to his accomplisments against nPower Championship teams.

[Ollie 4,400]

Forget last season and move on, last season is over, it's happened, it wont change. Ffs Kalou was our main winger under RDM, the most hopeless cunt in our entire history and we played some pretty awful football at times which didn't suit Torres at all. Next season will be different, with Mata and Hazard and Ramires/New signing maybe Hulk.... He will have so much more chance to score and create goals for the strikers. There were numerous times last season where Sturridge, Kalou or Malouda coulda played him in but were greedy or not good enough and didn't bother.

Lets just be glad that at this present moment, he's looking a lot better than he was 12 months ago. Now Drogba has gone, he knows he's the man now. It's his time now as the main man in a fresh new young Chelsea team. He has every chance to shine.

We all know his Chelsea career hasn't taken off and he's had a nightmare but we also know he's only 28 and he's proven to be world class and i will back him and back him because i know what he can do. I reckon he's got 3 seasons left at his peak, i hope we can see the real Torres shine now that the Drogba factor has gone. He knew he was our 2nd choice striker and he was under so much pressure to do well.

Wish ppl would just stop the negative comments and give the guy a chance. A fresh start. We're European Champions, just chill and be happy.