🇪🇸 Fernando Torres

[Corner 456]

Gotta say he looked good today! I'm shell shocked

He called for the ball as soon as 'Dave' received it and 'dave' curled a beauty of a cross in and Torres slotted it home!

Also his general passing and link-up play were pretty good, think he also had a 2nd disallowed for offside - didnt catch the highlights so not sure if it was.

Honestly I think Studge going and possibility of new striker coming has really lit something under his arse, he's looking better and better

Please don't take this the wrong way, we now have a Striker as good as say Grant Holt (that level) - I just don't think sadly Torres will ever be as good as Falcao is now, but if he keeps getting better and we keep winning - i will happily eat my words

P.s. still want Falcao or Lewandoski or Cavanni - for the big games

P.p.s Torres hat-trick against the canaries

Hey, if he keeps scoring a goal per game, then who cares if he's as good as Falcao?

[Waterfall 893]

He scored a very good goal that set the tone for the entire game. That's all that matters to me really. Good game for him, but we could use a better striker.

[Spike 12,049]

Brilliant header. That is enough said.

[JDY 1,290]

Got into the Bridge like 1 minute late and missed his goal zzzz. Looked decent after though, some nice touches.

[nachikethas 1,154]

[Mufassir08 2,400]

Surprised that Fergie has not come out demanding Cesar Azpilicueta be banned from football, that ball that hit Torres' head could have killed him.

Fantastic !

[HRiver 1,512]

7 goals in 9 games under Rafa. Which means one thing, Rafa + Torres = danger.

[Milan 17,956]

[Ollie 4,400]

Finally Torres is looking happy ish with us and is scoring but he had his chance to get everyone on side and he blew in in the club world cup final. If he had converted that chance and let us to glory i would love him forever no matter what. He was very good yesterday against a very young depleted side. We'll only know if he's back to his best in the tough games like Everton away. I think he'll do ok against Norwich and maybe score but i have no confidence about the Goodison trip. I'd take a draw now if offered.

[Slam Dunk 1,442]

Bloody rabonas.

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

I'm not going to expect much or get my hopes up but it seems we are sort of playing how Livershit did when Torres was in his prime. Stretch the defense with width. Good, early crosses as well as early passes into space Torres can use. Perhaps we may see Torres really be a good threat and goalscorer?

No matter what we need a top quality Striker though. I hope Nando keeps scoring though for once.

[Styles 9,790]

7 goals in 9 games under Rafa. Which means one thing, Rafa + Torres = danger.

Hopefully Benitez signs him for his next club in the summer.

[The only place to be 11,313]

Got to give him credit, he did well yesterday. He killed the game off early and made some good runs for other players for the rest of the game. But Villa were awful and he still has to show it against better teams than Sunderland and Nordsjaellend.

[DYC. 7,542]

That was a brilliant header really. A dipping cross and from such range, simply perfect. His heading has been the only consistent trait in his time here, unlucky not to score more due to some brilliant saves (offside at the CWC).

[DDA 9,938]

When I said that I would eat a 40 kg dumbell if Torres returned to his former glory days ..... i was lying out of my ass!

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

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[tmessy 139]

I could get used to him scoring...

Some people piss me off though...

When he wasn't scoring and playing well for the team with assists and link of play everyone was pissed and said a strikers job is to score, and now that he is scoring some people are saying his link up is shit?

Yeah, fuck off, the lad is scoring and building momentum for the TEAM...

It's almost like when Torres scores everyone on the team goes "oh fuck, let's do it!"

Deff need another striker to give him a rest and healthy competition, but he is playing really dangerously...

Keep it up Nando!

Go blues!

[Tomo 21,751]

He is playing well right now but we still need a new forward or two in January.

If he carries on like this then he will win us points against lesser sides, but the two times we needed him to step up under badly Rafa he has failed (against City then CWC final).

Im happy he has started scoring and on good form right now but his form has a habit of changing like the wind, good enough for a rotation player but a number one forward at a club looking to win things?

[Backstreet09 499]

There is still some die hard Torres defenders

Encourage him when he is playing yes, but how any one can even begin to defend his performances or attitude at Chelsea is beyond me.

@Backstreet09, respect works both ways, should we respect a player who clearly does not respect us? A player who moaned a day after Munich that we didn't play him ahead of a serial cup final scorer, a player who admitted he didn't care, a player who resorted to use the service excuse himself, a player who sulked when he wasn't chosen to take a pen in Munich (two months after refusing to take one away at Birmingham when we were 2-0 up) a player who walked down the tunnel when he (deservedly) got subbed for a superior striker.

He has the cheek to moan about his role after serving us a year and a half of complete shite "this was not what i expected when i joined" well maybe if he earned the role he was expecting he might have got it.

I don't like him, and it's not because of his displays, i respected and loved Sheva because he knew he was playing bad (but even he was Messi compared to Torres) and done everything in his power to change that. Torres genuinely believes he deserves to be number 1 forward, the guy is fucking deluded.

I have never disliked a Chelsea player before, not even Bogarde, say what you like about him but he still done his part of the contract, turned up to training, kept himself fit and available for selection if he was ever recalled (like Malouda is doing now), would Torres even do that if he was frozen out? judging by his attitude so far i have my severe doubts.

Agree it work both ways , Apart from the owner did the players and the staff gave him any respect when he joined us ? look for the interviews he gave after joining us , that will clear everything .

Refusing to take a penalty during a match is another thing , not naming your 50M striker in your 5 penalty takers in a final is another thing .

He's a fucking 50M striker , what do you expect ? Bench Zlatan or Ronaldo in a match , they will eat you up .

And to all the people , who say he's not the same guy , has never seen him play in his liverpool days .Even against Villa , after scoring that thumping header , he constandly made runs , but no one picked them , Lampard tried to play some balls , but he's not Alonso .

Play Messi Behind a striker , mark my words , messi won't even score half of the goals he scored in his record breaking season . ( not comparing Messi with Torres ) But Barca did that to unlock his potential , the point is you help your signings to adapt (both mentally and tactically), which we never did in the Torres case . Even take Man U for example , to help RVP they moved Rooney in the midfield .

[Blue Armour 4,439]

Its impossible to find fault with him in matches like this...He made quite a few runs, but the midfield players weren't able to spot them quickly enough.