Fernando Torres

[Hd123 5]

I'm not saying the substitution was bad

Or that we need to sell him

Or that he deserves gametime

I'm just asking a question why his work rate is so low. Ps, can you delete duplicate thread?

[Melanicus 5,208]

[francozola 2,040]

This is not an exaggeration. Like I said in the match thread, it's not what he does with the football that worries me. it's what he does when he doesn't have the ball. His heart is just not in it and I don't want a player like that around. I'd rather play Kalou than him atm

[manpe 10,861]

I'm just asking a question why his work rate is so low.

Who knows... we don't. All I know is that he sucks when he's on the ball... even motherfucking Kalou doesn't lose it as much as him.

[St Abramovich 175]

What do you want him to do in a few minutes, I love Drogba but against Wigan he was far worse than Torres was today and today Drogba was also bad. Lets wait for January when he gets a run of games.

Torres has never and will never be the type of player to run himself into the ground, just wait a while and let him get some form going.

[Billy. 2,742]

not being funny but if your not getting played week in week out and then only get over 10 mins of corse your heads gonna be down when drogba goes in jan he will play more (i hope) and then we will see

also pointless topic tbh just talk in his thread

[Naked Mole Rat 437]

What, guys? This is something that needs to be discussed, although I guess it could have been included in the Torres thread.

Anyway, Torres has no desire whatsoever to achieve anything. I mean, he misses a few games and is finally given a chance to show what he's got, and he doesn't even want to head the ball. I was an idiot to think that he would be fired up enough to get going. And what was up with that dribbling when there were at least a couple players getting into decent positions? Villas-Boas was completely right about leaving him out, and I hope he does that with Torres until the day he leaves.

[termninja 5,290]

Stumbled upon this video...damn can't believe how great he once was...even the way he moves and runs with the ball now looks so sluggish and clumsy while on the vid he looks...well like someone who...could try defusing a nuclear bomb without actually knowing how and not being scared at all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZzTyli77IE

[Hd123 5]

What do you want him to do in a few minutes, I love Drogba but against Wigan he was far worse than Torres was today and today Drogba was also bad. Lets wait for January when he gets a run of games.

Torres has never and will never be the type of player to run himself into the ground, just wait a while and let him get some form going.

I want him to try. It's not that hard, honest. You lift your feet and land on your forefoot, while moving in a specific direction. It's called running and I think he forgot how to do it.

Btw Paulo was magnificent today IMO

I'm not asking him to "run into the ground" if he's playing some 90 mins, but he has only been on ten minutes.

[Peace. 4,352]

@ Hd123 : the answer to "why he doesn't run blabla" is simple. He doesn't feel himself as a Chelsea player, he is still on his "merseyside could'.

[manpe 10,861]

Well, let's face it, he's never going to excel at Chelsea. The sooner you give up any hope left in you, the less it will hurt in the end.

[didierforever 7,349]

What do you want him to do in a few minutes, I love Drogba but against Wigan he was far worse than Torres was today and today Drogba was also bad. Lets wait for January when he gets a run of games.

Torres has never and will never be the type of player to run himself into the ground, just wait a while and let him get some form going.

really???? the shot on the bar, the tickle to cole in the build up to the goal, and the thru ball to rambo. he is 33 and playing every third day and almost running into the ground unless some other ladyboy. plus i think most of the people here are tired of waiting for torres "to get back to form".

[Hd123 5]

Is there a site that tracks how much ground specific players cover in a match?

[Kieran. 6,317]

Stumbled upon this video...damn can't believe how great he once was...even the way he moves and runs with the ball now looks so sluggish and clumsy while on the vid he looks...well like someone who...could try defusing a nuclear bomb without actually knowing how and not being scared at all.

Yeah, Torres was fucking phenominal. sigh.

[Laylabelle 9,534]

Well, let's face it, he's never going to excel at Chelsea. The sooner you give up any hope left in you, the less it will hurt in the end.

We missed the chance to get him when he was good and cheap...50m price tag never gana work and hope we learn from it and dont try it a 3rd time!

But saying that...January he'll have a chance to play...maybe be a turning point or just the end of the line sorta thing..he aint the same player at all...