Fernando Torres

[couris 232]

He was excellent.

[Sovieticus 743]

He was excellent.

lol

[jmarlow 458]

He doesn't offer anything, he gets in the way more than anything. He gets the ball and automatically wants to get rid of it to someone. He's fucking hopeless.

I disagree with that! its actually the opposite, he gets the ball and tries to do too much with alot of the time then lose it, i would to see him get the ball and lay it off to one of the creative players straight away then make a run into the box, instead he will get the ball and try and dribble past a wall of defenders and of course lose it!

[bushman 2,043]

If Chelsea can play as well as today, I believe Villa will be beaten too.

Going to play Manures on the following Monday & leading by 3 points it gives Chelsea a bit of advantage, I feel.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Do you know what the main difference to me between Torres and Sturridge is: One plays for Chelsea and the other doesn't. Can we quit the pointless comparisons, please?

Really? So we are now just praising him for making some nice passes and linking up the play when mainly, he was nowhere to be seen in the final third where he should be to score...

Funny. When Ba does that in matches and he immediately gets bashed from all directions.

That's not really fair. Even though he did not score (or even attempt to) his movement was one of the main reasons we performed so well in the first half.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Torres is 29 already, even if he ever breaks his mental block and starts scoring, it wont take long, the body wont allow at age 30+...

With all that shit going on around him, whenever I watch him, I never think that he is almost 30...When Terry and Cole were 29 o was actualy sad because I knew they are not young anymore and time cant be stopped...while with Torres...i dont realy care.

[Jase 43,479]

Do you know what the main difference to me between Torres and Sturridge is: One plays for Chelsea and the other doesn't. Can we quit the pointless comparisons, please?

That's not really fair. Even though he did not score (or even attempt to) his movement was one of the main reasons we performed so well in the first half.

Unfair? No. Don't completely disagree that his movement was decent but people are making it out better than it was. It was only decent at times. At times. For most of the other time he was on, he looks disconnected with others and still carrying that usual body language of not being interested.

And speaking of movement, I actually couldn't believe what I saw when Hazard won a free kick near the halfway line on the left flank very very early on in the game. Hazard was looking to charge down that side with the ball and Torres suddenly decides to come over from the middle and run into a position and stood directly in front of the space Hazard was getting into.

[Sheva. 5,373]

When i saw him in the team i knew our mids would do well, it's the one good thing about him. He either vacates his position - knowingly or unknowingly lol - for them to shine, or he's involved in the buildup.

[Pizy 18,368]

Did he even shoot the ball today? Did he even look like he was gonna shoot the ball today? I seriously cannot recall.

[Fernando 6,455]

Thought he was okay.

Let's see what happens in the rest of the games.

[Henrique 9,133]

Torres bashing is so last season.

[Fernando 6,455]

Torres bashing is so last season.

Yeah, I'm for once actually excited to see what comes of him this season.

Of course if we get Rooney or someone like that, then Torres time might be over.

[Blue Armour 4,278]

The guy played well today. Give him his due.

Tomorrow it could be Lukaku or Ba doing the good job, and that's something we shouldn't complain about after Drogba's departure.

[Atlas Lion 1,223]

Yeah, I'm for once actually excited to see what comes of him this season.

Of course if we get Rooney or someone like that, then Torres time might be over.

I would be all for this Rooney deal but we have Torres who is literally like a nightmare we can't wake up out of

[Fernando 6,455]

I would be all for this Rooney deal but we have Torres who is literally like a nightmare we can't wake up out of

We can always go a striker less formation with Schurrle.

So I think we should wing it this season with what we got.

Maybe next season something better might come up.

Like happen last season. We got Hazard, and Oscar all in one season as they became available.

Sometimes patience pays of.

[Tomo 21,733]

Offer him to Real Madrid, Carlo can't fall for this twice, can he?

[ja1 1,166]

What a twattish statement, Torres hasn't even kicked a ball yet; Sturridge on the other hand scored one and missed six other glaring chances.

Six 'glaring' chances? So if Torres or another strijer was playing, he would have scored 7? Come off it. I do not understand why some fans are so bitter/stubborn when it comes to Sturridge. Refuse to give him credit. Compare his performances, with Torres yesterday.

And to the other guy saying Sturridge was given chances against Blackburn and was 'fucking dire'. You are a) taking about the wrong season and it was 45 minutes against Blackburn. At Liverpool and Bolton starting as a CF, he has, what, 20+ league goals in 30 or so appearances? But apparently Torres is better, who has not managed that in the league with 2 and a half years of being here.

Sturridge is still shit. Selfish cunt who doesnt have a right foot. Much happier with Lukaku, Ba and Torres than Sturridge and Torres. Saying that Ill be even happier when Torres fucks off.

This is what I mean. 'Sturridge is doing well and showing he's a good player. However I'll stick my head in the sand, say something vague and quite obviously untrue like, "Sturridge is shit and selfish".

I like Lukaku too - but Sturridge will create more than him, assist more and Lukaku is far more one footed.

[ja1 1,166]

Sorry for bringing back Sturridge..

On Torres, even first half he wasn't good. His passing was average today and I'm not sure why it's getting praised so much, honestly watch the game back, he lost possession far too many times. I cannot point to or recall anything incisive he did other than getting punched, diving to win the FK and an admittedly very nice reverse pass for Oscar.