Fernando Torres

[polo 18]

yeah he scored but he will be shit for the rest of the season if he remains

[Term-X 7,891]

Blimey, talk about overreaction. He's just dedicating the goal to Mata for goodness sake.

He wouldn't be dedicating shit to him if he was on the pitch, hence my reasoning.

Respect the coaches decision and keep your head down.

[Jase 43,479]

He wouldn't be dedicating shit to him if he was on the pitch, hence my reasoning.

Respect the coaches decision and keep your head down.

He'll probably still dedicate it to him even if Mata was playing but maybe not show it like he did then. Torres is just basically showing a sign of support for a teammate and friend of his, just like how probably Mata has helped him during his tough time, who is supposedly having a tough time under Jose if you want to call it that. Don't see why a fuss has to be made out of this at all.

[bushman 2,043]

No matter how many rumors are circulating around Torres. He won´t be sold, I feel. He is still needed by the team. BA is the one who is going soon.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Massive disrespect to Jose there, he should be grateful Mourinho picked 'him' in the first place!

Torres advocating the return of 'player power' at the club will not end well for him.

Jealous that other members are being more controversial than you these days, Term?

You and me both know there as much logic in that statement as someone saying: "Jose is going against the will of the fans by continuing to bench Mata since they have voted him player of the year the last two seasons. His continuing to disrespect the opinion of the fans will get him sacked soon."

[Barbara 15,149]

I know it's been done a thousand times - but I'm still convinced the way we play makes it harder for a striker to shine.

If Eto'o comes in and fails to play it will be because he's washed up blah blah

Lets face it - the only striker to ever really settle in our team was Drogba and even then he had some off games

I think Torres will get much more chances with Schurrle and Hazard / Willian on the wings...

Even when he's playing for Spain - the midfield piss around too much and he just drops deep - his best (and only) position is on the shoulder of the last defender - with balls slid in behind or across. Give Torres too much time to think, he fucks it, let his natural instincts take over and he scores...

More whipped in balls and more through balls is needed - along with a higher tempo and that's not just for Torres - that's for Lukaku, BA and Eto'o ....

I agree with you about it being difficult for our strikers here. Here's a look of how many goals Didier has scored in all his seasons here (from the most recent to the oldest: 13, 13, 16, 39, 14, 16, 33, 16 and 16). Fernando had 23 and 11 in the two full seasons he played for us. Anelka had 25 in one season, but the guy who has always been in our top3 top scorers is Frank Lampard and in the past decade sometimes as the top scorer. So it makes you think why strikers rarely have a great season with us with more than 30 goals and why more often than not Lamps is who scores more for us, 'competing' with all different strikers (Torres, Anelka, Didier)

In the last three seasons Robin van Persie scored 30, 36 and 20 goals for example (as he's younger than Drogba it only makes sense to compare them on their peak - also he was injured and barely played 4 seasons ago).

It doesn't take away that Torres has been under-performing though. But 23 last season isn't that bad. Maybe it'll progress. Who knows? I wouldn't bet on it myself, but truth is nobody really knows.

[DDA 9,690]

It was Hazard rolling up their midfield and playing the ball to Schurrle, not Torres.

Torres started the move by passing to Hazard !

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Torres started the move by passing to Hazard !

Well technically, it all started with the ball boy giving the ball to one of the players. He deserves some credit!

[JDY 1,290]

Inter are reportedly looking into a last minute transfer bid for Chelsea’sFernando Torres.

http://forzaitalianfootball.com/2013/08/inter-eye-move-for-chelsea-forward/

http://qn.quotidiano.net/sport/calcio/2013/08/31/942697-inter-mercato-van-der-wiel-torres.shtml

Straight swap for Mateo Kovacic plz

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Inter are reportedly looking into a last minute transfer bid for Chelsea’sFernando Torres.

http://forzaitalianfootball.com/2013/08/inter-eye-move-for-chelsea-forward/

http://qn.quotidiano.net/sport/calcio/2013/08/31/942697-inter-mercato-van-der-wiel-torres.shtml

Hahahahahahaha Inter can't even afford their current players!

This isn't lazy journalism, it's plain stupid journalism!

[The_Flash 1,144]

really now?

he actually scores, looks great in link-up play and you guys still slate him?!?! WHAT?! this is madness.

believe it or not he is our best striker that fits in with what chelsea have to offer. is he the best striker we could have? no.

keep up the good work nando, and if you keep linking up play like you and scoring goals like this, WE ALL SHOULD HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO DO BUT GIVE THE MAN SOME CREDIT!!!

go blues!!

Totally agree some people are so bloody ignorant, we want him to do well score and he gets a cracker and still moaning. pathetic. Ah well everyone in this house gave have him the biggest cheer

[Milan 17,853]

Huh?

http://instagram.com/p/dtz08NhXSH/#

[BlueLion. 21,491]

For Mata 10

I think that's just reflecting the goal target he's set himself for the 13/14 season tbh.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Huh?

http://instagram.com/p/dtz08NhXSH/#

Are those the backstreet boys in the back of the car?!

[YouNameIt 1,511]

really now?

he actually scores, looks great in link-up play and you guys still slate him?!?! WHAT?! this is madness.

believe it or not he is our best striker that fits in with what chelsea have to offer. is he the best striker we could have? no.

keep up the good work nando, and if you keep linking up play like you and scoring goals like this, WE ALL SHOULD HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO DO BUT GIVE THE MAN SOME CREDIT!!!

go blues!!

You are right. We should judge him on 1 game instead of 50.

Oh and btw: FUCK YOU TORRES

[zolayes 14,489]

I seem to remember someone complaining when Kalou scored that it was a blow against Chelsea and shouldnt be celebrated

[Goemaere 131]

Torres biggest quality in my opinion is scoring important goals, not for the club but for himself. Every time we think it's impossible that this guy is going to start the next 5 games he makes a nice goal. And immediately afterwards has a dry spell of 400 minutes of pure awefulness and mediocrity.

[Phil Driver 503]

Lets be honest he has been awful and his confidence has gone ,but I believe there is still a chance Jose can bring Nando back to life and I think Nando needs us to play higher up the pitch and press ,he needs quick ball ,he maybe best when we are countering unlike the Drog who could hold three defenders off on his own .

The Munich goal was classic quick counter and a first time finish with good movement ,I believe Jose can spark him back to life and I hope so.