Fernando Torres

[johnnythefirst 1,076]

He could at least have punched him. No, not Fernando. Fernando has to scratch like a little bitch.

[yuvala 2,167]

Really hope he can keep playing like that. a goal or two against Bucharest will do him wonders!

[chelsea_4_eva 1,157]

This is how I saw Nando today...

and i liked it....

[jan 14]

first time impressed after a long time

what a few times on the bench can do.

now just has to score and mourinho is maybe the person to get torres back to his form we all want to see

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

AVB:

'The sending off was difficult for the referee to judge but it was a bit dubious and unfair on Fernando.'

[Korea 734]

i think I saw El nino today for the first time in many many years...

[Shaan 263]

torres is back!!!

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[Mufassir08 2,400]

Zorres is back and this time without the mask!

[Fernando 6,455]

Looking at this image one can make a bunch of Meme. Like take that bitch!

[Stingray 9,441]

Great to see Zorres like this .

[Jack Uzzi 54]

Showed Mourinho was wrong to bench him. That red was possible today was always likely given how he was playing so Mourinho should have subbed him.

[Blue Armour 4,278]

AVB:

'The sending off was difficult for the referee to judge but it was a bit dubious and unfair on Fernando.'

Not many opposition managers would admit to that...fair play to AVB.

[Jase 43,479]

Looking at this image one can make a bunch of Meme. Like take that bitch!

As funny it may be, that was pretty silly and needless thing for him to do. Wouldn't have been sent off if he hadn't done that.

[termninja 5,290]

AVB:

'The sending off was difficult for the referee to judge but it was a bit dubious and unfair on Fernando.'

Respect for saying that

[Rubber bullets 1,183]

As funny it may be, that was pretty silly and needless thing for him to do. Wouldn't have been sent off if he hadn't done that.

I think he got booked for the trip, not that.

But yes he was extremely lucky not to get a straight red.

[YouNameIt 1,511]

You just can't help but to bitch about Torres again can you lol?!

He is amazing today, period, it's blatant bias to say otherwise. And a reality check for you mate, no one, I mean none, can perform like this every match, not even Messi.

Just take off your tinted specs and appreciate, without hinting anything negative.

If you consider his performance today was amazing, and amazing is basically as good as it gets, then that just proves how little you think of Torres really.

No goal, no assist and sent off and probably cost us a point. Amazing huh?

HOWEVER, I still think he performed well. Decent linkup play but what I liked the most is that he showed passion, determination and will. THAT, was amazing because i havent seen him show that in the Chelsea shirt. But to call his performance amazing, is to take it too far...

except Mata had a match that was at most the same level (I think Torres was slightly better) and you have people worshiping him, calling it amazing or more. Except that if it was any other player people would be calling it more than amazing. Except that people are really ready to call off Torres simply because of the last 30 months. Newsflash, the last 30 months don't play in the pitch, the current player does and he was really good against Swindon and repeated (imo actually even improved) that performance against Tottenham today. What else could people possible want?

And excuse me while I stand by other's comments: He was amazing today. Great link up, beautiful assist for Mata in the off-side goal, amazing dribbles with his body getting rid of 2 or 3 opponents in 2-3 occasions, amazing ball for Schürrle and was good in the goal shot Lloris saved. So yeah, I don't know why it doesn't amount to amazing, but whatever, it seems like people here hope for him to go back in a shitty streak (not meaning you, as you even said you hope he continues) so they can be proved right about how he will never be decent again.

It never ceases to amaze me how I've been basically a Torres hater (hater is a strong word as I would never hate on a Chelsea player, but I was really unhappy with him and used to bitch a lot about him because well he was below criticism) for two years and in this forum I found myself defending him more than I thought I ever would...

edit: I don't get why people are saying he should have been sent off for in 51'. He was touching Vertoghen's face and the guy was angry and threw Torres' arm away which is why the things seems more violent or whatever than it was. It wasn't a red card play at all!!!!!!!!!! Are people really that willing to dismiss him? wow I'm really impressed - and not positively. That shouldn't be a red card anywhere in the world and all pundits I've seen (dailymail, bbc, espn brazil, Sky) never said he should have been sent off because of that, but TC's gurus think he should have... this is appalling.

Torres getting sent off was justified and I knew it was gonna happen. He just couldnt calm himself down with Vertongen.

And it wasnt a red card, he got a YELLOW card. But since he already had one, he got the red.

PS: He even managed to scratch Vertongens face and got away with that, so again, the 2nd yellow was justified. Like I said, he couldnt calm down and keep his emotions in check.

[Las7 951]

The Amazing Torres, now imagine him scoring a hat trick in the EPL and wake up

But fair play to him those 25 minutes in the second half are about as good as we've seen him play since his Liverpool days, could have had two assists and a goal but got send off instead.

[Jase 43,479]

I think he got booked for the trip, not that.

But yes he was extremely lucky not to get a straight red.

Looking at the incident again on MOTD, it look as if Torres didn't actually clip Vertonghen. More like a dive from him.