Fernando Torres

[Kish9 50]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=p_FX1FlfBA0

@5.50 Silva didnt know what hit him haha

[yuvala 2,167]

It looks different this time. Seems like he's not gonna be shit the next time around, this seems more permanent.

Starting to look more like a lion.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

How do you regain pace like that at 29? He looks fast.

Come on mate, he's 29 not 60!

[Kieran. 6,317]

Come on mate, he's 29 not 60!

Yeah, but when you lose your pace for 3 yrs and have had parts of your knees removed, it's kinda surprising. To me at least.

[meetdoscar 335]

I like the competition for the No. 9. A few weeks back Eto'o was first choice, now torres is first choice as its supposed to be.

[The_Flash 1,144]

Eto was not and should never be first choice, so far he has been woeful

[ChelseasMessiah 304]

I think Eto'o has done well so far, he links up well, and has still got pace, but the shirt is Torres'.

[Sheva. 5,373]

He has had good moments like these every season for us, except his first half season.

But something happens and he stops trying again. I do hope this lasts more than the others, because we look so much better in attack when he's hungry and skinning defenders.

[Barbara 15,149]

I'm not saying it's going to last... but it's not the same way that happened in previous seasons.

He has never played the way he's been playing now in a Chelsea shirt. I'm not talking about quality, but dedication, passion and confidence.

In previous seasons he showed flashes of being a good striker. Now he's showing for a month (let's not forget it's been a month) to be a team player.

So I think we can argue, doubt and question if this isn't another short spell like in the past, but I don't think it's 100% accurate to say we've seen it before. I personally have never seen this Torres in a Chelsea shirt. Actually some of this actions in the field I don't remember seeing in any shirt, except Atletico's. Again I'm talking about attitude, not striker qualities.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Yeah, but when you lose your pace for 3 yrs and have had parts of your knees removed, it's kinda surprising. To me at least.

Yeah, very fair point. But I've read he is doing a lot of conditioning work by himself in the gym to improve his strength (if you look at him, you can tell he has bulked up a fair bit), and I imagine he is still doing a lot of running training to improve his speed and stamina. Hard work pays off.

[ChelseasMessiah 304]

I'm loving this Torres of late. He's the one to watch tomorrow.

[Chelsea75 3]

Looking forward to tomorrow as well. Torres has looked sharp this season and I hope to see him continue to play well. I think Mou has really figured out how to use and motivate Torres long term. GREAT to see Torres playing well. I hope to see him next year as well in Brazil...

[Cosmin 2,484]

Is there a gif of THIS? I'm talking about that back heel.

[Alan Partridge 1,124]

Just hope he doesn't suffer an injury now

[Rmpr 8,977]

Just hope he doesn't suffer an injury now

Oh fuck, noooo!

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Fantastic article on torres

http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/80626/who-is-this-man-and-what-has-he-done-with-fernando-torres

[Jype 6,398]

Just hope he doesn't suffer an injury now

Don't you dare jinx it.

[Blue Armour 4,278]

Hopefully he can pick up where he left off, against Schalke.