In argubly the most publicised January transfer of the window, Fernando Torres completed his move from Liverpool to current champions Chelsea for a staggering £50 million. Six appearances later, despite his collosal price tag Torres has'nt scored a single goal.
In all fairness to the 26 year-old Spaniard, he has worked hard for the team but bearing in mind this man is one of the most feared strikers in Europe thanks to his excellent goalscoring ratio at both Athletico Madrid and Liverpool not to mention his national team Spain, zero goals in six is dissapointing to say the least. The game that Torres had probably the most chances in his Chelsea career so far was probably away to Copenhagen when Copenhagen 'keeper Johan Wiland denied Torres on numerous occasions. Luckily that night, two goals from Frenchman Nicolas Anelka was enough to give Chelsea what was a comfortable 2-0 win in the Danish capital.
But what about in other matches such as when Chelsea visited Craven Cottage to face neighbours Fulham when a stunning pass from David Luiz found Torres but the Spaniard fluffed his lines and lost control of the ball. Chelsea went on to draw 0-0. One must believe that the Torres of Liverpool in 2008/09 would have buried such a chance.
In some games, most notably on Torres' debut which was ironically against his former club Liverpool, Chelsea's midfielders did'nt provide good enough service so the lack of goals is'nt only Torres' fault but he can't be satisfied with his start to life in west London. On Wednesday night, in the 2nd leg against Copenhagen at Stamford Bridge it was trusted 33 year-old striker Didier Drogba who started, while Torres was left on the bench but came on after sixty-eight minutes but yet again failed to score. As expected, Chelsea advanced to the quarter-finals of the UCL where they now face Manchester Utd, but you must ask yourself how much longer can Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti keep playing a misfiring striker, no matter what his potential?
But what about in other matches such as when Chelsea visited Craven Cottage to face neighbours Fulham when a stunning pass from David Luiz found Torres but the Spaniard fluffed his lines and lost control of the ball. Chelsea went on to draw 0-0. One must believe that the Torres of Liverpool in 2008/09 would have buried such a chance.
In some games, most notably on Torres' debut which was ironically against his former club Liverpool, Chelsea's midfielders did'nt provide good enough service so the lack of goals is'nt only Torres' fault but he can't be satisfied with his start to life in west London. On Wednesday night, in the 2nd leg against Copenhagen at Stamford Bridge it was trusted 33 year-old striker Didier Drogba who started, while Torres was left on the bench but came on after sixty-eight minutes but yet again failed to score. As expected, Chelsea advanced to the quarter-finals of the UCL where they now face Manchester Utd, but you must ask yourself how much longer can Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti keep playing a misfiring striker, no matter what his potential?
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