Torres injury - ruled out for Chelsea

[spud_gun]

I'd rather he rests and misses this game than starts and aggravates something and misses the Inter games

[tomasjj]

I mentioned this before. They'll virtually have a reserve side against us on Sunday. No Terry, Drogba,Mikel, Kalou, Essien and Fat Frank isn't fully fit.

Lamps, Mikel are back.

[Kenneth]

He'll play

[Rhys]

is it a case of rafa wont risk further injury by bringing him back so soon after the spain game? if he says he is fit then should rafa play him?

[anfieldanfield]

As long as he's fit for Inter....

[checkpoint]

He'll play

Hmmm. Actually, I have a funny feeling about this too.

BUT that said, maybe it's time for a Babel/Crouch frontline (IF Babel is fit)

Kuyt/Crouch

Think it's Crouch going solo in this one if Torres' not playing.

[Subby]

so we've lost 50% of our goal threat for the Chav games

[Subby]

babel crouch front line is the way forward imo, if we have to then it's these 2

[desertscouser]

Lamps, Mikel are back.

Forgot that Mikel's back

As for Lampard, he's as match fit as Agger at the moment. He may play but he'd be a shadow of his former self until he regains some fitness.

Bottom line is, Chelsea are seriously understrength at the moment so now is the best chance we've had for a while to beat them. Not that I think we will but it's still as good a chance as we've had at the bridge for quite sometime.

[desertscouser]

I concur

[desertscouser]

Kalou, Pizzaro, Sheva, ? Hardly a top strike force in form. But the point is they have'nt got injured. They could afford to buy Anelka just for the hell of it, I'm sure with similar funding we'd have better players too.

The point I was making is that if one of their top strikers gets injured they've got others to come in. As for Kalou not being on form...you clearly haven't been watching the African Nation's Cup.

We've had 70 million quid + to spend this season and we've only brought one forward in, Voronin who cost nothing.

[Mattshark]

babel crouch front line is the way forward imo, if we have to then it's these 2

Babel is not ready to start a game against Chelsea. Sub yes, but not a starter.

[Jazzmaster]

I agree that this shows our squad in a very bad light. Without torres its hard to see where our goals will come from. If rafa decides to start without crouch then i will give up on him, i really will. Its likely that rafa will put out a very defensive team as he always does against the top teams.

[Rich]

The point I was making is that if one of their top strikers gets injured they've got others to come in. As for Kalou not being on form...you clearly haven't been watching the African Nation's Cup.

We've had 70 million quid + to spend this season and we've only brought one forward in, Voronin who cost nothing.

Sorry?

[Chris]

We've had 70 million quid + to spend this season and we've only brought one forward in, Voronin who cost nothing.

Isnt this thread about Fernando Torres our £20m striker?