Fernando Torres

[kingfunk]

lol...

[Lee]

648 minutes without a goal now. 28 shots and only 12 on target

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@BrianDurand56
Chelsea brought Torres in for £50m in January & let Daniel Sturridge go on loan to Bolton at same time. Since then... Torres 0 Sturridge 8
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[EwarWoo]

They could have kept Sturridge, chucked 50m down a gutter and been better off.

As anyone posted this piece of golden gossip yet?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...#ixzz1J5GGJL6T

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From today's Daily Hate - sorry, 'Daily Mail':

Chelsea owner Abramovich may sell Torres the flop as £50m nightmare goes on

By Bob Cass
Last updated at 2:12 AM on 10th April 2011

Roman Abramovich is already going cold on £50million flop Fernando Torres and will consider selling him this summer.
The Chelsea owner drove through the record-breaking signing of the striker from Liverpool in January in the hope that he would make the club a force in Europe.

But after losing to Manchester United in the first leg of their quarter-final in the Champions League last Wednesday, Abramovich's patience is wearing thin.
A Chelsea insider said: 'I know the owner is not happy with his investment. He could even sell Torres in the summer, despite having just bought him.'

Sir Alex Ferguson's side went 10 points clear at the top yesterday with a 2-0 win over Fulham.

Torres has failed to score for Chelsea despite spending 648 minutes trying and he squandered good chances when he came on against Wigan yesterday, as Carlo Ancelotti started with Didier Drogba in a 1-0 win.

He has looked a shadow of the player who took the Premier League by storm at Liverpool and Abramovich is aware that interest in the former Atletico Madrid player remains strong in Spain.

It would be a climbdown for the Russian to give up so soon but he will listen to offers if he sees no improvement before the end of the season.

Chelsea have struggled with Abramovich-led buys before, with £30m Andriy Shevchenko failing at the club and his presence adding to problems with then manager Jose Mourinho.

But Ancelotti said: 'Everyone here wants him to score. The goals will come, maybe at Old Trafford, who knows?'

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[SimonNo7]

Truly it was a sad sight. He tripped himself once and fell twice without anybody being in the close proximity. Even him was ashamed by those lame dives.

Him... Dun, dun da

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[kingfunk]

He will come good unfortunately. Too good not to.

[Arn]

He will come good unfortunately. Too good not to.

I'm not so sure about that. I think he got the same problem as so many other explosive pace players after a number of thigh/groin injuries.

His main attacking threat was the explosive change of tempo the first three four yards. He hasn't showed that he got that back yet after his injuries.

[Gingawaria]

I'm not so sure about that. I think he got the same problem as so many other explosive pace players after a number of thigh/groin injuries.

His main attacking threat was the explosive change of tempo the first three four yards. He hasn't showed that he got that back yet after his injuries.

I'd argue he hasn't really shown that turn of pace in about 2 years.

[Roboklopp]

They could have kept Sturridge, chucked 50m down a gutter and been better off.

As anyone posted this piece of golden gossip yet?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...#ixzz1J5GGJL6T

Truedat. Especially considering the wages.

[kingfunk]

Would anyone have him back for 30m?
Don't think I'd have him back for a tener at this stage, read a good quote a few months ago " Liverpool stopped winning trophies when they signed Fernando Torres" looking forward to next season... I feel sorry for him really, if only money could buy sense.

[Daniel 7]

I'd take him in a direct swap for Carroll no doubt.

I think he's struggling to adapt, he doesn't look confident and doesn't seem to be enjoying anything, be it where he lives or trying to fit into an alien system or with the decisions he feels he had to make. (He never looks great for Spain either).

It can't be the injuries, because he tore January up just before he left, thats why we were all so gutted - he looked like he was back and inspired by Kenny. He seems to be a fragile man.

[RedReet]

I'd take him in a direct swap for Carroll no doubt.

I think he's struggling to adapt, he doesn't look confident and doesn't seem to be enjoying anything, be it where he lives or trying to fit into an alien system or with the decisions he feels he had to make. (He never looks great for Spain either).

It can't be the injuries, because he tore January up just before he left, thats why we were all so gutted - he looked like he was back and inspired by Kenny. He seems to be a fragile man.

I probably would too.

If Torres had of stayed here until the summer and his performances were no better for us, how much do you think we'd have got for him? Personally I'd have valued him at about £30m in January, but think we'd have been lucky to get £20m in the summer. T