Chelsea’s narrow, hard fought victory against West Brom last Saturday saw them collect maximum points for the first time this season – but not for the first time, the win came once Fernando Torres had left the field of play. For all of Torres’ apparent sharpness at the start of this new campaign, there still remains a pattern which has followed Chelseamore often than not, since the Spaniard’s expensive arrival at the club – a win trail which seems to follow, whenever Torres has left the pitch.
As of yet, it may not be deemed too alarming a situation for Chelsea, and their fans. After all, a win trail means they are still collecting 3-points when all’s said and done. But it will be very alarming for Fernando Torres, especially as the pattern becomes more and more noticeable. The thing is, the Chelsea number-9 is yet to find his goalscoring boots since arriving in London (leading many to claim he’s forgotten to pack them). And whilst his personal drought continues, he will always be under scrutiny – whether Chelsea win or lose.
Unfortunately for the £50 million man, big price-tags bring big expectations and pressure, and this coupled with his poor form straight from the off, led to the immediate and intense scrutiny of his Chelsea career.
It took Torres until his 15th game in Chelsea colours to finally score for his new team, but rather than the flood gates opening as many predicted, he has failed to add to his tally of one goal. Even the much maligned and scrutinised Andy Carroll has scored more goals than Torres since he replaced the Spaniard at Anfield, to many people’s amazement.
Most notably, ‘expert’ Paul Merson, who made a (bigger) fool of himself when stating that Liverpool had made a mistake in letting Torres go and replacing him with Carroll and Suarez, as the Spaniard would score more than the pair of them put together during the rest of that season. Don’t stick to your day job Paul…
Pre-season was supposed to bring a fresh start for all at Chelsea and more so to Torres. New manager, new tactics, new team-mates – and a chance to start the new season 100% fit. However the Spaniard continued to misfire during their Asian tour, leading to touchy and tetchy interviews whenever questioned on his form. ‘I have not forgotten how to score – I will score!’ he stated, rather sharply – which only managed to intensify the whole situation.
Torres stated that Liverpools future was not looking bright,it got a hell of a lot brighter when he left.Suarez and Carrol to replace him,what a deal.Suarez is undoubtedly proving him self to be probably the best striker in the country.