Late January, fax machines put to work...a reported fee of 50million pounds paid from Roman's pocket to Liverpool FC for a certain Fernando Torres. Yes the very same player who run ragged even the best CB's in the world,the guy who famously scored the winning goal that led to Spain winning their first major title after a long time. It was a transfer every LFC fan dreaded of and every CFC fan wondered is our puzzle solved. Often said "with great powers come great responsibility" but in this case it was "with great fee comes greater responsibility". Even though Nando looked a bit out of touch in the FIFA World Cup considering his knee injury he was still becoming an early fan favorite among all CFC fans...Handed over the coveted #9 held by almost every great footballer in any club,the pressure on Fernando Torres just kept on building. Then came the day and what a day it was to get your first game for your new club,a game against a team that made Fernando Torres a household name it was the famous CFC vs LFC game @stamford bridge and all eyes had to be on Fernando Torres. The game ended with Chelsea on the loosing side thanks to a Raul Meireles goal,questions were raised on Fernando's performance but considering it was his 1st none made a big issue of that...time passed Fernando just could not settle....there was an air of disarray among the CFC fans considering his form.Then came the month of April, a rainy day Chelsea vs West Ham a london derby game...Fernando had been dropped on the bench because of his run of goal-less games,on he came on a very wet pitch @stamford bridge,and on he came with a heavy load of pressure and taunts surrounding him...after playing nearly 10 mins he got his 1st chance of the game cutting past 2 defenders and slotted it past the defender and it was a GOALLL!! the first of the many CFC fans hoped of....season ended many were worried about his form majority were optimistic about him. Come the end of pre-season he did not have much to show for but a flare of positive feeling was found in every CFC fans when they heard his name. Come the start of the next season after goal-less start to his 2nd season came the biggest game of the PL campaign the game at Old Trafford, Chelsea unbeaten under their new manager AVB. Fernando had a lot to prove and after a dismal first half seeing CFC go down 3-0 pressure was on them to see this game through..throughout the game there was something positive about Nando's game and come start of the second half it took Fernando Torres just 45 seconds to score past De gea what looked to be one of the best goals he would have scored as a striker,it was a top class finish...the game continued with CFC pushing and pushing on United's goal and then came the moment, Nando skipped past 2 def and rounded the keeper off with goal at his mercy and he shoved the ball wide, for every United fan it was a situation of laughter,for every CFC fan well they could not believe what they had just seen and for Fernando Torres it was a humiliating scene in front of 80k fans sitting in the stadium.
Days passed and Nando looked better than before winning balls,creating chances and a run of goals in games against genk and swansea saw many take their words back on Torres being a fail signing,but good days just did not last a red card after scoring a goal against Swansea left him fuming. October turned out to be quite a fairytale month for the striker but since then Nando is yet to find the back of the net come end of February. Even though there have been glimpses of him coming back in touch but they have been usually overshadowed with his rather poor display in most of the games. Having 12 assists to his name this season he has been better than many CFC mid fielders but here comes the question : Ain't he a striker??yes assists are a added bonus when they come via a striker but goals are the things that describe a striker which Nando has failed at during his 1 year tenure at Chelsea. A mere tally of 5 goals in somewhat around 40 odd games for Chelsea has left fans fuming and many have called for his axe. With a pay package worth 10million pounds it seems like every goal he has scored has been worth 2 million pounds. The question that arises in everyone's mind is how come a striker so prolific,calm,composed can turn into such a big failure within 1 year. Some blame it on AVB,some on the lack of creativity and some on the style of play.....
My opinion: The lad has lost all his confidence and constant support shown by the manager and fans is making it a more pressure situation for him. Too much effort he puts up in certain games and some lack lusture displays in some has been his story. Is it time to offload this summer??Maybe a yes maybe a No,a very debatable situation but as it stands a Yes looks a high value for money.
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