Fernando Torres

It’s never a great start if a striker doesn’t manage to score his debut goal in a dozen matches. It’s even worse if it’s Fernando Torres from Liverpool to Chelsea. Add to this, he joined in the eleventh hour in the January transfer window amidst melodramatic scenes. ‘Will he ever score?’ asks the media. They must be loving this. What a story for them!
I’m very positive about Fernando Torres. Firstly, I think he is a great purchase. He’s a super star striker. He’s also the one that also sells shirts. Secondly, I think he’s the one for our future. Here are three reasons why I’m uber-confident about Torres:
1. He’s a top quality striker: Look, he’s got some serious talent. He was a star at Atletico. He was a adored at Liverpool. All because he was a hell of a striker for these clubs. No one denies that he’s a brilliant striker. Have to use a cliche: ‘Form is temporary, class is permanent’. Remember Berbatov’s first season?
2. He’s still young: Okay, he’s 27. It’s young enough for a striker. Drogba was 26 when he joined Chelsea. Look where he is now. He shot himself to a legend status in just a few seasons. Many think Torres has already peaked. I don’t think so. He’s had some very good seasons. Just like Drogba, he could peak with Chelsea in the next 2-3 years.
3. He’s meant to be our future: No club buys an expensive striker from their rivals for anything but a long term plan. Torres is bought for the long term. He’s supposed to be part of the future of Chelsea. Like we have Ramires and Josh for midfield, and David Luiz for defence, we have Torres for attack. Doesn’t matter how he does this season. He’s anyway meant for the future.
4. We haven’t started helping him: I think, as a team, we haven’t started to play in such a way that would help Torres. We’re offering no favours to our new addition to the family. Joining mid-season means he never got the time to blend with his team members and being a high profile player in a expensive transfer drama didn’t help. Let him settle down. Let him go through the pre-seasons and stuff. Once we learn how to play with him and he learns how to play in the Chelsea system, goals will come.
So, people, these are the reasons why I’m totally positive about Torres and I do believe that he would become a darling of the Stamford Bridge very soon. the pressure is off us now as we’re out of all competitions. We won’t be under media spot light. Probably, Torres can use the opportunities until the end of the season to knock in a few goals and to get integrated into the team.
Here’s hoping he scores a few goals in the next few matches! Power to you, Fernando!