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https://vine.co/v/MvIm53MhvKt

oh nothing against eto'o. Im impresed with his perfomance. Just had the feeling that some peolple forget that schürrle is new to the league too. I´m sure he will adapt very soon.

And it was only Schürrle's second start in the PL ... i see a lot of promising things with Schürrle in the team.

Interviewer: When you scored, it looked as if you made a gesture towards the bench. Did you hold ten fingers up? Did you dedicate your goal to Mata because of what he’s going through right now? Fernando: Yes. He’s doing well, he’s calm, and the only thing he needs to do is to play like only he knows how. I’m confident that if he does that, everything will go back to being the way it’s supposed to be.

to be honest, i don´t know the facts, but i believe that ba got more minutes on the pitch than sturridge (who is banging them in)...so maybe it is also a question of style/set up why he can't reach the form and ratio he had at nufc.

i can understand if a player looks disjointed with the team, if he get only a run here and there. But knackered? I thought the match-fitness issue is only a problem for players, who came back from an injury and couldn't do some hard training for quite some time! Anyway, this thread is not the place to discuss this. i only want to show that there may be some reasons why he get sub sometimes, without using any conspiracy theories about torres and how he runs the club :)

I don't know, but everytime Ba starts i have the feeling he is tired around the 60 minute mark. Maybe he has fitness issues.

just because this thread is somehow dark and negative, here some positive words from mata about torres (hopefully you lot´s won´t say he is a 'only' fanboy) You’ve always said that Fernando Torres played an important role in you becoming a Chelsea player. What did he tell you? “During the National Team meetings, he always came up to me and joked about how well-liked I was at Chelsea, how great I could be for the team and how well I’d fit in. He told me how fantastic things would turn out for me if I moved there and how much I would love London, and he committed himself to help me in every way he could. He played a fundamental role in me signing for the club, not only when it came to me and my decision, but he also talked to the club and made them seriously consider me as a potential buy. I’m really grateful towards him. Right after I arrived, he was at my disposal: he gave me his car, an English cell-phone, he showed me around town, etc.” When it comes to special relationships, yours with Fernando can definitely be considered as such, right? “Yes, of course. Together we’ve won the World Cup, the Euro Cup, the Champions League and the FA Cup. Besides, he assisted my goal in the Euro final… Personally, I feel very privileged and lucky to have the chance to get to know him as he really is, and for being able to consider myself his friend. He’s a fantastic striker who’s done many great things; first at Atleti, then at Liverpool, then in the National Team, and now at Chelsea.” He’s talked about how supportive you were when he was having a really rough time… “Yes, he was specially beaten down last year. He wasn’t going through a good time during the beginning of last season so I tried to help him, to be by his side at all times and to make him feel that I trusted, trust and will always trust him.” Do you think that Euro final moment was his way of saying “Thank you”? “Man, what he did for me was much more than anything I could’ve ever done for him. He left me all alone in front of the goal, with no goalkeeper and with a ball at my feet to pounce into the net. He’s still talking about it you know, jokingly, saying I am now a “big deal” and “famous” thanks to him (laughs).” You’ve said before that the Euro goal has been the most important one in your life (so far). What was going through your head at the time? “Without a doubt it has been the most important one. All my family and friends were present; I hadn’t gotten playing time until then… I remember I ran like a madman towards Fernando and yelled at him “It’s yours! This goal is yours!”. Then I looked up to the stands and saw my whole family there, beaming with happiness.” - Juan Mata's interview for Minuto 116 https://asp-es.secure-zone.net/v2/index.jsp?id=5763/9117/18929&lng=es

what do you think about this statement?

Well the Teamseems to be very happy for and with him,... why can´t we be like that in the same way?

“you know who“? “lindsay“? “girly f**ker“ ...... jesus ... 51 and sooo childish

That explains everything.

so really? http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/fernando-torres-reaction-told-taking-penalty-v-bayern-munich/

But he do everything for his friend juan :)

that sums it up for me ... perfectly: http://alrickbrown.com/are-chelsea-fans-too-quick-to-criticize-fernando-torres/

thats a point where we can agree :)

well, thats another point i can´t agree with you. I can´t believe that the club decided not to buy another striker because of torres feelings. here again i think he is a wonderful scapegoat. I think the club decided to wait and see how the shape of team takes pogress and which kind of player they do need later in the season and if players like danny, torres and lukaku are helpful or not.

nah, i think the club changed the shape of team for the beauty of footy :) ... and with the new shape you´ll find more players (strikers if you want) that can play in this new style ... that has nothing to do with our number 9. The club don´t need to find a new drogba (which is almost impossible) and have more choices which way they want to go. Do you know that the youngsters plays now the same way as our starting eleven. Hard to believe they do it because of torres.

Quick Question: Do you think the club plays him only because he cost the club 50 m? No matter how he plays? Maybe the coach and the players arround him like to play with him!

Because Torres is the navel of the world. Torres has become a measure for everything: The quality of a player The quality of creativity The quality of the opponent The quality of a teammate The quality of a game The dubiousness of FFP How much a player is worth The resistance of the weather and so on Nothing can be seen without him. Even his shots are evaluated (if they are kalouesque, or if sturridge would have scored that) ...

and i think we wouldn't have this discussion about the penalty, if mata had put the ball into the net ... that`s football!

he seems to be very humble: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2102098/Fernando-Torres-despair-Chelsea-goal-drought.html

have a look at 4.20 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzu6PbJxt54

omg ... how far will you go, now you compare the celebrations of Torres and Carroll. What next? ...pffff ... really can´t wait for next professional analysis from you ...