He had a good game tonight in fairness to him, not trying to degrade a good performance, but Rubin weren't the unknown potentially deadly Russian team they were made out to be, very average team. But still lovely that Torres got 2 important goals, took his chances well.

Torres tried real hard tonight....keep it up son...keep it up

maybe he feels Premier League defences have him sussed - he looks much more like the thing in these European ties.  Also thought Yossi had a great game.

Also thought Yossi had a great game.

 

April 1st was days ago mate.

Had a good game today

April 1st was days ago mate.

He wasn't bad. Definitely better than Marin.

He wasn't bad. Definitely better than Marin.

 

I'd agree with that.

Who's the striker with the mask:.. well done Fernando.

Maybe with the mask on, he doesn't have to worry about looking pretty, and concentrate on scoring goals. Good for him, I wont mind he doesn't score in the league again (Ba will do that), as long as his goals win us the Europa league

 

This gif of "Zorres" doing the rounds on twitter. Hilarious

Well done to him last night. I cant actually remember him having a better game in a Chelsea shirt. He actually tried last night.

Well done Torres but please still leave our club in the summer.

That is exactly the kind of performance he should be delivering.

 

 

2 well taken goals and I'm very happy for him.

 

 

Now comes the inevitable 8 game run without scoring. 

I have this idea for a film. It's about a man who's a bit of a wuss. A shrinking violet. Physically weak. Not very confident. Easily intimidated.

 

And then one day he finds this mask and when he puts it on he becomes a completely different personality. Brash, loud, confident. Does freakish things he could never normally do without the mask.

 

Jim Carrey or Fernando Torres would be great for the part.

Well done to him last night. I cant actually remember him having a better game in a Chelsea shirt. He actually tried last night.

 

 

He still fell over 31 times

That is exactly the kind of performance he should be delivering.

 

 

2 well taken goals and I'm very happy for him.

 

 

Now comes the inevitable 8 game run without scoring. 

Only 8 games?

Optimistic.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2304695/FERNANDO-TORRES-EXCLUSIVE-Stick--Chelsea-striker-vows-hell-fight-regain-form.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

 

Good read.

More on our misunderstood misfiring # 9

Fernando Torres took his tally to 18 goals for the season after netting a brace against Rubin Kazan in Chelsea’s 3-1 Europa League victory on Thursday night.

For a player criticised throughout the season, statistics show he hasn't been that bad. Has the criticism been undeserved?

Fair enough at times he looks a shadow of his former self, but strikers are there to score goals and if you look at the statistics then he has somehow managed to score more goals than Wayne Rooney, Sergio Aguero, Carlos Tevez, Papiss Cisse and Emmanuel Adebayor this season.

If you also consider the fact that Torres has often been overlooked for games this season, especially since the arrival of Demba Ba from Newcastle in January, then his record is quite good.

Some critics say he hasn't been the same player as before; yet, unbelievably, the statistics are once again in his favour.

His seven-year stint at Atletico Madrid was considered a success and earned him a move to Liverpool, but he is now just three goals short from equalling the most goals he ever scored in a single season with Atletico.

Also, barring his debut season at Liverpool in 2007/08, if Torres can score five more goals this season to take his tally to 23, then he will have scored more than in any of the other three full seasons he spent at Liverpool.

It’s worth noting that he has played 52 times this season – the most he has ever played in a campaign - but it still amounts to a goal ratio of 1 in every 2.8 games – not bad considering a lot of these were substitute appearances.

Torres seems to be sharp at the beginning of seasons and then dramatically lose his form for 5 months then come to life again in march. Not a big fan of the cold is our nando....

Edited April 5, 201313 yr by Bluehatter

Torres seems to be sharp at the beginning of seasons and then dramatically lose his form for 5 months then come to life again in march. Not a big fan of the cold is our nando....

In defence of Fernando, the rest of the squad don't like the cold either. Seems to be every year!

He may have 18 goals overall but he's only scored 7(?) in the PL this season (and barely any in the Champions League) and considering he was our only striker starting each and every game for a long period of time, that is simply unacceptable for me. Even if he ends up scoring ten more goals between now and the end of this season, we just have to let him go for the club's sake and for his own sake as well. We've given him plenty of chances to redeem himself but it's been obvious for a long time now that it just isn't going to work out. It's time to move on.

Well boys read the headlines in the Sun, "I stay till 2016"....

Mate i don't think contracts mean much to him. He was contracted to Liverpool until 2014. Look how that worked out.

 

 

NOT SCORED A LEAGUE GOAL FOR OVER THREE MONTHS

Fair dues to him if the articles in the papers are accurate, he knows he has been sh*te and at least he appears to have the commitment and desire to return to his former glory......well maybe he can provide a greater contribution in terms of crucial goals as the season winds up....still think he will be gone before the start of next season unless somehow he convinces RA in the remaining games he is worth keeping.