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TORRES MISSING AGAIN?
After missing out on the 4-0 win against Tottenham last weekend, Fernando Torres could be back for the visit to Villa Park according to manager Jose Mourinho. The Spaniard was picked to start against Tottenham, but he was injured during the warm-up. His replacement, Samuel Eto’o, scored the opening goal in the match and also won a penalty. Mourinho said after that encounter that it was highly unlikely that Torres could be back very soon since muscular injuries usually take a long time to cure. However, Chelsea have been boosted by the news that the 29-year-old will now be available for selection against Aston Villa.
This will be very difficult trip for Chelsea and Mourinho since the Portuguese has never won at Villa Park even during his previous spell at the club. They go into the weekend top of the table with a seven-point lead over Liverpool, who have a trip to Old Trafford on Sunday. Torres may not have been in the best of form since his move from Liverpool, but the Spaniard remains as one of the top strikers are the club. Further, Mourinho is likely to go with Samuel Eto’o for the Galatasaray match. At 33 years of age, the former Barcelona superstar cannot play two matches in a week.
“Fernando is much, much better. Maybe I take him tomorrow. Maybe I don’t take him and I try everything for Tuesday. It was only a little thing, but when you feel that little thing before the game you don’t play. If you feel during the game, maybe the adrenaline and the temperature of your body maybe you go through it and you play,” said the Portuguese boss, who also reiterated that the table is not accurate since the likes of Manchester City and Liverpool are yet to play the same number of matches as Chelsea.
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Fernando Torres vs Galatasaray Away 13-14
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Fernando Torres vs Rubin Kazan (Away) 12-13 HD 720p
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CHELSA SETBACKS
Chelsea recently suffered a few setbacks as they lost against Manchester City in the FA Cup and in the Premier League had to settle with a 1-1 draw against West Bromwich but despite having dropped some points, they remain at the top of the league however Demba Ba stated that Chelsea cannot afford on getting anything else than victories if they want to continue charging for the Premier League title.
Jose Mourinho is having a feud with Arsene Wenger and some coaches are suggesting that the war of words involving both the boss of Arsenal and Chelsea is affecting the squad of Jose Mourinho but according to David Luiz, his teammates and himself are unconcerned about anything else that happens outside of the club as the job of the players is to represent their club by playing matches and nothing else.
“We keep working hard every day for our job. Of course, I respect everyone, other teams, but we need to do our job. That’s it. We cannot listen to everyone, because if you listen to another coach, Chelsea don’t have just one coach, Chelsea have 10, 20, 100 coaches… everyone wants to be part of our club. And that’s natural.” David Luiz said.
The Brazilian defender of Chelsea also spoke about the upcoming World Cup as he admitted that it is his dream to perform and represent his country at such a big stage.
“It’s my dream come true if I can go to the World Cup. I was young and I saw two, three days ago pictures of me watching TV in a Brazil shirt. Now I can be inside the screen and make the world happy with my football. It’s a great opportunity for our generation, because we can win and can make history.” Luiz added.
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Fernando Torres vs Hull City Away HD 720p (11/01/2014) by MNcomps
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TORRES IS FEARED
Fernando Torres is regarded as one of the biggest signings in the history of British football after the £ 50 million striker has scored roughly around one goal per three matches for Chelsea. He was one of the most feared strikers during his time at Liverpool and Atletico Madrid, but he has struggled for form has since making the move to Stamford Bridge. Despite this, Torres is continuously supported by Chelsea fans, who are taken to the hard-working nature of the Spaniard. Jose Mourinho has said that it is incredible that fans support the player, who has not lived up to the expectations.
He has recalled the case of Mateja Kezman, who was a similar flop during his first spell at the club. Kezman never fell out with the fans despite scoring few goals than his talent might have otherwise suggested. Torres has been showing signs of form in recent weeks after scoring in back-to-back matches. His away goals at Southampton and Hull have put him in the limelight once again. Mourinho has stated that it is happy to see the player scoring once again, but he expects bigger things to come from the Spaniard in the future.
The striker finished as the club’s top scorer last season.
“Fernando is enjoying his football more than the last couple of years. The goals are coming and he is doing what we want him to do: press defenders, hold the ball, wait for support, get behind defenders and he scored. It is important for him but more important for us. Chelsea fans are like this. I remember in 2004 when we had Mateja Kezman and he scored his first [league] goal in December, but every time playing at Stamford Bridge people were supporting him,” said Mourinho.
Torres has 4 in 16 league outings this season.
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EXCITED
Chelsea striker Fernando Torres has said that he is very much looking forward to the Premier league encounter against Arsenal since it gives the club a great opportunity to go top of the table. Chelsea will be able to leapfrog Arsenal with a win over the gunners. Torres, who has scored against Arsenal in the past, says that Chelsea go to the match at the Emirates stadium with a view to get all three points. This is also the opinion of midfielder Juan Mata, who continues to be on the fringes of the Chelsea first team this season.
Torres has failed to score on a regular basis this campaign, but he has worked extremely hard for the club. He is expected to start ahead of the likes of Samuel Eto’o and Demba Ba. This is not the first time Chelsea will be making the trip to the Emirates stadium. They managed a convincing 2-0 win over the gunners win the two clubs met earlier in the season. It was in the League Cup – a competition in which Wenger usually fields inexperienced players. Arsenal are at their full strength after the return of players like Podolski and Walcott from injury.
A win will be morale boosting former Chelsea team, who will face Liverpool at home just before New Year’s Day.
“We know how important it is for us. It’s a chance to overtake them in the table and we know how important that is for the fans. We’re playing Arsenal, and it’s a huge game for both sets of fans. We’ve beaten them once this season in the Capital One Cup at the Emirates, so we know what we need to do to win there. We just have to ensure we prepare for the game the best we can, and I’m sure we can go and do it,” said Torres.
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