It’s been a tough start for Chelsea FC striker Fernando Torres in the early going of his team’s UEFA Champions League match against Manchester United, and no, this is not a recording. Much has been made of the struggles that Torres has had in the early going of his Chelsea career, but one has to wonder at what point he’s no longer in the process of settling in and actually just not that good. Obviously, Torres has world class talent, but he’s yet to show that in a Chelsea uniform.
Chelsea FC Vs. Manchester United, 2011 UEFA Champions League: Fernando Torres Playing Poorly
Honestly, Torres hasn’t been himself in over a year. He didn’t play well for Spain at the 2010 World Cup, and he was very much up and down in the first half of this season at Liverpool. It has been a very long time since Fernando Torres was consistently world class. It’s likely that he’ll find his form again at some point, but in a Champions League quarterfinal, shouldn’t we avoid experimenting and hoping?
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