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Wednesday, 27 April 2011

The Return of Fernando Torres

2 comments by Jonathan Lee on April 27th, 2011

Fernando Torres finally broke his Chelsea duck when he scored in his side’s 3-0 win over West Ham last weekend, which has sparked belief in his team mates that he could soon be returning to prolific goalscoring form.

Tuesday, 8 March 2011

Carlo Ancelotti: Fernando Torres Will Score For Chelsea

6 comments by Jack Atchinson on March 8th, 2011

Stamford Bridge boss believes record transfer’s goal drought is not a problem.

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Sunday, 27 February 2011

Comment on Torres move could be best for all parties by prithvi

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Monday, 21 February 2011

Suarez Says Goodbye, Torres Says Hello, and Other Monday Notes

By: Noel | February 21st, 2011
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Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in…

* Over in Amsterdam, Luis Suarez spent the weekend saying goodbye to his former club. There were fireworks, and an MC, and kicking souvenir balls into the crowd, and laughter and tears and smiles and waves and and and I really don’t quite get it. Where’s the screaming? Where’s the cursing? Where’s the tossing of industrial-sized mason jars of pickled herring? But even if I don’t quite get it, it was still exceptionally classy on all sides and good to see. I don’t have to particularly understand people behaving far better than I likely would were I in their situation to appreciate the sentiment, and with how hard the January window was at times for Liverpool fans it’s nice to see Ajax, Suarez, and their Dutch supporters all seemingly able to move on and move forward with hugs all around.

* Meanwhile, back with the Academy, u18 coach Rodolfo Borrell took the time to talk about the boost to the youth sides that comes from having a first team manager with recent first-hand experience with the reserves, which Dalglish has from spending much of his time at their Kirkby home when he returned to the club as an ambassador. There’s also mention that despite all the talk of Sterling recently–and on the back of his five goal performance and with the potential to become Liverpool’s youngest ever player in a competitive fixture–Borrell believes that as u18 captain, Conor Coady was the best choice to make the bench in Prague amongst those who went along for the experience of a European away fixture.

Borrell also worries about keeping the kids’ feet on the ground after a couple of high-flying demolition jobs with a date against Manchester United coming up quickly in the FA Youth Cup, but that seems a far better headache for a coach to have than the alternative.

* And I don’t really know what to say about this one. I do know that since it involves some bloke whose last name is Torres and some club that reminds me of Phoenix, there’s an awfully good chance somebody will call me a prick or devote a week to passive-aggressive retribution as to even mention a player who until a month ago was proclaiming his loyalty or the club he has gone to and that Liverpool is also looking to compete with at the fringes of the top four should everything go better than expected is obviously so far beyond the pale that I’m worse than a thousand mini-Hitlers, which for the record are worse than the one regular sized Hitler that Chrisitian Purslow is himself worse than. Oh, and that “Christian Purslow Is Worse Than Hitler” tag I like to use sometimes? It’s satire. Because it’s inherently silly in modern news and punditry when some blowhard or other compares somebody who really probably isn’t in any way worse than Hitler to Hitler. Or Goebbels. Or the guy who delivered milk to the athletes’ village at the 1936 Olympics. But there’s an interesting natural tension between the hyperbolic and quite obviously ill-fitting comparison and the dislike or disdain or outright hatred that drives it.

So: Satire. Just wanted to get that on record. So there’s no need for anybody to sue us. Satire. Besides, I’m broke, so good luck getting back any lawyer fees.

Oh, right, I did have a point five minutes ago: Fernando Torres, when he first met his new teammates in the Chelsea dressing room, had to sing them a song in one of those asinine sport bonding rituals where multi-millionaires act like five year olds who haven’t got their circle circle dot dot cootie shot yet. So he sang them “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” and apparently he sang it sincerely. Like I said, I have no clue what to say about that, but it seemed so bizarre it had to be passed along.

In the meantime, while you wonder if a stroll through the Ardennes might be just the thing to help pass the time between now and Thursday…

Some Related Liverpool Posts:Luis Suarez Joins LFCFA Youth Cup, Poll Wrap, and Other Monday NotesMoving On, Losing the Plot, and Other Tuesday NotesMonday Transfer Inaction, and Apparently There Was a Female LinesmanAll the Torres That’s Fit to Torres

Category: Premier League, Team News

Tags: Ajax, Chelsea, Christian Purslow Is Worse Than Hitler, Fernando Torres, Kenny Dalglish, Liverpool youth academy, Luis Suarez, Potentially Foolish Ideas, Premier League, Team News, Transfers
Tweet « Leyton Orient II | Home | GezaMy favorite version :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...Duck of Deathto be honest i don't want Torres singing it for their amusement and i don't like the angle that he sang it sincerely - that just smacks of spin to give the idea that he has some longing for Liverpool.. if he was sincere he wouldn't have left in the first place.. my recollection is that Yossi threatened to sing it but opted for some Israeli one instead.. Yossi didn't leave under the same circumstances or claim to be in love with Liverpool !!arn00bI think that it might the only English song he knows by heart.Justin Bonebrakehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

Ajax fans sang YNWA to Suarez. Pure class. It starts at about the 3:40 mark.KhaineWow.RoscoSupremely put Noel. Strange how the Dutch football culture differs from our, yours, whatever! English culture!
I think I read somewhere when Benayoun joined Chelsea he sang " You'll never Walk Alone" and it went down like a lead balloon.
On that note where the hell is he these days? Doing a grand Joe Cole impression by the looks of it.
DJ-CHUTFIELD6-month rib injury picked up on international duty.NoelThe more people mention it, the more I can half recall that bit about Benayoun and it not going over especially well. As for him, long term injury of some kind or another that I can't be arsed to look up, so yeah, you could say he's doing a Cole impression.Shielser12noboddy said onout wen benny sang it also
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Tuesday, 15 February 2011

Glenn Hoddle goes all Mandarin over Torres

By Shourin Roy on February 15, 2011 3:54 PM | Comments | TrackBacksShare|

Glenn Hoddle gets into some hot water with a Chinese aphorism. What is with these Sky Sports commentators? Open mouth insert foot.

But really all this aside, what is Torres's excuse? One can allow for a learning curve under a new scheme but he's flubbing simple football 101's. Liverpool fans are surely not missing him.

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Monday, 7 February 2011

On Liverpool: Tactics, Torres, Dalglish, and Luiz

By: Devin | February 7th, 2011
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Admittedly, I’m not over this one yet. The wound continues to smart the day after the wreckage, and I’m left with a sense of grief and despair. Grief over the notion that we’ve now lost twice to those Northerners, and despair over how porous of a performance we displayed given our newfound reinforcements and ‘momentum’. Jack’s summed it up rather succinctly in his Match Recap below. We were just not good enough, and it’s time to make way for players that are willing to give it all up for the shirt instead of loaf around half-heartedly.

There is work to be done.

Maybe I’m venting. Maybe I’m overreacting. But if you watched this match, you couldn’t help but feel as though we were a squad going through the motions, expecting Torres to offer a moment of inspiration. Anelka, so good against Sunderland, was inept. Drogba was wholly disinterested on this day, and I can’t say I saw anything from our midfield trio of Lamps, Essien, and Mikel that warranted a guaranteed starting berth for the lot. For all our efforts, and there were few genuine ones mind you, we once again failed to link play between the midfield and our striking contingent.

Now, credit has to be given where it’s due. I know I know, we’re Chelsea supporters, so the mere notion of offering Liverpool praise for anything makes me vomit in my mouth. But alas, the facts are what they are, and on this particular night, Dalglish outmaneuvered Carletto. For a man to be out of the game for ten plus seasons, it’s been a rather remarkable feat watching him adapt his squad to the current landscape. For all his strengths, Carlo has been a pretty poor tactician this season, often refusing to adjust the formation or bringing on questionable substitutions in critical situations. Granted, he gets paid the big bucks for a reason, but I think as fans we’re starting to grow impatient with his decisions.

But in truth, yesterday’s match was just a microcosm of the past week. The glorious highs and despondent lows of being a supporter. We capture two world-class footballers, and then lay an egg in the hotly-anticipated rubber match over the weekend. Any other club would let this one roll off their back and move on to the next one. But we can’t seem to shake the vitriol from Liverpool supporters, and no doubt the media will be branding Torres as a 50m flop now that he failed to score a goal in his 60-minute cameo in Blue.

The good news? David Luiz looked fantastic. Like a young Riccy bounding up the pitch, hair in tow. My, the boy is athletic. It will be interesting to see how he is integrated into the squad, and whether or not his arrival will precipitate the disappearance of Bosingwa from the starting XI. Call me crazy, or what have you, but I was more excited watching Luiz forage into the attack yesterday, make critical blocks, and use his size to impede the progress of Liverpool players than at any point during Torres’ performance. When he entered the match, he brought with himself a sense of purpose and energy. As if he was determined to make an impact on the pitch, for better or worse. The same can’t be said for anyone else in Blue. Credit to Luiz. Also, Taxi for Bosingwa, por favor. And oh by the way, I think we’ve found Paulo’s new calling: translator between Paul Clement and David Luiz.

Here’s a recent excerpt from Mr. Luiz interview with the CFC Press:

‘I am a quiet guy, this is very different from when I am on the field,’ he explains. ‘Outside the field I am a “take it easy” guy, I have a simple life. Inside the field my personality changes because I am tough when I play, but I like to stay at home, I have my family in Brazil, and the simple things make me happy.”

So where do we go from here? Conventional wisdom suggests we can only get better after failing to offer anything tangible on the pitch yesterday. I’d agree in this context. Players need time to adjust and develop chemistry before they can seamlessly slot into position. Expectations will always be high for a club of our stature, so it’s no surprise many of us are disappointed with what we witnessed. But with time, and the right amount of tinkering, this can be a squad that goes on a rampage. Patience is the key, but more than that, it will come down to Carletto’s ability to distinguish talent from ego, and therefore devise a formation that is suited to our abilities rather than the names on the back of our kits.

For now, I’d like everyone to relax, breathe, and remember that it’s just one game. We’ll be back in seven days to try again. KTBFFH!

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Category: Chelsea Team News, Opinion, Papers, Premiership

Tags: Carlo Ancelotti, Chelsea Team News, David Luiz, Fernando Torres, Kenny Dalglish, LIverpool, Opinion, Papers, Premiership
Tweet « PL Recap: Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool | Home | BarzSit back, for just a moment, imagine the following, and try to grasp the nearly surreal irony, and ultimate poetic justice involved if Chelsea FC , and their newest rent-boy, "El Foldo", were to finish in fifth place this season. Unless you are completely devoid of any sense of humor, you HAVE to admit...THAT would be funny!matt smashit wouldn't be funny and it won't happen.MarkhahArmsDanOne swallow does not a summer make! Glass half empty or half full? There is a certain type of supporter who think they know more about football (the game) than those who actually run and play it. Perhaps young Devin here believes that by watching a favourite television station, he could run it better and get immediate gratification from his programming?
Its a game you twat! We win some we lose some - as always.
Maybe we didn't play well, were nervous, had an off day, the ref was against us, the scousers wanted it more, the Special One isn't back yet, it was fixed, etc etc. Do you seriously think that any Chelsea player in the First team, on the day, doesn't want to win, isn't trying, or is just going through the motions"?
Twat!JackDisagree, fine. But to harshly attack a fellow supporter? Why?DevinHysterical stuff. Tell me, are you therefore not inclined to have an opinion on any subject provided someone else performs the task in question? At what point did I suggest I could do a better job than Carlo? I didn't. If you'd read what I wrote instead of mouthing off and calling me a twat you'd realize that I was commenting on what I saw as a dismal performance. Nothing more.

Also, twat? Seriously? A contrarian opinion to your clearly superior notions earns me the label of a twat? Child please.JulesAt what point you thought your statement would amount to hyperbole, I don't know. Nonetheless, Ancelotti is not up to the task and it would appear from the core players' performances, they are aging and disinterested.

As you rightly say, you hope players will be bought who play for the shirt, however, huge money players - such as all but the longest in the tooth of Chelsea's players, are mercenary, and will jump ship should Chelsea fail to compete at the very highest level - despite the fact that it is the big money players who lose interest first and in turn, add to the decline of the team, whom they then slate for lack of ambition as a passing shot on their way out of the club (e.g. Torres).

If I were you, by which I mean a Chelsea fan, I'd be very concerned about the future. The heart of the team are past their peak and the lure of Barca, the money of Man City and the continued success of Man Utd will get first pick of the best young talent. The situation is exacerbated further still by the new UEFA financial rules. Look what happened to Arsenal since the last of their "Invincibles" retired - they've won nothing in six years.

There's an enormous rebuild required at Chelsea, and I don't think Torres is going to kick start it, or Ancelotti is going to make it happen.DevinAll good points Jules. I'd agree the long-term concern is our aging core. But the short-term focus is going to be on getting results with this nucleus, and whether or not Carlo is the man that can make it happen.SharinganfxI noticed that Terry didn't bomb forward like he has done in previous games against Liverpool. He took responsibility and made the team charge forward against Sunderland but it seemed he wanted to just sit back on Sunday, much like the rest of the team. I know this is probably due to the overcrowded midfield impeding his runs, but it seems that we tend to press harder when Terry makes his run...I want to see some anger and rage when we're losing to push us forward.JackI think it had a lot to do with our formation, and the fact that Liverpool's made easy work of it. When we went 4-3-3 during the second half, it was Luiz not Terry who was allowed to do all that forward work.DevinAgreed, he wasn't getting up the pitch as we've come to expect. I think a lot of that had to due with the defensive responsibilities and clearly the cluster in the midfield. But I agree that we seem to play with more of a chip on our shoulder when the skip is leading from the back.blog comments powered by Disqus

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