Good goals from Chelsea. After going 2-0 up, I was shocked they let Southampton come back. Wasn't shocked at how Torres failed to make an impact after coming on
Absolutely right.... Torres is getting paid millions, yet he can't control any through ball from midfield, can't beat defenders, lose possession all the time.... Miss open chances and just make 50% of 1v1 and/or tap-ins.... Luckily for him Chelsea has a very strong midfield which gives him like 2-3 easy easy chances per game, so all he needs is to make 1 every 2 games and his goal scoring ratio don't look that bad
Saints were very good and deserved the point. Shaw and Clyne are two quality young fullbacks.
I can't help but think that Terry wouldn't have been out-muscled by Lambert as Cahill was for the header but Puncheon's goals was unstoppable. What a goal.
But it's ridiculous that Chelsea threw away a 2-0 lead.... Benitez should never have taken off Lampard for Torres. To me, Benitez is a cup manager and I don't think he has what it takes to win the league. It's not that I dislike him but I don't think he is as good as he thinks he is
Great comeback by Southampton, never said die and got their reward with a valuable point.
As for Chelsea, great goals by Ba and Hazard - Ba is looking more like the striker Chelsea needs rather than Torres, but just inexplicably fell to pieces. All is not well at Stamford Bridge at the moment it seems...
Chelsea should accept that they made a very bad investment when they bought Torres, the moment they paid that 50 million pounds, I knew they got cheated big time, how can you pay so much for a striker who in his very best season scored 30 goals while the other seasons he had like 14 and 11 premier league goals. At the time they bought Torres, they had a striker who had netted over 30 goals in two seasons and didn't just score goals but also contributed greatly to the team both in attack and defence. Torres was a waste, they should just accept it and sell him
Actually yes. Torres is in the top ten best strikers, in my opinion. But today or even for the last two years or more, something is not right in his head. And Sanchez well he is sloppy lol
It does not take two years to regain your form, the appetite for goals or even your confidence. I observed that he's better at bitchin' and doing long faces when he is on the bench. He went downwards since the South Africa World Cup and never regain the level he had back then.
Always knew Torres was never going to live up to his 50m price tag. He was out of form for almost 8 months at Liverpool before Chelsea bought him. But it's Abramovich's money and club so I guess he can do what he wants with it