The Russian or the Spaniard?

How many of you caught the Chelsea V Fulham game on the 28^th of November? And for those of you that were unfortunate to see the game I am guessing no one watched past the first half? If you did, you’re probably a Chelsea fan or seriously in need of a girlfriend/boyfriend. In my opinion I think that's one of the worst Chelsea games I have seen in a very long time. There were literally no highlights in the game. It was so bad that at some point due to lack of interesting moments in the game, replays of players passing the ball became the talking points. My question is this: Where has Chelsea gone wrong? If you must pick one, will it be the over enthusiastic rich Russian owner or the feather weight goal-shy blonde 'Spanish striker'?
















Stand up Mr Abramovich. He took over at Chelsea, clearing the debts of the club and looking to make Chelsea one of the biggest clubs in world football. It was a move accepted and applauded by everyone especially the Chelsea fans. Under Mr Abromovich’s reign, the Chelsea faithful have seen 9 managers in 10 years; you could say he has a business approach rather than a football approach in running his club. But in those 10 years Chelsea has won 8 trophies. And in those 8 trophies, the Chelsea fans have bragging rights as the only London club to win the champions league. My question is has he become too involved in the game. What really is the role of a manger in a club? Is he too strong willed to see his favourite players play for and prosper in his team? Cases can be made for Shevchenko and Torres 'the Blondie . Is his desire to see the Spanish blonde succeed too strong that he had to fire coaches at will? Is Torres the reason he got Rafeal Benitez to head the team?

Stand up Mr Torres. The one striker I know that falls anytime he is challenged, whether he is touched or not. The only Spanish player that makes you think he is Spanish by adoption. I really don't know why Chelsea fans find it difficult to believe that he is past his prime. Is he really goal shy? You could throw in many questions as to why Torres isn't the Torres we saw in Liverpool, the same Torres that Vidic of Manchester United still has nightmares about. The fact remains that he has failed to live up to his £50 million bill paid to Liverpool for whom we all believed was the best striker in the world. It is a bit unfair to say Blondie is the reason why Chelsea isn't up and firing especially the way they (Chelsea) started this season winning 7 in 8 matches but strikers are played and paid to score goals and with a man that scored 82 goals in 214 appearances for Athletico Madrid, 65 goals in 102 appearances for Liverpool……11 goals for over 70 games for Chelsea is not good enough. Or just maybe he needs more prayers? 

Every player is measured and compared with the previous player that was in their role…comparing Torres with Didier Drogba..Torres has been weighed, measured and found wanting...How about giving Daniel Sturridge a chance?

 

Mr Abromovich’s pride is looking to be stained, wasting (looks like it) £50 million for a striker that has a better chance being a model than scoring goals. He is desperate for Torres to live up to the mark, so desperate that it is believed to affect his decisions in sacking and hiring managers. Torres can be used as a lesson….”what we do on earth echoes in eternity” in other words, he is only playing because of what he has achieved in the past. The same way nobody remembers the amount of fights Mohammed Ali lost, all we remember is Mohammed Ali

 

So the Russian or the Spaniard? You tell me...