Fernando Torres. The name itself was enough to scare Liverpool’s opponents and now has an even greater effect on many Chelsea fans. Many of Blue believers have indeed fallen out with the Spaniard, since his famous £50 million move from Liverpool, a year ago yesterday. “He has failed us”, “he is rubbish”, “buy Higuain” are among the most popular comments on the web. But is this really fair?
Our formation has stayed the same under every manager (or almost), week in, week out. 4-3-3. Now, I am pragmatic, and just as every capable enough manager would point out, the formation is not carved in stone. The dynamic of the game, the different phases...