Hi to all Chelsea fans out there,its been a while since I last posted on my blog. So sorry for that but have been busy with other things I couldn't just neglect.
I will go straight to the point without beating about.
Recently we lost a cup in Monaco where most Chelsea fans thought we would defeat Athletico Madrid having acquired one of the most sought after midfielder in the World(Hazard),but reverse was the case as one of Chelsea targets in the transfer market,Falcao scored thrice to allow Athletico defeat us comfortably by 4-1.
First of all,you don't play an all attacking football while your defence line is vulnerable against a spanish club because they are better in attacking and counter attack,you just can't allow them spaces in your box or give them your midfields and wings and expect them not to punish you.
I felt Chelsea would have won if we had stuck to the game plan we deployed at Nou Camp and Munich which were both successful,a tactics that restricted our two defensive midfielders from going forward and remain vigilant. It also allowed our other midfielder to support the back four and allowed for any counter attack.
The game against Athletico Madrid showed weakness in our defence and our creative midfielder couldn't open up the defence and create space for our only striker to score.
In all fairness,the whole team is to be blamed for the piss poor encounter but Chelsea fans in Nigeria preferred to blame just the striker,Fernando Torres.
Torres has never being a favourite to them ever since he threw away an open net against Manchester Utd at Old Trafford. The price tag made matters worst and even after some brilliant goals last season,the Euros and this season didn't change their orientation,yet he is the sacrificial lamb when we play bad football and I come to wonder why I fail to see things in their own way.
One mistake El-Nino made was to sign for Chelsea,he would have instead gone to another team where there is team work like Man utd,Arsenal or Barcelona, there he would have been banging in goals. Every striker that ever came to Chelsea during or after Didier Drogba failed to perform because the whole Chelsea team and tactic were built around DD and any striker that does not play like DD will suffer in that role. What Chelsea should have done before selling DD was to get a player that play similarly like him.Lukaku was acquired to fill in that role but clearly the young lad needed more training and now he has been loan out to West Brom where he is performing great. In my own opinion I would have preferred someone like Cavani,Falcao,Hulk,or Ibrahamovic in that role rather than bringing in Torres.
Torres can only shine and get his form back if Chelsea build their team around him and change their tactics to suit his style of play.
Its high time you Nigerian Chelsea Fans start accepting the fact that DD is no longer with us and Torres can never play like DD because he has to write his own story in Chelsea and be a legend in his own way. Man up El-Nino and let all Nigerians know you are up to the task,prove them wrong and let the swallow their owns words.
I and some other Chelsea fans out there who aren't sentimental or biased in judgement are solidly behind you.
Up Torres
Up Chelsea the Pride of England and London
