Ancelotti unfazed by misfiring Torres
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March 18, 2011, Friday
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AT every Chelsea news conference these days the matter of Fernando Torres's inability to find the net is duly raised and on every occasion Carlo Ancelotti insists he is unconcerned about the Spain striker.
So, after the goalless home draw with FC Copenhagen, it did not take long for the issue to come up.
Torres began the night on the bench, where he cut a miserable-looking figure, before replacing an equally-morose Nicolas Anelka for the last 22 minutes.
"I'm not worried (about Torres)," said Ancelotti, explaining that he had rested the 50 million pounds (US$80.37 million) Spaniard to ensure he was fresh for Sunday's Premier League game against Manchester City.
"He was excited, he had some opportunities, his movement was good. At the end we lost a little bit of precision because we wanted to score but I'm happy," the Italian said.
Torres has now played six matches since his move from Liverpool, failing to score and rarely looking like doing so.
Torres had a couple of snap-shots, one deflected that looped just wide, but also snatched at one chance horribly and sent the ball ballooning high, wide and not at all handsome.
The Spaniard was being urged to "shoot'' by the crowd every time he got within range.
Ancelotti initially had the tabloid reporters twitching in excitement when he said: "Torres was very upset before the game because he wanted to play. We had a big argument because he wanted to write his name on the teamsheet. It was an unbelievable situation."
It was, literally, as the Italian allowed a grin to cross his face and added: "Is that enough for tomorrow? You can say if I'm joking or not."
So, after the goalless home draw with FC Copenhagen, it did not take long for the issue to come up.
Torres began the night on the bench, where he cut a miserable-looking figure, before replacing an equally-morose Nicolas Anelka for the last 22 minutes.
"I'm not worried (about Torres)," said Ancelotti, explaining that he had rested the 50 million pounds (US$80.37 million) Spaniard to ensure he was fresh for Sunday's Premier League game against Manchester City.
"He was excited, he had some opportunities, his movement was good. At the end we lost a little bit of precision because we wanted to score but I'm happy," the Italian said.
Torres has now played six matches since his move from Liverpool, failing to score and rarely looking like doing so.
Torres had a couple of snap-shots, one deflected that looped just wide, but also snatched at one chance horribly and sent the ball ballooning high, wide and not at all handsome.
The Spaniard was being urged to "shoot'' by the crowd every time he got within range.
Ancelotti initially had the tabloid reporters twitching in excitement when he said: "Torres was very upset before the game because he wanted to play. We had a big argument because he wanted to write his name on the teamsheet. It was an unbelievable situation."
It was, literally, as the Italian allowed a grin to cross his face and added: "Is that enough for tomorrow? You can say if I'm joking or not."
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