Torres tantrum threatens to derail Chelsea

Striker storms off after being subbed

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Queens Park Rangers' Ryan Nelsen, right, competes with Chelsea's Fernando Torres during their English Premier League soccer match at Loftus Road stadium in London, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012. (AP)

It might been seen as a normal issue any top-flight club manager has to deal with.

And given precedents in the English Premier League (EPL) – Carlos Tevez and Roberto Mancini – player’s having a hissy fit is no big deal.

Except if you are a player at Chelsea.

Simply because the powers players wield at Chelsea seems almost unparalleled in comparison with other clubs.

Ask Ander Villas-Boas. Ask Carlo Ancelotti. Even ask Jose Mourinho.

Which is why Roberto di Matteo needs to be very careful in his handling of Fernando Torres.

Torres had a fit after being substituted in the nil-nil draw against QPR at Loftus Road.

The £50million striker stormed straight down the tunnel after Di Matteo replaced him on 81 minutes.

Torres has looked a different player since winning the Champions League and European Championship… ahem, not many players have that on their CV.

Di Matteo defended him, saying: “No player is happy when they come off, it’s not a problem. I just wanted to make a change.”

Torres had scored in his previous two Premier League games before yesterday’s clash and has looked back to his dangerous best.

Which is why Di Matteo should be careful.

Chelsea sit top of the group, but player problems and that could all unravel, especially with some tough games coming up.

 

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  • philip 17 September 2012 05:15 0 0
    RDM should start playing lamperd frm the bench plz
  • yasir 17 September 2012 01:19 0 0
    i dnt know what RDM is doing with bertrand and asley cole on the pitch when we are playing QPR,hope he dnt start iva,azpi,terry,luiz,cole and bertrand when we play juve.
  • edu 17 September 2012 00:21 1 0
    To me f torres is a lazy and less confident player.all defenders have no respect or fear for him like dat of our formal big man(dd)lets use ivanovic as d lone striker instead of torres!
  • edu 17 September 2012 00:07 0 0
    To me f torres is a lazy and less confident player.all defenders have no respect or fear for him like dat of our formal big man(dd)lets use ivanovic as d lone striker instead of torres!
  • Nchedo emezie 16 September 2012 21:45 1 0
    I don't tink dt torres is d guy ,i don't understand him again
  • femi samson 16 September 2012 20:15 1 0
    Tores is a player I can't understand.hw can a world class striker like him play in such a game .Is high time RMD start using Dani Sturige n Moses !we all see d diffrence when both guys come on board.
  • drew 16 September 2012 18:26 1 0
    Torres is the worst chelsea striker of all time, i said when he came that chelsea will suffer under him, and he's done nothing to prove me wrong...the quicker people realise he is a chelsea liability and move him on the better.....he will never fill the boots of drogba, chelsea made a huge mistake in moving on drogs and trusting in torres......we will fall into 6th or 7th this season....like every other team torres plays for...athletico, liverpool....
  • kunly 16 September 2012 17:22 0 0
    4get abt d issue of Torres and let face reality. RDM made a very big mistake in yestaday game, i dont knw why he started Ryan Berterand, we need creativity in midfield n we hav player like Oscar,Mata...who can assist Hazard in winning the goal. We it to defend then we nid player like Ryan
  • John 16 September 2012 17:20 0 0
    Am so happy that the world can see how bad Torres is.Berbartov wasn't as bad as him b4 ferguson started dropping him.why believing in players that there days r over.am not surprise seeing lampard playing.his among players RDM cnt look into there eye.
  • Flipsuk 16 September 2012 17:19 0 0
    Im sick of seeing of ft9 playin with laziness attitude every time he's on the pitch. Ramire will continue to sucks if he's still playin on RW while i cant waij to see my darlin J. Mata back in the team cuz i missed him so much. Hope D. Luiz wont suck against juventus like he did against madrid.
  • Flipsuk 16 September 2012 17:18 0 0
    Im sick of seeing of ft9 playin with laziness attitude every time he's on the pitch. Ramire will continue to sucks if he's still playin on RW while i cant waij to see my darlin J. Mata back in the team cuz i missed him so much. Hope D. Luiz wont suck against juventus like he did against madrid.
  • Lawanson 16 September 2012 16:53 0 0
    RDM has to be bold nd adventerous with his selection. He 's to defensive minded wit his selections. Lampard,tores nd ramires must drop to the bench. I dnt see y he has 2 alaways deploy betrand in an unfamiliar role in the team. Its nt going to help hs dvelopment
  • Steve 16 September 2012 16:45 0 0
    Who should RDM to use? Marin: injured Moses: normal a new signing to start sub Mata: rested for CL Romeu: Where is he? Oscar; You'll naming on hype. Talent yes, needs time develop. Wouldn't have stormed the game and he's only young & likley to be a grudge match. Why risk him getting injured by a spitful tackle? Torres like he's trying to prove himself by being tricky. Isn't working. RDM should tell Torres to stay in the middle making runs...
  • Damian 16 September 2012 15:36 5 0
    I am a great fan of torres but i was disappointed in him yesterday! one for snubing the man that believe so much in him even at his worst moment! Two i now know that torres is even more selfish than i thought sturridge is, if he can be angry after playing eighty minutes and does not want others to play for just ten minutes aha I'm really disappointed .
  • peter blenz 16 September 2012 15:02 3 0
    som1 tell me why oscar,moses on de bench.am sick of it
  • jerry 16 September 2012 14:46 3 1
    Pls lets be real to our selves! Torres do not fit chelsea style of play and he can not fill d shoes of drogba! We need a hard working striker, who do not rely on midfielders. If u ask me, lets sell maluoda and torres come january and get falcao! While for RDM, pls select players that will give u good result, wins!
  • emekem 16 September 2012 14:27 2 1
    Torres is very lazy 4 my likin, he cant even protect his ball wt his arms nt to talk abt scoring goals.....let me sit down n watch how falcao plays n other top strikers....ft9 pls work hard
  • jaafaryibrahim 16 September 2012 13:50 6 3
    All d pple dat said RDM should be careful are fools i dont c anyting wrong by subtitute torres cos he PLAY nothing & he hv be subtitude
  • LetsTalkChelsea 16 September 2012 13:08 4 2
    i wasnt exactly the most excited when i saw the initial line up from di matteo thought it could have been more adventureous however even still torres did deserve to be subbed his performance wasnt great and sturridge is a perfectly good replacement wasnt as if he was being subbed for stewart downing or any thing ;)
  • Thomas 16 September 2012 12:56 5 4
    RDM shld knw that our midfield looks weak and it needs strengthing,so he shld do something abt it.he shld give Romeu a chance to play.
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