Some of what I am going to say may contradict what I said in my last post but hey, this is my opinion, and the last time I checked you are allowed to change your opinion. To set the record straight, just because I think we need another player does not mean I do not support Chelsea. I will always support those in a blue shirt. It is clear to everyone that Torres has not lived up to the price tag and at some point there has to be change.
We need another striker. Plain and simple. I have supported Torres from the beginning and I will continue to as long as he is wearing a blue shirt. I will even continue to support him even if he is no longer at Chelsea whether it be sooner or later. There comes a time when enough is enough and it is time for someone to move on. At times it seems the old Torres is back but it often comes in very shorts spells. A club like Chelsea cannot have a striker scoring 11 goals in 40 league appearances. Suarez already has 10 just this season. Mata and Torres both have 24 goals for Chelsea in all competitions since their arrival. We NEED more productivity, especially if we are going to play with 1 up front.
Torres has contributed in ways other than just goal scoring which is great to see. He just seems to lack that confidence that he once had. There are times when all I want is for him to shoot and put the ball on goal. Let the opposition know that you are trying to score. When he gets the ball I don't even think he is going to score. On Saturday, when Sturridge got the ball, I felt like he might put one in. I like that feeling when our front man gets the ball.
So what are our options? Clearly the biggest name out there is Falcao. Is another 50M pound striker the answer? Who knows. It could be but we also know what can happen when you spend that kind of money on a striker. Maybe someone like Klaas-Jan Huntelaar would work as well. He would be a lot cheaper than Falcao but could provide solid finishing up front. I don't see keeping both Torres and Falcao but if we brought in Huntelaar, Torres should stay. We need depth at striker. Maybe someone new will light a fire under Torres and bring him back to his old form at Liverpool. Maybe.
Clearly I don't have the answers to the problem. Something has to, and most likely will, occur in the January transfer window. Maybe before then Torres will come on strong and we won't need to drop the big bucks on Falcao. But maybe we will.
All I can say is I hope Torres will prove me wrong the next month and half. I would love nothing more than to see him scoring and contributing in the way we all know he can. I have confidence that he will get back to his scoring ways but time will tell if it is in a blue shirt or not. Even if he does get to his old form here, we still need to go out and pick someone else up to add some depth to our attack.
KTBFFH.
