With http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Didier-Drogba-c11044 set to leave Chelsea, Fernando Torres will be left as the main striker at Stamford Bridge as they attempt to defend the UEFA Champions League.
Torres joined Chelsea in the winter transfer window of 2011 from English Premier League rivals http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 for a record breaking fee of 50 million pounds. However, he has not been able to find his feet at the club in terms of scoring goals.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294 Di Matteo in the starting XI and was brought on towards the end of normal time.
Even though he was available to take a penalty in the penalty shoot-out, Di Matteo preferred instead to use the likes of Juan Mata, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Luiz-c10542. Torres admitted he was disappointed with the fact that he was not allowed to play a central role
in the fixture.
However, Drogba believes that the Spaniard is the future of the club. Despite popular belief, according to Drogba, he enjoys a good relationship with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-Torres-c13707 and nominated him to take the club forward next season when the Ivorian would not be present
at the club.
Drogba said in an interview:
“Next season is going to be his season and I will try to speak to him. We have a good relationship. We don't understand why we didn't play together more, but that's the past. Torres is the future.”
Having been at the club for eight years, Drogba admitted he was extremely sad that he had to leave but revealed it had to be done.
He revealed:
“Being here for eight years, it will be a big change. Players will go, some stay, but the club will remain as ambitious as it has always been. I am not worried. Chelsea was there before I came and always will be.
It's impossible to forget this moment. Leaving Chelsea in any case would be difficult, but now even more. It is impossible, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 is in my heart. My blood is blue and my heart even more so.”
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