The English giants went head-to-head at Stamford Bridge, but failed to grind out a goal despite the attacking talents on display.
Whether be it the atmosphere of London on a feisty Sunday evening or the fact that entire Stadium was booing the appointment of Rafa Benitez, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 failed to create anything of note during the entire ninety minutes at home.
Not that reigning champions Manchester City did any better, but the Blues could have capitalized on their opponents’ woeful form and perhaps gotten their manager off to a perfect start.
Benitez was adamant that he had already found the faults in his side after conducting his first training session and restored http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-Torres-c13707 in the starting eleven after the Spaniard sat out the UEFA Champions League clash with Juventus.
With Roman Abramovich clamoring for his role in the team, Torres was obviously going to be given the nod and even more obviously, struggle to perform.
A player cannot simply live on his reputation and for the Spanish International; even that particular avenue is close to drying up.
However, most of the game focused on the drama from the stands and nothing on the pitch was worthy of causing a stir in the crowd.
While Manchester City seemed to have recovered from their UEFA Champions League hangover, they never capitalized on the chances that came their way and only had themselves to blame for not taking the lead.
Chelsea, on the other hand, were wasteful in possession and only created one opening during the entire game.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-c13609 Torres to seal the headlines and revive his partnership with Rafa Benitez, but the striker, like most of his time in a Blue shirt, eventually put his shot well past the goal and had to settle for the supporters’ taunts, which
are more than justified at this point.
Roman Abramovich, the man responsible for causing massive displeasure amongst the club fans, watched gleefully from the stands, as he continued playing managerial musical chairs.
The Russian has forced Torres upon the squad and is determined to get him back to his http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 form, which now seems like a lost cause, considering the attacker has failed to shine in nearly two years at the helm.
Leaders Manchester United grinded out a typical comeback against QPR a day earlier and were ostensibly on top of the table, a place which they kept thanks to the goalless draw at the Bridge.
Abramovich’s decision to hire Benitez definitely does not make much sense on the field, especially given that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294 Di Matteo lifted the European Cup for the first time in the club’s history last May.
However, only time will tell whether the move is successful or not, but for now, Benitez backed Torres to rediscover his midas touch and claimed that poor service was to blame for his dip in form.
"You could see he was trying very hard. But I think the team has to help Fernando and create more chances, and he will score goals. You cannot expect a striker scoring just on his own, so we have to create more and better chances for him with the players
we have. Obviously, I’m not happy with just one shot on target, but the main thing is to create chances and go close," he said.
"The team weren't performing at their level in the last games and lost a bit of confidence from the Champions League game. But this was a clean sheet after so many games. You have some positives.”
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