Chelsea boss plays down Torres reaction
Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo played down the significance of Fernando Torres’ reaction to being substituted during the west London derby against QPR.
Striker Torres was clearly unhappy after being replaced by Daniel Sturridge in the 0-0 draw at Loftus Road, where the Blues were twice denied a penalty.
Eden Hazard was brought down in the box by Shaun Wright-Phillips and skipper John Terry, who picked up a knock during the game and will be assessed on Sunday, was wrestled to the floor by Ryan Nelsen.
Torres endured a frustrating afternoon before being taken off, but Di Matteo said: “No player is happy when they come off. It’s not a problem.”
The Italian added: “The only disappointment is that we didn’t score a goal. It was a good performance from us and we controlled the game.
“We had chances to score, it was just the goal that was missing. One goal would probably been enough to win the game.
“With the penalty incidents and with the chances we created, on another day we could have scored.
“With Hazard the referee was in a good position and there was contact. Maybe he didn’t think it was enough, but with JT and Nelsen it was a stonewall penalty.”
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25/10/2012 @ 1:41 pm
torres is a player who always want to score in a match but his problem now is that he doesn’t decide fast whether to dribble or to pass or to move with the ball but torress is still going to play 4 chelsea and is because he doesn’t see any body competing with him in the team that is why his playing rubbish for the team
18/09/2012 @ 8:21 am
Torres can’t score coz he hasn’t got fast enough players behind him…. stop blaming him like that. U 4get all the +ves he has brought, like scoring that goal against barca last season. Otherwise cfc would have won in shame… a lost
16/09/2012 @ 9:55 pm
We’ll keep the blue flag flying high.
16/09/2012 @ 7:12 pm
We dont have 2 talk About mike, cos he is our engine room, Bt as 4 Elnino he is a floop pls use dany up front, moses/Hazard wingers nd mike/oscar 4 midle ceasear right back Iva nd luiz centre half.
16/09/2012 @ 7:05 pm
Torres is a joke, he keeps losing ball throughout the whole game, when he gets benched because he is clearly useless he moans? We need to get rid of him ASAP
16/09/2012 @ 3:59 pm
RDM nuh kno who fi start that’s d problem n who fi change!! My team fi start moses oscar mata terry david cole ivan torres hazard ramires cech
16/09/2012 @ 2:03 pm
Sturridge is a good forwarder but not a good striker. Torres strikes better than him. Torres should be retrained on quick shot instead of dribbling to score. Oscar should work on his starminer. Moses n Hazard should handle d wings. Mikel stop uneccessary back passes. Ramires should always pass the ball to either the striker or winger.
16/09/2012 @ 2:01 pm
torres is useless becoz chelsea midfielder is useless, slow.. play lampard n mikel make torres weak, can’t score…chelsea will lose to juven if play lampard n mikel together.
16/09/2012 @ 1:56 pm
Torres should be sold so that we can purchase potent striker like falcao
16/09/2012 @ 1:52 pm
Trees is the beste frowerd.
16/09/2012 @ 12:37 pm
Torres is a useless striker……… just dull the game for us on the pitch…….. RDM pls go for another striker.. by july….. I prefer moses and Storage shuld start on Wednesday.
16/09/2012 @ 12:06 pm
i don’t kИ̲̮̣̥̅̊Ơ̴̴͡w̶̲̥̅̊ wats wrong with torres, he is a lazy striker can’t even hold d ball. Its high time RDM started using sturridge he is a very good player and a defence cracker unlike torres. Sturridge worked very well with moses and why lampard, lampard is ₪☺ longer a full time player, wat is oscar doing in d bench. D̶̲̥̅̊ only problem daniel is dat he is selfish but dat is very easy to solve.
16/09/2012 @ 10:56 am
It maybe d time to let torres go. If he was sub 60 and 70 min cfc would have gotten a goal. Moreover we don’t have to be like totenham i hope someone understand.
16/09/2012 @ 10:42 am
Torres is no longer a recognised striker any more. Next match Sturridge shld start.
16/09/2012 @ 10:40 am
Torres as at CHELSEA now qualifies by all standards to be called a liability.It better we convert a midfielder to a striker for the mean time if not then we should forget it this season.
16/09/2012 @ 10:02 am
And you dont know what you are talking about OG!!!
16/09/2012 @ 8:33 am
Falcao fit 4 chelsea
16/09/2012 @ 7:32 am
torres is modan useless.i wish daniel wl 1day take over dat position.
16/09/2012 @ 7:32 am
Nonsense! Torres cost us a lot of money and he has show notting for it,lets try sturridge he can do it cuz he’s sharp not hopeless and dull torres!
16/09/2012 @ 7:20 am
Chelsea should use sturridge more as pure no9,cuz torres is a floop who need to be sold.i hate a striker who can not hustle for balls
16/09/2012 @ 7:15 am
Caroll is thousand better than Torres bt am so suprised by ma fellow fan who admire Torres nowdays!
16/09/2012 @ 7:13 am
Josh mc Eascheran or Kakuta vs Oscar!i don’t see the difference
16/09/2012 @ 7:11 am
We have got no central forward nd Ramires should play defensive midfield role coz Obi is slowing the ball,Moses must get chance in the pitch,Lampard is so old!
16/09/2012 @ 7:09 am
chelsea bought torres but forgot his brain at liverpool..he is very useless a player.he doesnt even knw his duty as astriker…..idiot
16/09/2012 @ 7:04 am
.D m is rather a useless coach he needs to be sacked.why should he continue to use
Players like lampard and obi when there are better midfielders.
16/09/2012 @ 6:39 am
Gabriel y did u say so…
16/09/2012 @ 5:02 am
Torres have sale his luck to her girl friend pls di matto use victor in dat position but still buy farco. Chelsea for life
16/09/2012 @ 4:29 am
Toress is a weak striker.
16/09/2012 @ 1:41 am
Sturridge will start Wednesday.
16/09/2012 @ 1:40 am
Torres is stupid player he shuld be loan away 4rm chelsea a wastage player he should go nd learn 4rm falcao
16/09/2012 @ 1:32 am
Torres is nt a stiker we need a good 1 by january transfer, or victor moses can top strike pls RDM dnt blv in torres
16/09/2012 @ 1:17 am
To be honest he should have controlled his emotions better as he is a professional.He didnt play awful but at the same time he wasnt doing enough to warrant a place in the line up. He must be able to see there are other options in the team and with the likes of Sturridge on his heels desperate to play games if Torres doesnt perform Sturridge can and will.
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16/09/2012 @ 12:01 am
shut up please torres world class striker he needs more time on pitch to score goals.
15/09/2012 @ 11:57 pm
Torres is not serious
15/09/2012 @ 11:41 pm
If dimateo want to win “he must replace torres for moses in that standing 9. B’cos torres is so slugish. We need a sharp,quick,perfect striker like drogba d one & only chelsea legend.
15/09/2012 @ 11:30 pm
nah patner u just dont like torres
15/09/2012 @ 11:25 pm
You Okundage, do you kno
w the meaning of useless.
15/09/2012 @ 11:09 pm
Torres is the worst striker in epl, he is to lazy to work for the team, waits for a pass from heaven. Anybody that watched sturidge and moses today, should know that they both deserve to be starting. Ramires is useless as a winger, put him in the middle, he played better there, when Moses came on.
15/09/2012 @ 10:31 pm
torres must be sold his luck is not in chelseafc,his confuse
15/09/2012 @ 10:16 pm
tores problem is onething how can a stricker back the goal post each time they gave him pass, he will beging to dressing the ball b4 u kn it the defenders will collect the ball from his foot, finaly di matteo has started doing some blonders by alowing lamperd to finish the game, i dont kn why ceser azpalicuta sturredge and moses can nt start the match, tores should be coming in as a sub while sturredg should start the match as a striker untill when we get a good stricker like falcao, di matteo should stp playing ramires as a winger but as a midfilder moses is verey good for that winge, we dosent shoot boode short on goal anymore, the touches is too much, what we have now is defensive milfilder we dont have creative midfilder but harzard is okey sending lukaku on loan and we dont have good stricker is a verey big gamble by di matteo.
15/09/2012 @ 9:54 pm
I agree completely.
HATE the fact we signed this useless hack.
Go back to liverpool and suck there…
15/09/2012 @ 9:51 pm
Pls. Stop using Torres. Sturrige and moses is okay upfront.
15/09/2012 @ 9:41 pm
Very painful Chelsea could not buy a good striker during the transfer period. If we continue to rely on Torres, this season will be the worst of Chelsea. He has potential for a mid-fielder and occasionally, during play, he can move into attack. But if he refuses, good buy to him. With all these money spent during the transfer window, I don’t see any reason why Chelsea should be playing draw with lesser clubs. Chelsea players end more than these lesser clubs. Torres earns more than Messi. The money invested to assembly Chelsea Team can be use to get 5 to 7 teams of these lesser clubs. If we statrt losing to lesser teams, what is our fate when we play better teams like Man U and Man City. Torres is gonna place RDM job in the line.
15/09/2012 @ 9:01 pm
Torres should be loan to China…
15/09/2012 @ 8:57 pm
chelsea still need a better striker, who is torres to react. That reaction was absurd. It’s about tym we started using sturridge as our main striker instead of consistent, gud for nothing torres before the next transfer window.
15/09/2012 @ 8:45 pm
Torres is not suppose to wear the chelsea shirt
15/09/2012 @ 8:44 pm
Torres you can‘t do everything alone. One tree can nt make a forest.
15/09/2012 @ 8:41 pm
Pls y torers, instead of moses or sturidge? Up blue
15/09/2012 @ 8:40 pm
RDM you are a useless coach u dnt av d gut to bench lampard
15/09/2012 @ 8:32 pm
I tink we have 2 exchange torres 4 falcao
15/09/2012 @ 7:01 pm
Torres is a useless striker