It's do or die for Torres

It's nearly a year since Torres moved to Chelsea from Liverpool for £50 million pounds, and so far he simply hasn't delievered. In 21 games (9 as a sub) Torres has managed just five goals, for the mathmeticans amongst you that's a goal every 4.2 games, or 10 million per goal.

I've seen huge amounts of support for Torres, with nearly every Chelsea fan backing him to come good, but my patience is wearing thin for El Nino. For £50 million you should have at least 15 goals by now, I know Torres has been short of confidence and short of form, but it has barely looked liked returning.

Here's the problem for AVB, his tactics and philosophy mean a striker like Drogba doesn't benefit, he's not the type of striker to run the channels and wait for through balls from Mata. Torres is exactly that sort of striker, the only problem is he can't find the net, something's gotta give, Torres or AVB's approach.

Have we lost faith in Torres?

Other options for Chelsea could be starting Sturridge as the lone striker, but I believe he isn't ready for such a role, his best work comes out wide, cutting inside, I don't believe he has the experience to lead Chelsea just yet. Anelka could play the role, but hasn't been a favourite for AVB since he arrived in the summer.

Back to my original point, Torres has a fantastic opportunity against his former side to get that confidence, a couple of goals and some terrorising of his former team mates is exactly what the doctor is ordering. Otherwise, I think we should seriously consider cutting our losses and seeing what we can get for him in January, because when he is out of form he is a passenger, and at the very top level you can't afford to carry passengers.