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RT@Soccernet:It appears Chelsea will ‘rest’ Fernando Torres 4 their game against Copenhagen.Carlo Ancelotti reveals all: http://es.pn/guM2kL

RT@Soccernet:It appears Chelsea will &aposrest&apos Fernando Torres 4 their game in opposition to Copenhagen.Carlo Ancelotti reveals all: http://es.pn/guM2kL – by cmbpayne (Christian Payne)

Pick me or I’ll quit! Drogba set to leave Chelsea if he doesn’t start against United

Pick me or I’ll give up! Drogba set to depart Chelsea if he doesn’t start off against United
Didier Drogba will give up Chelsea if he is dropped again for Tuesday night’s Premier League showdown with Manchester United, according to resources shut to the participant.

Didier Drogba happy at Chelsea even with arrival of rival striker Fernando Torres
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba claims he has every little thing he goals of at Stamford Bridge and has no want to leave.

Drogba statements to be a content camper at Chelsea
AC Milan Fernando Torres Liverpool Marseille True Madrid Didier Drogba Chelsea Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has dismissed statements he is set to return to France. The 32-12 months-old, who joined the Blues in 2004 from Marseille , has been linked with a return to France since the £50million arrival of Fernando Torres from Liverpool in the winter months transfer window. But Drogba, who is below agreement with …

EPL Title Race – Chelsea Draw Against Hull, Liverpool Win

Article by Peri Witny

As Manchester United wait for Sunday evening for their match against West Ham UInited to start, Liverpool have a chance to reclaim the lead and be at the top of the English Premier League even if it is only for a night. Liverpool surrendered the first goal of the match when David Nugent scored at the 61st minute to draw first blood for Portsmouth. However, his side failed to check the Reds’ talismanic striker Fernando Torres as he scored the winning goal in Liverpool’s 3-2 win at Fratton Park.

Reds manager Rafael Benitez fielded in a radical side. With Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard out with a hamstring injury and Lucas Leiva suspended for one game, Benitez tweaked his side to cope with the challenge. He gave young Frenchman striker David Ngog his first full start, left his starters Albert Riera, Dirk Kuyt and Xabi Alonso on the bench and employed three center backs in Jaime Carragher, Martin Skrtel and Daniel Agger. Fabio Aurelio and Alvaro Arbeloa were in midfield while Ryan Babel and Yossi Benayoun played behind Ngog. Torres started on the bench for Liverpool as his recent hamstring injuries has worried Benitez no end.

Aurelio scored the equalizer as he scored a wicked free kick that came about when James had to handle ex Liverpool striker Peter Crouch’s suicidal back pass with Kuyt lurking to intercept and score. Hermann Hreidarsson then restored Portsmouth lead with a header at the 77th minute. Benitez then replaced Ngog with Kuyt, Andreas Dossena with Alonso and Babel with Torres. The trio then pushed forward with Torres laying the ball for Kuyt to unleash a shot towards the top of the net at the 88th minute. Torres then produced a glancing header for the winning goal in stoppage time.

The win pushed Liverpool at the top of the standings but United still have two games in hand. They are to face the Hammers on Sunday evening. In the other key football game, Chelsea had to bounce back from its loss to Liverpool and revive its title aspirations by seeking a win against a determined Hull side. They did produce a lot of chances but failed to convert any of them as the Blues were held to a 0-0 draw by the Tigers.

The Blues were without goalkeeper Peter Cech who sustained a back injury during Chelsea’s match against the Reds. Defender Ricardo Carvalho did not start as he still has to shake off a hamstring strain. Michael Essien and Joe Cole are both with knee injuries and sidelined for the rest of the season while new loan signing from Inter, Ricardo Quaresma made his debut.

The draw together with Aston Villa’s 2-0 win over Blackburn relegated the Blues to fourth place with 49 points. Villa jumped to 51 points. Arsenal, whos game is also this Sunday night is on fifth place with 43 points but may close the gap on Chelsea if they win their match against Tottenham Hotspurs. So frustrated with their team’s sinking title hopes were the fans at Stamford Bridge that they booed their side after the game ended with some angry fans hurled abusive comments toward Chelsea manager Luis Felipe Scolari after recent scores.

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Fernando Torres defended by Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti after another goalless display against Fulham

Fernando Torres defended by Chelsea supervisor Carlo Ancelotti soon after another goalless exhibit versus Fulham
Chelsea supervisor defends his £50m signing and says all he wants is time soon after goalless draw in opposition to Fulham.

Out of the blue Ancelotti’s spoilt for alternative and it has upset Chelsea
The moral of Chelsea’s time may stop up becoming “be cautious what you wish for”. Their operator, Roman Abramovich, spent £75m on Fernando Torres and David Luiz for the duration of the January transfer window to re-energise their flagging campaign but the end result has been the polar opposite.

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Chelsea’s £50million striker Fernando Torres flopped once more as a – draw at Fulham all but ended his club’s hopes of retaining the Barclays Premier League title. Also: Tottenham Hotspur will not stand in the way of Harry Redknapp if he is asked to be successful Fabio Capello as England manager.