Villas-Boas stands by Torres

Andre Villas-Boas had nothing but praise for Fernando Torres, despite watching Chelsea’s £50m man fluff his first Barclays Premier League start for almost two months.

Villas-Boas stands by Torres
Tue, 27 Dec, 2011 - 07:17

Andre Villas-Boas had nothing but praise for Fernando Torres, despite watching Chelsea’s £50m man fluff his first Barclays Premier League start for almost two months.

Torres’ latest goal drought grew to 10 matches yesterday as the Blues drew 1-1 in their west London derby against Fulham in what was another blow to their increasingly-remote title hopes.

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