Nando Watch: Week 1 & 2 (Stoke City & West Bromwich Albion)

Nando Watch is a weekly post chronicling Fernando Torres' performance during his second season at Chelsea. Considering his one goal debut season for the club, the only way he can go during this season is up. This week we'll actually cover weeks 1 & 2 that have kicked off the Premier League.


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By Kayla

The opening weekend for Chelsea didn't necessarily play out like the squad had hoped. A 0-0 draw with Stoke meant the end of a nine year streak of winning their opening season matches for Chelsea. However, it did mean a great performance from Fernando Torres. In fact, it's been his best performance since he became a blue, despite the fact that he did not score. Not bad for a guy who was rumored to miss out due to a concussion. Nando spearheaded a motivated team that created chances and took shots, but was denied by the great saves by Stoke's Asmir Begovic and also the referee. Torres and Frank Lampard were taken down in the box without penalties being awarded.

Week 2 for Chelsea fared a bit better for the blues. It was another scoreless week for Nando, but the Blues managed their first win of the season for their first match at home. Chelsea looked weak in the first half after West Brom claimed an early lead five minutes into the match. Torres turned in another notable performance despite the inability to put any goals on the board, which was done by Florent Malouda and Nicolas Anelka in the second half, when the Blues began showing signs of life. A 2-1 win at Stamford Bridge puts Chelsea on the right track, and Nando's performance puts him on the track of  making up for lost time.





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Kayla is a writer, co-editor & co-founder of The Captain's Armblog.  She enjoys eating too many sweets, writing, and defending Fernando Torres.  Send her digital candies to thecaptainsarmblog@gmail.com