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Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas hails Fernando Torres' improving form ahead of Swansea clash
The World Cup-winning striker has not hit the back of the net in the Premier League since scoring and being sent off against the Swans in their previous meeting in September
31 Jan 2012 08:44:00
By Adithya Ananth
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Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has backed Fernando Torres to start scoring goals regularly, insisting that the striker's form has been steadily improving.
The Spaniard left Liverpool in the winter transfer window last season to join the Blues in a record breaking £50 million move but he has since scored just five goals in 43 appearances for the London club.
But now, ahead of the game against Swansea City, the Portuguese boss is hoping that his forward returns to his prime.
"I think we are seeing a player growing in terms of form," Villas-Boas told reporters.
"Eventually we expect goals from it, and we hope those goals will come back."
The last time that the 27-year-old found the net in the Premier League was back in September, when the west London club were playing Swansea at the Liberty Stadium.
Villas-Boas was asked if he could have foreseen the World Cup winning forward's goal drought, and he said: "That is the reality, but he has been helping the team.
"Fernando has equally one of the most assist totals for other players in the club so he is producing for the others as well.
"I think he is confident, to be fair. For the kind of effort he is doing, eventually it will be repaid."
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The Spaniard left Liverpool in the winter transfer window last season to join the Blues in a record breaking £50 million move but he has since scored just five goals in 43 appearances for the London club.
But now, ahead of the game against Swansea City, the Portuguese boss is hoping that his forward returns to his prime.
"I think we are seeing a player growing in terms of form," Villas-Boas told reporters.
"Eventually we expect goals from it, and we hope those goals will come back."
The last time that the 27-year-old found the net in the Premier League was back in September, when the west London club were playing Swansea at the Liberty Stadium.
Villas-Boas was asked if he could have foreseen the World Cup winning forward's goal drought, and he said: "That is the reality, but he has been helping the team.
"Fernando has equally one of the most assist totals for other players in the club so he is producing for the others as well.
"I think he is confident, to be fair. For the kind of effort he is doing, eventually it will be repaid."
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