2) Fitness
Torres had been struggling with niggling injuries in the first few months of the 2010/11 season, scoring only 9 goals in 23 Premier League games for Liverpool, in comparison to his 18 goals in 22 league matches the previous season. Clearly, the Spaniard had lost a bit of that blistering pace that made him so deadly for the Reds and he wasn’t in the best shape for the beginning of his Chelsea career. Still, the high-profile nature of the transfer meant he had big pressure on him to play and perform well instantly, which will no doubt have put pressure on him in a time when he perhaps needed a rest.