At present, Chelsea are going through a bit of a rough patch. They’re a stubborn bunch and Torres is too good to continue his goal-shy form.

In weeks to come he will be banging them in and everyone will be talking about how ‘cheap’ £50million is. It’s how football works. It’s all part of the cycle.

You make a great point about Ancelotti, the current run and Scolari, but Chelsea were doing even better last year when Abramovich put the gun to Ancelotti’s head and threatened him with the sack if they didn’t win the EPL.

That’s gone this year for sure and I just can’t see the teams form or Torres’ form picking up for them to win the Champions League. Which I think will lead to Carlo’s demise.

But you’re definitely right to point at Torres as a player, I think the Blues could see the best of him next year after a well deserved summer rest.

His first in 4 years if I’m correct.

However, i’m not sure if its a little premature to be predicting Ancelotti’s doom. Scolari was sacked during a similar bad patch, yet Ancelotti seems to have ridden through the worst of the media storm. Also, I’m inclined to believe a coach of his calibre who has already won trophies for the club would be given a bit more recovery time. I know Abramovich requires the club to be challenging for everything year in year out, but surely it would be misguided to believe an entire season falls to Torres?

Yes, he is in terrible form, and I do fear we have the potential for another Shevchenko on our hands, but remember, he is player with top level Premiership experience already. And at only 26, there is more than enough time to find the world class ability which he undoubtedly still possesses. Will Torres come good in the next couple of months? Probably not enough to impact this year’s hunt for silverware. Next season? I wouldn’t bet against it….

My view is that although it’s partially injury influenced it’s more a tactical decision to play like that.

You’ve also got to consider who he’s lining up as a replacement…Hiddink has said he’s “too old” hasn’t he? Who’s the successor? Jose? ;)

Just because you don’t agree with one view is a poor reason to stop reading what is considered by many as being one of the best football websites around.

If every article that was ever written conformed with general opinion then very little would be worth reading in the first place.

My guess is that Torres won’t be able to fit in before the Champions League QF or SF and that if the Blues are knocked out then Carlo will get the sack.

Mr Emanalo is “the Assistant First Team Coach” and is therefore the No.2 Coach at the club and was inflicted upon Ancelotti by Abramovich after Wilkins was sacked.

It doesn’t matter who employed Wilkins in the first place or what his role at the club was, be he a cone placer or first team coach or tea lady.

The thing is, he was there because Ancelotti wanted him there. In short he was on Ancelotti’s staff and Abramovich overstepped the bounds by sacking him.