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Torres: I'll fill Drogba's boots

ESPN staff
July 28, 2012
Fernando Torres is back in training with Chelsea © Getty Images
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Fernando Torres has promised to step into the void left by striker Didier Drogba as he steps up his preparations for the new Premier League season.

Blues boss Roberto Di Matteo has bolstered his midfield options with the arrival of Eden Hazard and Oscar, but may not replace Drogba, who has joined former Chelsea team-mate Nicolas Anelka at Shanghai Shenhua.

The Spaniard endured a torrid first year at Stamford Bridge, but has enjoyed a superb couple of months, lifting the Champions League trophy with Chelsea before winning the European Championships with Spain, taking the Golden Boot for his troubles.

And Torres is confident he will thrive as top striker and hopes to build a legacy like Drogba did at Chelsea.

"I am looking forward to it," he said. "I like the responsibility and it's a thing I've been doing all my life. I think Didier did everything for this club, scoring the winning goal in the Champions League was an inspiration for us.

"Our relationship was great and I was talking to him when he decided to leave he wished me all the best and hopefully one day Chelsea fans will remember me as they are going to remember him."

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