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Ancelotti not fazed by Torres drought

ESPN staff
April 19, 2011
Fernando Torres warmed the bench against West Brom © PA Photos
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Carlo Ancelotti has reiterated his belief that it does not matter if £50 million striker Fernando Torres scores, provided Chelsea keep on winning.

Torres came close to breaking his duck when climbing off the bench during the Blues' win over West Brom at the weekend, but was denied his first goal by a tight offside decision.

Ancelotti is convinced the floodgates will open for Torres but is not worried that he continues to fire blanks, as long as his side keep on racking up the wins.

Torres may be handed a start against Birmingham on Wednesday and the Italian coach is looking for a three-point haul.

"He played just nine minutes," Ancelotti said of Torres' effort against West Brom. "He was unlucky because he scored but was offside.

"I am not worried by this. Strikers have lived this moment in the past and the only way is to be passionate and give him confidence. He has to do this himself.

"I hope tomorrow he scores. My thought now is to put the best team out to play good football for 90 minutes and to win the game. It does not matter if it is Fernando or anyone who scores."

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