Branislav Ivanovic insists Chelsea’s players never doubted
Fernando Torres would come good.
Torres netted his first double for the Blues since his record-breaking £50million January move from Liverpool in Wednesday night’s Champions League 5-0 thrashing of Genk, taking his tally to four goals from his last four club appearances.
And Ivanovic, who was also on the scoresheet, feels it was only a matter of time before Torres came good.
‘I always said there is no question about Fernando Torres because he is really great,’ he said.
‘He showed every day his professionalism on the training ground, how he is working hard for the team.
‘As a team, we expect more goals from him this season. Fernando showed his quality in his play. We are happy with that.’
Torres serves the final match of his three game domestic ban for Chelsea’s trip to QPR on Sunday. But it is two other big matches in the coming month that Ivanovic is looking forward to.
‘The games against Arsenal and Liverpool will show how good we are as a team for this season,’ he said. ‘I think we have grown up as a team, but this is the biggest test.’
