Juan Mata backs ‘misfiring’ Torres to score big in 2011-12 season

London, Sep 16 : Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata has predicted that his teammate Fernando Torres will prove his goal-scoring prowess has not faded when they face Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday. “I believe Fernando is still the same player he was before - nothing has changed. He is a great player who has demonstrated he can score lot of goals,” the Daily Mirror quoted Mata, as saying.
“Everybody goes through phases when it doesn’t happen for them and that is what Fernando is doing now. But this will be his season. It’s just a question of time,” he added.
Torres has scored just one goal in 21 games since his 50 million pound move from Liverpool in January.
Earlier, Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas had said that he was willing to axe Torres from his starting line-up should the striker continue to misfire.