Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti: Fernando Torres must improve

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Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has finally admitted that £50 million January signing Fernando Torres must improve his form in the Premier League.

The 51-year-old Italian apparently now feels that after two months at Stamford Bridge it is time Torres began to deliver a goalscoring return on the club’s investment.

“He has to improve, obviously. But this has been his first two months here. If he has some difficulties building relationships with the players, well, that can happen,” Ancelotti is quoted as saying to The News of the World.

The manager has suggested that Torres times his run too early, and needs to position himself more carefully in the future.

“Sometimes he moves very well on the wrong side of the centre-back and the ball does not arrive at the right time so we have to improve this.”

However, the Blues’ boss believes that his own position at the club is not in question, whether Chelsea beat Manchester United in the Champions League quarter-finals or not.

“I don’t think the club require that I win a trophy to save my position.

“These games against Manchester United will define our season. Not 100 per cent, because if you want to win a trophy it’s not enough to beat United. But it’s important.

“But they won’t define my legacy at Chelsea.”