The no. 9 Curse at Stamford Bridge

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Fernando Torres

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When Carlo Ancelotti arrived he decided to stop humiliating any of his players forcing them to wear the cursed no. 9 jersey. It was paying off as everyone in the team played out of their skin as the team won the league and scored over 100 goals. Then Fernando Torres was brought in January 2011. If anybody could handle the pressure it was him, the man won Euro 2008 and World cup 2010, Having experience of playing in the top level with Athletico Madrid and Liverpool, He was one of the most feared strikers in the world. But, not even Torres could escape the curse of the no. 9 jersey. Failing to score a goal in his first 920 minutes for Chelsea he went on to score 20 league goals in 110 appearances for Chelsea across three and a half season. He scored more than that in his first season at Anfield.

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