Wednesday, 9 January 2013

Chelsea develop tailor-made Torres training programme

CHELSEA have put Fernando Torres on a training programme designed to build up the striker’s strength and help him regain his devastating speed.

The 28-year-old Spanish striker was renowned for his electric pace and direct running while at former clubs Atletico Madrid and Liverpool.

A string of knee and hamstring injuries have plagued Torres after his club-record £50million move to the Blues two years ago and seen him lose that side to his game.

But Chelsea boss Rafa Benitez, who brought the forward to English football while at Anfield, insists the club is working hard on the training ground to address the problem.

Benitez has given many players in the squad specific instructions and he has set Torres the task of improving his strength in order to generate more power in his running.

He said: “The way the team was training, and when we arrived, there was too many games with the same players. It’s not easy, especially for strikers, and we saw these things and we’re trying to prove his [Torres’] strength a little bit.

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