Fernando Torres avoids further FA ban but fears long injury lay-off
Chelsea fear that Fernando Torres will suffer a prolonged injury lay-off after damaging his left knee in the Champions League victory against Steaua Bucharest.
No punishment: FA rules mean Fernando Torres cannot be punished for scratching Jan Vertonghen Photo: AFP
The Spain international will undergo a scan on Wednesday with the hope that he
is only out for a few weeks at most. Even so it could leave Chelsea's
resources stretched with only two fit senior strikers in Demba Ba and Samuel
Eto’o.
It capped a day of mixed emotions for Torres, who escaped further punishment,
and a possible four-match ban, after the Football Association’s revamped
disciplinary rules came unstuck when it was deemed that he could not be
charged despite having appeared to scratch Tottenham Hotspur defender Jan
Vertonghen in the face.
“I was more than confident because I think the FA defends the interest and
culture of English football, and defending English football is not to
protect people who cheat and simulate,” Jose Mourinho said, again attacking
Vertonghen, who he accused of feigning injury in the incident.
“The bad news is the injury, but the doctor is very confident it is not a big
injury like we had with Marco van Ginkel [out for the season], but it’s
something with his knee, his ligaments, and we have to wait for the scans
tomorrow.”
Asked about Torres’s mental state, the Chelsea manager said: “If the injury is
for 15 days I think he’ll be fine. The problem is if it’s more time.”
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