Chelsea: 3 Reasons Why Fernando Torres Is Back To His Best

2. Persistence

It might have so easily been different on Sunday without these breaks. The headlines would have talk of the chance Torres spurned when in behind City's backline from a Ramires centre. That has been a familiar story of his Chelsea spell. Torres could easily let his head go down after failing to convert that guilt edge chance. Not this time. If anything his glaring miss seemed to fire him up. Torres went on a tear, breaking down the right to lay the opening goal on a plate for Andre Schurrle. Given the number of attacking options available to Mourinho, you wonder why it wasn't Oscar or Eden Hazard delivering from a wide area. Torres took it upon himself to makes amends for his earlier gaffe. His persistence paid dividends.