Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has revealed that he is surprised about how well Fernando Torres has done since he returned to the Bridge this Summer.
The Special One re-joined the Premier League outfit this year after leaving to join Inter Milan and then Real Madrid a few years back and the Portuguese-man has been pleasantly surprised about how well his Spanish striker is performing.
Torres has been criticised heavily in recent years after making his £50million move to The Bridge, but his late goal on Sunday against Manchester City was his third goal in two games.
Speaking after the game, the Chelsea boss admitted that he was surprised about how well Torres has been performing and training.
Mourinho said: “I have had a big surprise with Fernando from day one with the way he works. He has worked so much from the first day.”
He added: “Sometimes I have put him on the bench, sometimes he has not been selected, sometimes I have left him at home – but every day he has been the same. He has worked very hard.”
“It was a fantastic performance from Fernando because it was built after an easy miss and that makes it even more valuable.
“He could have been affected for the rest of the game but it looked like that was the moment he said ‘I will be man of the match’.
“We have done nothing with Fernando. It would be easy for me to say that, but he deserves credit. We work with our methodology and we believe it improves players in terms of sharpness and speed.
“I don’t know if Fernando was the same last year but what I know is since I arrived he has worked very hard every day.”
