Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas is expected to drop Fernando Torres for the club’s must-win Champions League tie at Napoli.
Torres was pulled at half-time during Chelsea’s 1-1 draw with Birmingham City during last weekend’s FA Cup fifth round after a disappointing display.
The Spaniard has only managed to score three times in 34 league appearances for Chelsea, after the club paid £50 million for his services last year.
Villas-Boas says he’s not prepared to change his team’s strategy to suit the wayward striker.
“Not on the way I put things together, not in a team basis. He is trying hard. This season shows that he's had some ups and downs on performance. We had him at a good level at the beginning of the season and at the beginning of January.
“We will continue to push for that level of performance. We have to help the players reach that level of performance and get to the top level. That comes with confidence and for Fernando with goals and he will have to find that eventually, for sure,” Villas-Boas says.
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