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Chelsea legend Bobby Tambling can't wait to see Fernando Torres in action
Record signing: Fernando Torres will make his debut against former club Liverpool[LNB] Chelsea's record goalscorer Bobby Tambling is positively purring at the prospect of seeing Fernando Torres in a blue shirt and has compared the Spain striker to the club's greatest number nine, Peter Osgood. [LNB]The Premier League champions signed Torres for a British record fee of ?50m on transfer deadline day and he is set to make his debut against former club Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. [LNB]'Torres, like Ossie (Osgood), is an exceptional player,' said Tambling. [LNB]'A few years ago, before he even joined Liverpool from Atletico Madrid, I was asked who I'd most like to see Chelsea buy and I said Torres. [LNB]'I always knew he would settle in English football because of the style of football he plays. 'He's a fantastic finisher, one of the best in the game at the moment, and he can do it at great pace which is much harder. [LNB]'For him to join the already great strike force we've got at Chelsea, that's fantastic for the club. He's an old-style centre forward who likes using his pace to get beyond defenders,' said the man who scored 202 goals for the Londoners between 1959-70. [LNB] Former England international Tambling scuppered the notion that new No 9 Torres would not be able to play in the same forward line as Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka, who powered Chelsea to the league and cup double last season. [LNB]Manager Carlo Ancelotti offered the first clue as to how he might squeeze the trio into the same side by tweaking his customary 4-3-3 formation for Tuesday's 4-2 win at Sunderland. [LNB]Drogba played up front with Salomon Kalou and Anelka was a revelation in a new deep-lying role at the front of a four-man midfield diamond, prompting wave after wave of Chelsea attacks. [LNB]Ancelotti must now decide who steps down for Sunday's game to accommodate Torres and it could be that Kalou is the unlucky man to make way despite scoring at Sunderland. [LNB] Blues legend: Bobby Tambling is Chelsea's record goalscorer[LNB] Tambling, who was more of a goal poacher than a leader of the forward line like Osgood, has no doubt that Torres, Drogba and Anelka can all flourish in the same team. [LNB]'I think they can play together. Great players can always play together and I'm sure they will find a system to suit them,' said the 69-year-old. [LNB] [LNB]'Torres's signing certainly signals the intent of the club and it will be a massive gee-up for the whole squad,' added Tambling, who now lives in Ireland but returns to watch the occasional game at Stamford Bridge. [LNB]'Perhaps they will rotate the three strikers to get the best out of them.'[LNB]Some pundits have suggested the arrival of Torres could signal the end of Ivory Coast international Drogba's seven-year spell at the club but Tambling does not see it that way. [LNB] Blue is the colour: Tambling (left) has compared Torres to the prolific Peter Osgood (right) [LNB] 'I don't think that at all,' he said. 'Drogba's got a lot to offer and he seems to be in love with Chelsea. [LNB]'He's had a hiccup in form lately, just like the rest of the team, but I think they had turned the corner even before Torres signed.' [LNB]Tambling believes that fourth-placed Chelsea should not be discounted in the league despite trailing leaders Manchester United by 10 points with 14 matches to go. [LNB]'I honestly don't think Chelsea are out of the running,' he said. 'They have to play United twice still. [LNB]'If they do the 'double' over United like they did last season the gap would be down to just four points and that would make everyone at Old Trafford a bit nervy. [LNB]'I think Chelsea are going to be very dangerous now.' Tambling added. [LNB] Torres set to make stunning Chelsea debut against former club Liverpool on SundaySunderland 2 Chelsea 4: Blues in need of Luiz as strikers cover up defensive flawsUpdated Premier League squad list: ChelseaAll the latest Chelsea news, features and opinion[LNB] Explore more:People: Didier Drogba, Fernando Torres, Nicolas Anelka, Carlo Ancelotti Places: Liverpool, Spain, United Kingdom, Ireland
