Giggs for Torres

All that combined, and Chelsea still could not deliver, for the man standing in their path is the most decorated player in the history of English football, Ryan Giggs.

Chelsea's owner, Roman Abramovich has a deep pocket, and he craves for the Champions' League trophy. He paid what was then the highest transfer fee in English football for Andriy Shevchenko in 2006. The business turned bad. Unabated, he bought Nicholas Anelka the following season, Deco, Ramires, Benayoun, and more recently, the £50m Fernando Torres.
All that combined, and Chelsea still could not deliver, for the man standing in their path is the most decorated player in the history of English football, Ryan Giggs.

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At 37 years of age, Giggs was the oldest player on the pitch last night apart from Edwin Van Der Sar who is 40. But unlike Van Der Sar, Giggs has been running down the left side of the pitch for a single club for the past 20 years, though now he has been increasingly used in a deeper playmaking role. And the quarter-final of UEFA Champions' League match against Chelsea last night provided the vivid proof that this man still has a lot to offer.

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The United veteran tackled, chased back, and ran all night. Above all, he provided two passes that led to the goals. He wasn't fazed by the goal scored by Chelsea midway through the second half, instead he provided the most astonishing ball for Park Ji-Sung moments later to suppress any potential recovery from Chelsea. Experience speaks louder than price tag.

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How Abramovich must now wish he had handed over a significant portion of his fortune for a player as effective as the veteran Welshman, rather than the Spanish striker whom he was convinced would bring him his grail. And lucky for United, Giggs has never thought of leaving Old Trafford. Inter Milan attempted to lure Giggs to Italy in 2002, but Sir Alex Ferguson insisted in keeping him, and the faith he had in Giggs is paying off.

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Torres, on the other hand, got more than a bad day at the office last night, he was humiliated. His movement was distinctively different than that of his teammates, and he was floating aimlessly on the pitch all night. Credit to him, though, for his presence on the field, but you'd expect more from a player who'd cost you £50m. In fact the combined value of the two goal scorers of the night, Javier Hernandez and Park Ji-Sung, is a mere £10.6m. More interestingly, you could buy the entire midfield of United (Nani £22.4m, Carrick £23.9m, Park £4m, Giggs £0) last night for the price Roman spent on Torres.

Now that Chelsea's quest for trophy this season has gone hopelessly down the drain, the Chelsea owner would have had sufficient time to ponder the wrong move he'd committed thus far. But we all know what he should have done: he should have splashed the cash for the 37 year-old.



Malcolm
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