Mou Praises Torres Attitude

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has praised striker Fernando Torres' attitude after he scored a brace in their 3-0 win over Schalke on Tuesday. The Spain international was given the nod ahead of Samuel Eto'o for the encounter and on his 100th start for the Blues, he inspired them to a comfortable win. Mourinho says that he has been impressed with Torres' attitude since taking over this summer, saying that although all his performances have not been great, he gives his all every time. "Sam [Eto'o] played well in the last game and Fernando also did today," Mourinho told Sky Sports. "I prefer to say we have strikers who work for the team and can score goals. Them and Demba [Ba] have enough quality to play for us. "[Torres] is a hard worker, he's not the kind of guy to hide behind the fee paid for him. He's had some not so good times since he came here, but he always kept his professionalism and since I arrived he's always positive. "Sometimes not playing so well, but always trying hard." The result on Tuesday took Chelsea to the top of Group E and was also the heaviest defeat handed to Schalke in Gelsenkirchen in the Champions League.