The Chelsea season hasn't gone so well on the international level and is starting to take a bad turn on the domestic level. A way to avoid further bad news is get some new talent.
The new striker's name is 27 year old Demba Ba. Yes, apparently Fernando Torres hasn't been enough for them. Ba came from Newcastle United for a undisclosed fee. While playing for Newcastle, he managed to score 13 goals in 19 premier league games.
As for his debut with Chelsea, it went very well. Playing on the road vs Southampton, Chelsea managed to get a great win to advance in the FA Cup. While Southampton may have scored first, it was Demba Ba that started off the scoring for the Blues. BA scored off of Juan Mata's effort in the 35' to tie the game. He would later tack on another goal to make it a 3 goal lead. Ba would finish with two goals on the evening, one just short of a hat trick. Chelsea won by a final of 5-1.
The debut for Ba couldn't have gone much better. While certainly getting further in the FA Cup should please the fans, it's making sure that Chelsea finishes in the top four of the Premier League that really interests them. They are currently ranked 4th in the league with 38 points while Everton is on their heels two points behind. Will Ba be enough for the Blues in the EPL?
P.S. Fernando Torres has only 7 goals in 20 EPL games. Maybe that's why he didn't play against Southampton.
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