Former Olympic gold medal sprinter Darren Campbell believes he can fix out-of-form Chelsea striker Fernando Torres' goal scoring woes.
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The Spanish striker has struggled to recapture his explosive speed after a knee operation in 2010. This has led to the former Liverpool man struggling to regain consistent goal scoring form for his new side, netting only 11 times in 60 appearances for the London club.
Campbell is currently the sprint coach at Cardiff City, and has held coaching sessions with Manchester United, Chelsea and Everton. He is highly regarded in the football world as a pace and acceleration specialist.
Campbell believes a two week training programme will be enough to reignite the devastating form that made Torres so great on Merseyside.
"It's something that is best done in pre-season but I think Fernando just needs two weeks when he hasn't got to worry about playing on the Saturday and just put in a nice two-week training programme that I think would definitely bring the majority of his speed back," Campbell told the Daily Telegraph.
"I'm sure I could fix him. It doesn't have to be a lengthy process because these guys are already extremely fit. That's the great thing about working with footballers and rugby players. You're not having to worry about the base fitness so you just go in and teach the raw speed."
Campbell briefly worked with the Spaniard prior to Andre Vilas-Boas' rein as Blues boss, and thinks that the striker is simply trying too hard.
"The biggest problem is that when you lose your speed you're unable to do what you used to be able to do, and so then you start trying harder and harder. But that can be counterproductive.
"If you want to be quick, there's an element of relaxation that's involved. You've only got to look at Gareth Bale. He runs at high speed but it's all relaxed and there's no tension in him. The problem with someone like Fernando Torres is that the harder he tries to find that speed, his efforts are actually detrimental."
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