So far, so good for Demba Ba at Stamford Bridge. Even though the 27-year-old striker has not seen a great quantity of playing time for the Blues since coming over from Newcastle United early in the wintertime shift industry, what he has shown should absolutely justify management's decision to sign the Senegalese international to a wholesome three-and-and-half yearAdeal. And while most Chelsea transfer periods tend to be more like biannual Xmas spending sprees with wealthy Uncle Roman using the elite baseball leagues across the world as his stores, this January's wound up being fairly quiet despite all the rumors of Radamel Falcao and Marouane Fellaini dancing through the heads of Blues supporters. Chelsea sold Daniel Sturridge to Liverpool for A12 millionAand closed Ba from the Toon for A7 millionAand actually ended up with A5 million more in its coffers than it started with when all was said and done. So who says Abramovich can not be considered a little thrifty when he needs to? Demba Ba is proving to be a very stable order for interim director Rafael Benitez (right) and Chelsea since being authorized from Newcastle United in January.Michael Regan/Getty Images By finding BaAfor this kind of good cost and wrapping him up for these wonderful years of his baseball career, the Blues went quite a distance to starting to fix the situation they suddenly found themselves having last period at the striker spot when team story Didier Drogba starting showing signs of aging, Fernando Torres stayed ice-cold and Sturridge began voicing discomfort with his playing time. Like fellow newbies Eden Hazard, Oscar, Victor Moses and CAsar Azpilicueta, it will take time to Ba to assimilate in to his new environments in West London, gel along with his new teammates and get accustomed to coming in off the bench. But once he does, assume some really big things from him. Ba wants to play the role of lone striker and fits in perfectly with Chelsea's recent 4-2-3-1 tactical development and advantages from his huge 6-foot-2-inch body, enormous steps and intense ability to play balls in the air. Against Southampton in the third round of the FA Cup in his Blues debut, BaAscored twiceAand offered only a little taste to Chelsea lovers of his abilities in the field, then tallied his first English Premier League goal for the club 11 days later against those same Saints. In his return to Tyneside and St. James' Park on Feb. 2, Ba tried to exhibit off some of those skills facing target but was unjustly honored with an activate the faceAby former teammate Fabricio Coloccini and a broken nose. No red or orange carda'or fee kicka'was released, and the Magpies went on to overcome Chelsea 3-2 as Ba was forced to keep the match with his injury. Up to now, Blues temporary manager Rafael BenAtez has only began Ba four timesAin Premier League play and his goal against Southampton is his only top-flight tally for Chelsea currently, but time should show him to be a 20-goal-plus a year scorer. After Demba Ba (left) emerges from the shdow of present starting striker Fernando Torres (right), then Chelsea will be able to see how important his signing this winter exchange market really was.Michael Regan/Getty Images One particular four begins arrived on Sunday against the defending league champions Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, and Ba again showed his power to create havoc facing the purpose when he caused a collision between herself and the Sky Blues Joe Hart, which resulted in a Frank Lampard charge kickAand a wonderful save your self by the City goalkeeper. After he's given the chance to become the main striker for the European champions, Baa'tied for fourthAin the EPL with 14 goalsa'will become even more abundant and important for the Blues and their offensive strikeforce. And once Ba emerges from the shadow of being Torres's back-up at striker, Chelsea and its lovers will see so just how big the signing with this true expertise in fact is. >Follow me on Twitter: @KevinStott11
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