Didier Drogba: Give Chelsea players time
Chelsea striker, Didier Drogba has admitted that Chelsea have missed the services of some key players that left the club during the summers. There were a number of players that either left the club or were let go. The list includes players like the German
captain, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ricardo-Carvalho-c30973, English midfielder, Joe Cole, Portuguese midfielder, Deco and a few others.
When one looks at those names, it is clear that missing such influential players all at once is bound to have an impact on the team. To add to Chelsea's problems, their most crucial players, like Didier Drogba, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/John-Terry-c18895,
have not been able to take full part in the season due to various injuries. That may be the reason the club has been putting up a mediocre show for last 2 months.
Drogba said that now that all the senior men, including himself, are back to full fitness, the team should be given enough time to regroup and get their campaign back on track. Drogba added that with the number of players leaving in summers, the youngsters
in academy got a great chance to be tested, and most of them have got a good feel of what it takes to perform on the highest level.
While talking to a sports magazine, the Ivorian striker said that, "We've had a lot of injured players, and the team has changed from last year. We lost five great players in Ballack, Belletti, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Joe-Cole-c18694. And we replaced them with young
players like Bruma, Kakuta, McEachran and Van Aanholt. They are good players, but they need time to adapt".
The 32 year old won the golden boot last season and played an important role in the Blues' title winning campaign. However, he has not been able to rediscover his best form this season, and has been off his game. Drogba was out due to malaria and says that
he does not feel that he has fully recovered just yet. He added that a wrong diagnosis led him to believe that it was the common flu at first, which led to him taking longer to recover.
Last season, Drogba managed to knock in 37 goals, but after more than half of the current season gone, he has only managed 9 so far this time round. The Ivorian captain admitted that the season has not gone ideally, but added that, with the problems faced
by the club, it is understandable to some degree.
Drogba went on to say that he is concerned more about the form of his team rather than his own form. He added that it will not matter if he manages just 10 goals this season, if his team wins the league.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Didier-Drogba-c11044 joined Chelsea in 2004 and became an instant hit. He has thus far won 3 League titles, 2 FA Cups and one League Cup with the Blues. He said that Carlo Ancelotti is probably the best boss he has ever had. He added that he does not mean any disrespect
to the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 managers, especially his mentor, Jose Mourinho, but Ancelotti has got the team playing a whole new brand of football. And that now that he is having a rough time, he should be given backing from fans and media alike to get out of this
slump.
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