Didier Drogba says team's recent poor form looks so much worse because Chelsea are so well respected
When Salomon Kalou scored for Chelsea in Sunday 28 November's 1-1 draw with Newcastle, it was only Chelsea's second league goal in their last five matches. In that five-game time frame the Blues have only one win,
and have slipped to second place in the league standings. Chelsea's Ivorian striker Didier Drogba pointed out recently in an interview with
BBC Sport that such ups and downs are all just a part of football, but that the swings that affect Chelsea are magnified because of the fact that they are such a highly respected club.
"That's normal, that's football," he said.
"We had these moments last year and it is up to us to change things, to get back to scoring goals and not concede. We had so many clean sheets for a certain time, but now we are conceding in every game, so that's something we
have to change if we want to go back to the top of the league.
"You expect Chelsea to win every game and people are maybe surprised. But that means we are one of the best in the league, so that's why the expectation is high. It's a responsibility we have to take and we are trying to
do that."
Chelsea got off to a dream start in the English Premier League this season racing to the top of the table. Their fine form continued in the Champions League where they remain the only side with a perfect record, but their league form has slipped considerably
as they struggle to find goals. The lack of goalscoring has been the major change since the beginning of the league season when they amassed an amazing 21 goals from their first five games. Drogba recognized the fact that this has been a key factor in their
inability to get results recently in the league.
"Once again, we created a lot of chances and could have scored maybe another goal," he said about Chelsea's most recent match. "But the problem is we conceded a goal very early in the game and we had to chase, and when you
have to chase, you create more space and you create more fatigue as well, so it is difficult to convert the opportunities you have."
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