Drogba backs Chelsea to cope
Chelsea striker, Didier Drogba, has backed his club to get through January without any major trip ups. January sees the start of the African Cup of Nations and a lot of Chelsea players will leave Premier League action to go and represent their countries.
This leaves the West London club in a very tricky position because they have been banned from signing any more players over the next two transfer windows. Therefore the club are going to have to rely on what they have to get the job done but Drogba does not think they will struggle.
He said: “It will be tough for me to go. I want to help my team, to play and score goals for my team. But this is part of my career and to represent the national team is also really important for me. It will be difficult for me to leave, but at the same time I have to do it because it’s a big event for Africans and I want to be there.”
“But they [Chelsea] will do the job without me. The team is winning without me already [in the Champions League, in which he has served the first two of a three-match suspension] and that is fantastic. We think about the situation sometimes, but it is up to the club to find a solution. We only want the club to succeed and be top of the league all season. That’s what will matter for us.”
“We didn’t win the title last year because we lost too many points against the big teams. We lost against United, Arsenal, Liverpool. This is a new season and we want to correct that. This was only the first of those games, but it was important to show that we’re here and we want to be champions this season.”
Drogba is a great enigma of the English game and his departure will hurt the club. However, he can at times be inconsistent and his place can be taken up by another player who is hungry and wants to cement a slot in the side. Opportunities are very rare in football and this could be a blessing in disguise for the club.
It would be naïve to say that they will not miss him because they will but the club need to cope without him, they have to learn how to play without Drogba in the side and if they can do this then January will pass and Chelsea will still be in the hunt for glory.
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