The Chelsea and Drogba Show
It used to be the Jose Mourinho and Chelsea show, but a Roman intervention saw an end to 3 years of that, and now it’s pretty much a free for all, although to be honest Chelsea’s low profile this season (in the press) has been a blessing for us non-Chelsea fans and I imagine for Chelsea fans as well.
The Chelsea and Drogba show is quite interesting – the will-he, won’t-he saga of Drogba moving away from Stamford Bridge goes on and on and on and on and on, and even the Sun are bound to get tired of reporting the same thing over and over and over and over and over again, right?
Here’s what Didier Drogba did last week:
6 Feb: Didier Drogba, Gazzetta dello Sport: ‘Next summer I will go away from London. My future is Barcelona or Milan.’
7 Feb: Didier Drogba: ‘I said what I had to say and I think that was understood. What counts is giving 100 per cent in a Chelsea shirt. Winning the Champions League and Premier League – these are the types of challenges that I love! I am so happy here.’
The cynic thinks that Drogba is just fucking with the press, but for a man who admitted to diving on TV (why would I ever let that go?), that’s giving him too much credit. Drogba, from the above two quotes, wants to leave Chelsea, but till he’s wearing the blue shirt he wants to give it his best shot. Fair enough, you have to admire him for being honest and professional about it, and to be fair Drogba at 50% is better than any other striker Chelsea have (unless you have Anelka in full flow, but when is Grant going to take advantage of that?).
But considering that his conduct is highly unfair to the club who paid 24m for his services, perhaps Chelsea will be happy to see the back of him? Like Mourinho, the man can win games but is a PR nightmare.
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drogba at 50 is better then any striker in the world. If he leaves it will be sadest day at the Bridge, he is the only part of JM that remained.
February 14th, 2008 @ 18:01Drogba at 50% wouldn’t get into my Saturday League side.
February 14th, 2008 @ 20:28People tend to worry about what if the “greatest” striker/midfielder/defender leaves. Smart teams learn to get rid of them while they are still valued by other teams and can be properly sold. Chelsea would do much better if Drogba leaves even though he is one of those “greatest”.
February 14th, 2008 @ 22:50Drogba sounds like a confused fart. Anyway he’s making enough noises to compensate for the loss of the special one.
February 15th, 2008 @ 02:52PS:This may also be a tactic to join his former boss who is widely rumoured to take over at the Camp Nou and the red and black corner of the San Siro. So where Jose goes, Drogba is sure to follow………………
Luke Smith is an idiot. Probably has Louis Saha as his #1 for his Saturday League side.
As a Blues fan, I will be almost relieved when he is sold this summer. The will he or won’t he leave talk has become tiresome and a small distraction this season as the club looks to upgrade for next season’s title challenge.
Drogba is without dispute one of the top 3 strikers in the world when he is healthy and on form, and unfortunately for us, the former has been little this season. It is obvious to see how much we miss his presence on the pitch, but we are sick of the constant rumors about his future at Stamford Bridge.
With Ronaldo undergoing knee surgery, I am almost positive Drogba will be leading a fearsome Ac Milan attack at San Siro next season under Jose Mourinho’s managerialship.
February 15th, 2008 @ 16:09Drogba creates the rumours.
February 15th, 2008 @ 22:50My God, Luke, that must be one hell of a Saturday League side. Drogba at 50% would be 200% of most Premier League strikers.
That said, I would not want to stand behind the man in the line at McDonald’s.
“With all my heart and soul I am committed to the fish sandwich. I will believe in the fish sandwich for as long as I live.”
“When I am served my lunch, it will not contain a fish sandwich. Something is broken in the fish sandwich. It is a lunch I spit on and despise.”
“Look, Nico! A tasty fish sandwich!”
February 16th, 2008 @ 02:31Drogba is too much
November 26th, 2008 @ 13:48