Drogba: ‘This is not the Chelsea I know’
Chelsea legend Didier Drogba says he doesn’t recognise his former club who lost home and away to Real Madrid in the quarterfinal of the UEFA Champions League without scoring a goal.
The west London side lost 2-0 at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night for a 4-0 aggregate score and Drogba, who won the Champions League in 2012 with the team told Canal Plus the Chelsea he saw on Tuesday is not the Chelsea he knows.
‘I don’t recognise my club. It’s no longer the same club. There is a new owner and a new vision. Of course, we try to compare it with what happened during the (Roman) Abramovich era where a lot of players were brought in, but the decisions were very intelligent,’ said the player.
The Ivorian says the players the Russian bought were done with just one aim: to win titles.
‘Bringing in players like Petr Cech, Andriy Shevchenko, Herman Crespo, Michael Essien, Didier Drogba, Florent Malouda, and I go on. It was done to win titles. They are players with a certain experience. The strategy is now different; we bet on young players. But a dressing room of over 30 players is difficult [to manage] for a manager.’
Drogba also said the team lacks leaders.
‘They lack charismatic leaders. You need players that take on the game, that assume their responsibilities. You need a player that brings a bit of madness to the stadium.’
