Chelsea suffered one of the most embarrassing FA Cup defeats of all times after a 4-2 loss at the hands of Bradford City.
They have crashed out of the FA Cup this season at fourth round stage, but the blues could be looking at yet another cup upset in the space of just a few days. They take on Liverpool in the second leg of the League Cup semi-final at Stamford Bridge. After having failed at the similar stage only last season, Chelsea will be aware of winning the match in order to let the confidence stay within the team.
Striker Didier Drogba says that the blues should do a lot better than they did against Bradford on Saturday. The 36-year-old was one of the starters against the League One team, but he was not able to impact much despite playing along with another striker in the form of Loic Remy. Read more »
It looks like the ongoing season is going to mark the end of Didier Drogba’s trophy-filled career at Stamford Bridge.
The Ivorian legend himself said the other day that he has only one season left now and he wants to make it special.
In a recent interview, the veteran was quoted as saying, “I have had a number of wonderful seasons over here. I don’t think I have enjoyed myself more anywhere else than at Chelsea.”
“One more season is left and hopefully, this would be the same. I am looking to have as much fun as possible with the guys and also, to clinch titles.”
“There is nothing that I haven’t won with Chelsea. But, I want to do it all over again this season. It would be so nice to be able to create history as we had done in 2012.”
Drogba has not played as the central striker for the Blues anyway since rejoining the club.
It’s Diego Costa who has been Chelsea’s main man upfront and now, there are rumours that Jose Mourinho, the manager of the side, is planning to add an emerging youngster i.e. Anderson Talisca to his attacking line.
Talisca is contracted to Benfica at this point of time. Chelsea’s rival clubs including Liverpool are also interested in the teenager who is an all round player.
Talisca is enormously effective as an attacking playmaker, but, he has shown his credentials as forward as well a few times playing for Bahia (a Brazilian club) and for Benfica.
Talisca’s arrival would mean that there is no place for Drogba in the starting XI of Chelsea and in that scenario, there is very less possibility that Mourinho would give contract extension to the Ivorian at the end of the season.
Didier Drogba and Ivory Coast have not enjoyed going through successful moments during the past World Cup participations as they on the 2006 and 2010 editions but failed on getting past the group stages.
In 2006 Ivory Coast had to settle with a 3rd place finish as they fell behind Argentina and Netherlands and 4 years later during the 2010 World Cup, Ivory Coast couldn’t get past Brazil and Portugal in the standings of the group stages and that was as far as they have been able on reaching.
This time around Ivory Coast was pitted against Japan, Colombia and Greece in what is expected to be a much simpler group stages and considering that this will be the last World Cup of Didier Drogba, he wants to end his international career with Ivory Coast on a high note.
“Competing at the previous two tournaments was very difficult. We have a realistic chance to do better in Brazil and get past the first round’’ Drogba stated.
The French manager Sabri Lamouchi is the person in charge of Ivory Coast to help the nation reach a platform that they have never been able to accomplish in their history and he has praised the importance that Drogba has in the squad even at his 36 years of age.
“Didier is a great footballer who contributes so much to the team and he can be a major factor in Brazil. Ivory Coast has never reached the second round and should we do so in Brazil, there is a sense that nothing is impossible.” Lamouchi announced.
Yaya Toure is another high profile player who is expected to be one of the main engines and driving forces behind Ivory Coast and their journey through the 2014 World Cup.
During Galatasaray’s 2-0 triumph against Elazigspor, Didier Drogba took the chance to pay his own tribute to Nelson Mandela with a shirt that had: ‘’Thank You Madiba’’ written on it. Despite making the gesture and the tribute to one of the most influential figures in history as Mandela has made, Didier Drogba is now facing sanctions in Turkey and might even be fined for his actions.
As Turkish news source Hurriyet Daily News explains, the next step is for the pair to explain themselves before a committee:
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) justified the decision by arguing that the players wore the t-shirts in the match against Elazığspor without receiving permission beforehand. Both players displayed the t-shirts after the conclusion of the game, which the Lions won 2-0.
Former Arsenal defender Emmanuel Eboue also made a similar tribute as he joined Drogba and is facing the same problems and sanctions as his teammate Drogba.
Drogba has responded by posting a picture montage on Instagram including a photo of his own meeting with the former South Africa president.
He adds that he would do it again:
I’d be very interested to see your comments on this…but I’m sorry if I had to I would do it again and again. Nor because of political beliefs but because this man inspired me, a country, a continent, the world!!!!! Thanks again Madiba.
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