Drogba Revealed as Chelsea's Greatest of All Time

[Rambo 1,729]

Not sure if posted or not.

Lion of Munich Didier Drogba has been voted Chelsea’s greatest player of all time in a poll of 20,000 fans.

The Ivory Coast striker Drogba grabbed the equaliser against Bayern in May’s European Cup Final, before slotting home the decisive spot-kick in the penalty shoot-out against the German giants.

He pipped second-placed England midfielder Frank Lampard to the top spot, with skipper John 'Captain, leader, legend' Terry coming fourth.

Drogba, 34, said: “This makes me honoured and proud because so many big players have been at the club before me – and at the same time as me.

“It is unbelievable. All of these players have done such good things for the club and, when I came here, I could see how much people loved them.

“To be voted alongside these big names is an ­absolute privilege for me.

“When I joined Chelsea, I came to play my part and I’m so happy to have been part of the club’s history.

“My ambition was to win all the major trophies in England, and I think awards like this and success go together.

“To make history, you have to win big prizes for the fans and the club. They then decide if they want to make you a big figure in the club’s history.”

Drogba’s heroics in the Allianz Arena proved to be his Chelsea swan-song before joining Shanghai Shenhua in China.

He paid tribute to former team-mate Lampard, adding: “Frank is the best midfield player that I played with, the most intelligent and efficient.”

See the full list of the top 100 Blues players in the Chelsea magazine, which is on sale on Thursday.

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[Kieran. 6,317]

Top 10? I read Torres is #39.

[Amblève. 4,995]

The voting is a joke. It should have taken place in a year or two, not a couple of months after Munich. Too biased.

[Hutcho 8,443]

I can see why he was voted there and he is definately one of the greats, though for me it has to super frankie, due to everything he has achieved for us, and his goalscoring record is unbelievable for a midfielder and he is the biggest legend of all legends... SIR FRANKIE LAMPARD.

[Hutcho 8,443]

Top 10? I read Torres is #39.

Lol, torres at 39 is a joke. He shouldn't be anywhere near this list.

[zolayes 14,489]

I can see why he was voted there and he is definately one of the greats, though for me it has to super frankie, due to everything he has achieved for us, and his goalscoring record is unbelievable for a midfielder and he is the biggest legend of all legends... SIR FRANKIE LAMPARD.

look and see who has a statue

[osgoodisgod 150]

one name, one name only- MR PETER OSGOOD

[Hutcho 8,443]

look and see who has a statue

Yeah but i never saw him play, for me it started with zola, wise, petrescu, di matteo, vialli, tore andre flo, desailly etc which along with my dad supporting them got me into supporting chelsea and then we got lampard who i have seen from his very first game to where he is now and he has always been my hero...

Also give it a few years and he will 100% have one.

[jmarlow 458]

for me Frank is the greatest with Didier 2nd

and why does Torres need to be brought into everything! this has nothing to do with him why even mention him? let me guess to give everyone another chance to slate him right?

[zolayes 14,489]

Yeah but i never saw him play, and lampard has always been my hero...

Also give it a few years and he will 100% have one.

that is what annoys me . People saying BEST / Worst ever without really recognising that we have a history going back over 100 years ..

To have 3 of last years team in an ALL Time top 4 is insulting to our past great players

[Hutcho 8,443]

that is what annoys me . People saying BEST / Worst ever without really recognising that we have a history going back over 100 years ..

To have 3 of last years team in an ALL Time top 4 is insulting to our past great players

Yeah i get where you are coming from, but this has been the most successful era in chelseas history so when people think off greatest then they are always gonna think of things like that in recent memories...

Also it will always happen. In 20 years time, the top 4 will be completly different based on the people at the time as everyone has short term memory in this regard.

[zolayes 14,489]

Yeah i get where you are coming from, but this has been the most successful era in chelseas history so when people think off greatest then they are always gonna think of things like that in recent memories...

Also it will always happen. In 20 years time, the top 4 will be completly different based on the people at the time as everyone has short term memory in this regard.

some should never be forgotten ,,, and some will never forget them

[Hutcho 8,443]

And when someone thinks of their hero's its hard to just pick someone out of history who we have all seen in videos but not seen over the course of real time, play and develop in every moment. All many of us have seen, perhaps i should only speak from my experience, is people telling me what thye were like and extended highlights of their career. Of recent players, mainly because of my age i have seen week in week out, when they have played badly, when they have played well, and enjoyed all their successes with them... Which is why a greatest list is always gonna be somewhat biased.

[Hutcho 8,443]

some should never be forgotten ,,, and some will never forget them

I am not saying anyone has forgot them. Every chelsea fan should know who peter osgood is, but you cannot deny that based on when you started supporting chelsea/your age your memories of players will be completely different from those you never saw play and those who you did...

[zolayes 14,489]

two years ago Zola was voted Chelsea greatest ever ,,,, What happened last year was Lady Luck turned for us .. People seem to have forgotten

the attitude of players prior to AVB leaving ..very few added to their reputations last year and Lampard certainly didnt .

[didierforever 7,349]

DIDIER DROGBA LALALALA.... DIDIER DROGBA LALALALA....

[zolayes 14,489]

DIDIER DROGBA LALALALA.... DIDIER DROGBA LALALALA....

Moscow????

[didierforever 7,349]

Moscow????

Munich???