super_frank8 186 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2146013/Didier-Drogba-The-Chelsea-striker-unplayable.html#axzz2K2tPNyVyI respect Carragher, but especially after he said that. I believe he was talking about this:Exactly. If Carragher has the humility to recognise & pay tribute to a legend of ours like Drogba & essentially call him an unplayable god, then he deserves the same respect & treatment from me considering what he has done for the game himself. If you appreciate the footballing passion & commitment that he has displayed down the years - it really should be second nature.That's a great article by the way, haven't seen it before. & that's definitely the goal he was talking about:I watch the athletics sometimes, and the commentator will be talking about a guy running a good tactical race, and I don't understand that. If the other guy is faster he's going to win, tactics won't come into it. And that is what happens against Drogba sometimes. 'You can make all the best plans, but then he'll do something to which you have no answer at all. And you'll never have an answer. He's just bigger, or faster, or harder to manoeuvre. And that is the way it will always be.'Early in the season, 2006, we were playing them at Stamford Bridge and it was a really tight game, as usual. We'd got into their heads a bit under Jose Mourinho with the Champions League the year before and we'd already beaten them in the Community Shield that season. 'So very few chances either way, it's just before half-time, it's all going well. And Michael Essien plays this long ball in to Drogba on the edge of the penalty area. He pops it up with his chest, turns and hits this left-foot half-volley that's in the net before Pepe Reina's even seen it. And I watched it again, and I could watch it a hundred times more and I know Alan Hansen says every goal is somebody's mistake, but I'll tell you what I could have done to stop it: nothing. I was lucky enough to be there that day to witness it first hand.Being less than 30 yards away & watching it all unfold as if in slow motion, it was a truly special moment that immortalised him forever in my eyes as the greatest & will definitely go down as one of Drogba's finest in Blue. Could literally watch it all day; but then again, I could do that with so many of the goals he's scored.Really do miss seeing the big man walking out at the Bridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDN Blue 7,903 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 In his prime, perhaps one of the most classy defenders England ever produced. Like has been said before, he was technically the best, but his work rate more than made up for it. He was the idea British football's defender. He and John Terry would've made a fabulous pairing for England if they had their primes at the same time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2146013/Didier-Drogba-The-Chelsea-striker-unplayable.html#axzz2K2tPNyVyI respect Carragher, but especially after he said that. I believe he was talking about this: The most amazing thing about this goal is how easy he made it look. If I didn't know anything about football and saw this, I would think such goals are standard and scored in every match. The time when Dids was unplayable... Gotta give some respect to Carragher for acknowledging that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan 17,956 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 His commitment has been a true example for the youngs. There are not many footballers like him.Anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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