Didier Drogba

[Madmax 9,219]

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[The Chels 2,502]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpCyo3tNSVU&list=UUTgmugBE2ny4dZurvgc6iFg

(turn speakers down at 0:54 lol)

[romeeh 139]

Substitution for Chelsea, coming off the field number 19 Diego Costa, to be replaced by number 15 Didier Drogbaaaaaaa

Imagine hearing that when we are coasting or even at 1-0 up against any team in the PL………Oh fuck they think.

dude drogba is 36 years old even lambard at his age quit playing at chelsea, at his age dont expect much from him he just good for the spirit of the team thats all

[Korea 734]

dude drogba is 36 years old even lambard at his age quit playing at chelsea, at his age dont expect much from him he just good for the spirit of the team thats all

36 yr old drogba still a better hold up player than a 20 something lukaku and current el nino.

[romeeh 139]

36 yr old drogba still a better hold up player than a 20 something lukaku and current el nino.

thats just what u think because u love him but truth best footballer in the world even quit top clubs at this age like ronaldo ronaldinho kaka bekham lambard and the list has more, and u will c what iam saying when he play...that doesnt mean he wont score at all but his score might be like torres or even less

[Vybz Kartel 1,613]

I know he was unfit and all but DD11 is past it, hopefully he becomes more of an impact sub than anything else

[Pacquiao 1,834]

I know he was unfit and all but DD11 is past it, hopefully he becomes more of an impact sub than anything else

That's not how I saw it at all. He was never going to come on and put in a top class performance in his first game of pre season especially when the rest of the team were playing bad, but he still showed glimpses of what he can do, I Think he will have an excellent season!

[Reddish-Blue 2,354]

I know he was unfit and all but DD11 is past it, hopefully he becomes more of an impact sub than anything else

Totally agree. He can just come on after 70 minutes and let Costa take a break from leading the line

[Vybz Kartel 1,613]

That's not how I saw it at all. He was never going to come on and put in a top class performance in his first game of pre season especially when the rest of the team were playing bad, but he still showed glimpses of what he can do, I Think he will have an excellent season!

Dont let your emotions judge on this one, we all love Drogba but his just past it, would be surprised if he manages 5 goals all season

[DH1988 1,304]

Very surprised by his first touch, how much its disappeared.. hopefully just rustiness.

[iseah100 5,612]

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Remember the last time he is here, he only got the service from mata, behind him are our legendary players like malouda, kalou, mikel, ramires, etc. Right now he will get the "real service" from hazard, schurrle, oscar, willian, fabregas. Let's see how that works first before making any further judgement.

[Jase 43,479]

36 yr old drogba still a better hold up player than a 20 something lukaku and current el nino.

If you compare Drogba with Lukaku and Torres, then of course, you could say he's better than the two. But in general, Drogba has passed his peak and is no longer the player he once was. He can give us a few good games here and there during the course of the season but don't be surprised if he frustrates more than pleases with his performances. What people seemed to have forgotten is that in the midst of his achievements in the Champions League three seasons ago is that Drogba was effective in the league. In fact, he has been ineffective in the league since the 2009/10 season. So, people really need to avoid having high expectations of him this season or otherwise, there's gonna be a lot of disappointment.

[Jase 43,479]

Remember the last time he is here, he only got the service from mata, behind him are our legendary players like malouda, kalou, mikel, ramires, etc. Right now he will get the "real service" from hazard, schurrle, oscar, willian, fabregas. Let's see how that works first before making any further judgement.

Can't help but to feel annoyed whenever I read such views. It's almost ridiculous to say that a player will automatically or is likely to do better just because they have more creative players around them and will get "real service". If it's as black and white as that, then maybe we all should throw our names to the club and volunteer to play since things are so easy with these talents around. Also, people seem to have selective memory. While having the likes of Hazard, Schurrle, Oscar etc is better than having Malouda, Kalou etc, let's not forget we had won trophies with the latter group. To discredit in any way for what they did for the club is almost farcical!

[nibal 14]

36 yr old drogba still a better hold up player than a 20 something lukaku and current el nino.

"Question marks have been raised regarding Lukaku's technical ability and in that sense he certainly is no like-for-like Drogba replacement. He gave away possession due to a poor touch an average of 1.6 times per game last season, meaning he did so with 4.2% of his touches. That in itself seems like quite a lot of the time; more than 1 in every 25 of his touches would go straight to the opposition.

Drogba, though, did so with 14.5% of his touches in the Champions League last season, while Costa lost the ball with 6.5% of his in La Liga last term. The teams played a similar proportion of their passes long (Everton 12.2%, Atlético 11.8%) so it is not as if Costa's job was more difficult in this regard, and with fewer still passes played long at Chelsea (11.2%), Lukaku's so-called poor first touch certainly wouldn't be a problem."

http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/is-chelsea-decision-sell-romelu-lukaku-right-one

Edited August 4, 2014 by nibal

[Atlas Lion 1,223]

Not to mention we have struggled immensely in the final third last season. We've invested heavily in this squad and for two seasons all we have to show for it is a trophy we shouldn't have even been qualified for.

This is the season where everyone needs to step up or fuck off.

[The Skipper 20,593]

"Question marks have been raised regarding Lukaku's technical ability and in that sense he certainly is no like-for-like Drogba replacement. He gave away possession due to a poor touch an average of 1.6 times per game last season, meaning he did so with 4.2% of his touches. That in itself seems like quite a lot of the time; more than 1 in every 25 of his touches would go straight to the opposition.

Drogba, though, did so with 14.5% of his touches in the Champions League last season, while Costa lost the ball with 6.5% of his in La Liga last term. The teams played a similar proportion of their passes long (Everton 12.2%, Atlético 11.8%) so it is not as if Costa's job was more difficult in this regard, and with fewer still passes played long at Chelsea (11.2%), Lukaku's so-called poor first touch certainly wouldn't be a problem."

http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/is-chelsea-decision-sell-romelu-lukaku-right-one

You really don't need stats to prove that Drogba is still at this age technically superior to Lukaku. People have eyes.

[nibal 14]

You really don't need stats to prove that Drogba is still at this age technically superior to Lukaku. People have eyes.

I don't know, to me he just looks like he has lost a step physically and imo it impact his ability too shield the ball or to burst past his man . He has more experience and it is important but he is not really an acurate passer at this stage of his career.

Even in 2009/2010 he only completed 57% of his passes and it was a good year for him , he also turned the ball over almost 5 times (4.8) a game , lukaku has never turned the ball more than 2 times a game on average.

At west brom he had a 71% passing acuracy and at everton 66% while making more passes and having more touches than Drogba in 2009/2010 and we can agree that this Drogba ain't walking true that door .

So even if my eyes deceive me in thinking that Lukaku is way mor clumbersome than Drogba...facts , and number do not agree? and as i said earlier , lukaku appearsq as agile with a ball than bambi on ice but somehow he makes it work.

Edited August 4, 2014 by nibal