Steve 10,227 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Drogba - My Head's Not In It! Chelsea forward Didier Drogba has admitted that he has a tendency to let his mind wander and lose concentration during matches... Drogba has developed a reputation as one of the most fearsome strikers at work in the Premier League and indeed, across the world. His mix of athleticism and penache makes him one of the most difficult opponents for any defence and he has yielded goals in every team he has played. However, the Ivorian has struggled to shake-off accusations of lapses in concentration during matches, as well as missing some rudimentary chances during the course of games. It is something to which the 30 year-old readily admits. He told Chelsea's Offical Magazine: “Yes, it happens to me many times, it happens to every one of us. It’s funny because there are some times in the game where you don’t touch the ball for a while and then you realise that the crowd is there, or they’re not reacting, or you notice something specific going on and focus on it. “After that you have to come back into the game quick because this is how you lose your attention and sometimes you can miscontrol when the ball comes to you suddenly, or miss an opportunity. Although he is currently sidelined through injury and has not featured for the Blues as prominently as he would have liked over the past year, Drogba is still seen as an integral part of the Chelsea line-up under Luiz Felipe Scolari. The ex-Marseille man fulfils the lone-striker duty for his club, and it is a position that he believes requires a certain type of player. He continued: “When you play alone in attack you need a special preparation, a special warm-up so that mentally you are ready, otherwise you cannot play to the best of your ability. “I think about what I am going to do to escape my marker, what I am going to do to score goals. I actually think about the way I am going to score my goal – I close my eyes and try to imagine it and sometimes it doesn’t happen. “But most of the time when you get it in your head that you are going to score a certain kind of goal, it happens. “It’s funny but you create something in your head, a desire to score, an attitude and everything can go like this in the game. “It’s different with two up front, a completely different approach – you have to think with your partner, have the same ideas as him and not think only for yourself in the game. “Now my game is much more about coming deep, touching the ball and then moving into space. I need to be on the limit of offside when the pass comes. “I’ve scored a lot of goals where it looks close to offside but the assistant referee can’t say because I’m always right on the limit.” Source: Goal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott 7 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Straight out of the Chelsea magazine, with the context changed slightly. Drogba is just saying his concentration can slip sometimes... just like anyone's. Not that he is especially prone to losing concentration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aesthetic Relic 301 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Reading that reminded me of the time he was getting stick off the fans as he was having a gash game about 2 years ago. He scored and ran over to them and singled out the guys giving him stick and was giving it the "I'm the daddy" gestures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True_Blue 469 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Reading that reminded me of the time he was getting stick off the fans as he was having a gash game about 2 years ago. He scored and ran over to them and singled out the guys giving him stick and was giving it the "I'm the daddy" gestures. Home game vs Arsenal when he scored the odd goal,that was funny as hell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kez 2,727 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Yeah it went in off his knee lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 4,400 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 yeah lol he joked about his fantastic first touch in the post match interview, still hes always had it in for arsenal. Anyway i dont think his head is in it, it sure dont look like it was before he got injured again. Hes mind does seem elsewhere. He'll be back to what hes best at soon enough i'm sure but hes not looked too bothered of late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo814 1 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Gotta love the European sports writers.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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