Drogba and Kalou coming home

[gary gordon 1,777]

Bad result for the Ivorians, good news for CFC. What game should we be expecting them back. Surely won't be playing against Birmingham. I think Ancelotti will rest them till the Hull match. What are your thoughts?

[FL8 4]

Bad result for the Ivorians, good news for CFC. What game should we be expecting them back. Surely won't be playing against Birmingham. I think Ancelotti will rest them till the Hull match. What are your thoughts?

The most important is that we'll have Didier against Arsenal on 7th...he is magican in matches with them, so I'm counting on his good apperience...

This is sad, that they won't will AcofN, becouse it was their dream, but such is football. Glad to have them back.

[Steve 10,227]

The most important is that we'll have Didier against Arsenal on 7th...he is magican in matches with them, so I'm counting on his good apperience...

This is sad, that they won't will AcofN, becouse it was their dream, but such is football. Glad to have them back.

Hello mate, welcome to talkchelsea, introduce yourself in the introduction page

About the game, its a shame for the lads. But at the end of the day its a good thing for us. We will have them back soon

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Not bothered about them being knocked out, just hope they're fit.

[zolayes 14,489]

Bad result for the Ivorians, good news for CFC. What game should we be expecting them back. Surely won't be playing against Birmingham. I think Ancelotti will rest them till the Hull match. What are your thoughts?

agree ,,drog has a 1 game suspension then needs time to get over this ,,warm up against hull then

really take it out on the arse

[warnie_666 1,081]

agree ,,drog has a 1 game suspension then needs time to get over this ,,warm up against hull then

really take it out on the arse

Yes so wouldnt that suspension serve with the Birmingham game? This way he will have rest for a week and be fit for the Burnley game on Saturday and not the Hull game......

[Blueman 57]

Yes so wouldnt that suspension serve with the Birmingham game? This way he will have rest for a week and be fit for the Burnley game on Saturday and not the Hull game......

Yes he can technicaly play against Burnley but it all comes down to his mental readiness and match fitness since he will need some rest.

[Term-X 7,891]

Not bothered about them being knocked out, just hope they're fit.

so Kalou can destroy the career of Sturridge?

it's worth ivory coast remaining in the competition just to keep kalou there.

[EskWeston 696]

Fantastic news that we will have Drogs back sooner than we all thought. It was important to have him back for the Arsenal game and now he will be.

[Aesthetic Relic 301]

Obviously its good to have him abck....I thought he looked absolutely snattered against Algeria. I'd keep him fresh for the Arsenal game alone. He needs a bit of a breather imo. we should be able to cope for a few more games without him.

[NoFear 23]

For some reason, I believe we play better in a 4-3-3.. If Drogs is back we will hv to revert back to the diamond which means problems playing Malouda... because he is d one hu gives genuine width on our team and has been performing really well in past 3-4 games.. Oh well.. Hope Don Carlotte knows it better !!

[millzy_chelsea_fan 4]

they will be back for the weekend

[Rubber bullets 1,183]

Problem is he might have a slump of form as he will probably be devastated that his country will not win the African Cup of Nations.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Knowing Drogba he'll use it as an incentive to score a hattrick.

[boshman 1,073]

For some reason, I believe we play better in a 4-3-3.. If Drogs is back we will hv to revert back to the diamond which means problems playing Malouda... because he is d one hu gives genuine width on our team and has been performing really well in past 3-4 games.. Oh well.. Hope Don Carlotte knows it better !!

We don't need to play an orthadox 4-3-3. If we play the 4-3-2-1 or "The Christmas Tree" then we can have Drogba as the spearhead and have Anelka play just behind with a Joe Cole or a Deco. Anelka can play there, he did against Preston and scored. I think this could work.

[Laylabelle 9,304]

Knowing Drogba he'll use it as an incentive to score a hattrick.

Hopfully..and hopfully also he'll be looking on the postive side theres always the world cup so lets score and then off to that we go!

[Bandicoot 3]

Yes so wouldnt that suspension serve with the Birmingham game?

The FA have have deemed that he served the suspension against Watford on 3 January

[Rubber bullets 1,183]

The FA have have deemed that he served the suspension against Watford on 3 January

Although I wonder if Arsene Wanker will go fetch his rules book