BERLIN, 19 Apr. (STATS Perform/dpa/EP) –
Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba believes that the English team “should return to the principles and values” that reigned during the time of Roman Abramovich and go back to betting on players “with some experience” in order to opt for everything again.
“I knew this club with a certain class during the Abramovich era, but today I find it lacking in it. It’s hard for me to understand how they got rid of certain people. They should go back to the principles and values they had. I no longer recognize my club,” he said. Drogba to ‘Canal+’ after the elimination this Tuesday of the London team in the Champions League against Real Madrid.
The Ivorian recalled that when players like himself or “Petr Cech, Andriy Shevchenko, Hernán Crespo, Michael Essien or Florent Malouda were signed during his stay, it was to win titles.” “They were players with some experience. Now the strategy is different; we bet on young players, but a dressing room of more than 30 players is difficult for a coach to manage,” he warned.
After the acquisition by Todd Boehly eleven months ago, the situation facing the London team is critical, with a run of seven games without a win, eleventh in the Premier League and eliminated in the Champions League quarterfinals.