Didier Drogba promises Roberto Di Matteo his goal in Chelseas 5-0 Champions League rout against Schalke was nothing personal Didier Drogba played his part in Chelseas five-goal destruction of Schalke but was quick to reassure Roberto Di Matteo that it was nothing personal, and that he will always be cherished. The two men are connected by the 2012 Champions League win when now Schalke boss Di Matteo was interim manager and Drogba the hero who scored an equaliser in the final against Bayern Munich and converted the winning penalty. In Gelsenkirchen, the Ivorian came off the bench to score Chelseas fourth as Jose Mourinhos team clinched their place in the last 16 of the competition, as winners of Group G, with a game to spare. Di Matteo admitted it was his most painful experience of his managerial career to watch his Schalke side torn apart by his former club. We have more than this result between us, said Drogba. It was a difficult game for him. He had a lot of injured players. We came and wanted to win. We did our job. Its difficult for him, but it doesnt change the fact he was very important for us at Chelsea Supporters who travelled to Germany from London sang Di Matteos name in the 16th minute, in honour of his shirt number when he played. Of course, thats normal, said Drogba. The same way they showed support to me when Chelsea played against Galatasaray was the same respect they showed to Roberto and all he did for us. It was a ruthless display by Chelsea, who took the lead through John Terry in the second minute. They were three up by half-time, before substitutes Drogba and Ramires came on to add two more. Mourinho, criticised in the past for building clinically effective teams, bubbled with pride at the flair and beauty produced by this team, which is now unbeaten in 19 games this season, and have not lost since April. Drogba said: Chelsea can say in the past we had great teams in terms of spirit, a machine in terms of hard work and efficiency. This one is efficient too, but with the attacking players, the passing rate and quality of passing is higher. We have more creative players, which maybe makes it better to look at. I was a defender once and sometimes I try to face them in training and after that I have to go to the massage room and get some treatment because theyre so good. The most important thing is to win titles, so this team will only be good if this team wins titles and big trophies. Then we will be able to compare it with previous ones.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 09:48:20 +0000
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