It’s hardly been football’s best kept secret that Didier Drogba isn’t happy at Chelsea, I mean let’s face it, we’ve been hearing it more or less since he arrived for £24million in 2004.
Obviously there’s a transfer window open again, and as with every window in the past few years, we’re hearing the Ivorian wants to jump through it to see whether the turf really is greener on the other side. Although, to be perfectly honest from his recent performances, particularly the one he put in (or didn’t) against United, we didn’t need even need a transfer window this time to alert us to the fact that he’s been struck with that old itchy feet impediment again.
The difference this time though seems to be that he’s got himself a much less tolerant boss than he’s used to. Because this time we’re being told Luiz Felipe Scolari is virtually holding the door open for him. Because in his most recent press conference, ahead of the Southend game, Scolari says “I have looked at many games with Anelka and I have looked at last few games with Didier. I will put my opinion on the pitch every game. If I have given players only one chance then maybe some of them will complain they have only had one opportunity. But when I have given four or five chances then there is no room for questions. If one player does not want to stay at Chelsea then now is the time to go away. Until now no-one has made an offer. But come now and pay us. Dont make a problem for me and Chelsea. Come now and buy the player. Now you can do it and make an offer. After January if no clubs have come in then its too late. So I say to the agents and clubs, come here and buy now because now is the time. Send a club here and buy and finish it.”
Now, whilst that statement can apply to just about any player at Chelsea, the fact that we all know it’s Drogba who’s failed to take the many ‘chances’ he’s been given and it was also Drogba who was subsequently dropped for last night’s game having appeared to laugh his arse off at his own pathetic display against United on Sunday, it wouldn’t take a box of Crayola to draw the intended conclusion.
As for the rumours about the wantaway striker calling his former club to beg for a bid to be put in, who knows whether that’s true or not? But would any of us really put it past him?
Blue is the colour
