Jose Mourinho insists Chelsea “need” a player of Didier Drogba’s mental stature if they are to challenge for the Premier League title this season, ESPN reports.
Following his decision to rejoin the club
on a one-year deal, Drogba has linked up with Mourinho’s side on their
pre-season tour in Ljubljana. Mourinho, though, claimed it was like the
striker had never been away.
“First of all when he came, it looks like
he never left the club. It was so normal, nothing new at all, because
he knows everybody and everybody knows him,” Mourinho said.
“He was ever present even when he wasn’t
here. Chelsea belonged to him, even in the last two years when he was
away playing in a Galatasaray and Shanghai shirt.
“So it looks like he just went for a
short holiday and came back, so everything is normal. But yes, I think
we need him. We need him as a player for our squad to be the way I like.
“I like my squad with different
qualities, not just as football players but also in terms of
personalities. I like to have players with different personalities. So
as a player and person, Didier is somebody we need to be strong.”
Drogba, one of Chelsea’s most loved
players, faces competition up front in the form of new signing Diego
Costa, who scored his first goal for the club in their 2-1 victory
against NK Olimpija Ljubljana, assisted by fellow newcomer Cesc
Fabregas.
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