Well the self proclaimed 'best player in Africa' looks a tit now

super_furry

Drogba insists he's the best on the continent ahead of the African Nations Cup final then procedes to miss a hatful of chances, including an open goal and a crucial penalty to help Egypt win the cup.

Seaneh

He called himself that?
Idiot.

It's clearly Viera.

zAbbo

hahah Clearly!

Samuel Eto'o

Seaneh

Tehe... liked that did ya?

eyerer

yeah, that guy has a real big mouth. good players of course do their talking on the pitch.
i read in the paper, his claim is that eto'o has better PR management but Drogba is the better player.
aye!

ziggy

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Hobart

zabbo wrote:

hahah Clearly!

Samuel Eto'o

What he said.

LegacyUser

Drogba isnt even close to Et'o, and looking at him in the African Cup of Nations, he was even more ordinary that he is in the Premiership. There's a lot to be said for being made look good when surrounded by a team of Chelsea's calibre.

IMO He wouldn't even start in a fully-fit Chelsea squad. Crespo is by far a better player and finisher than this idiot would be in his wildest dreams. And I'm also a fan of Eidur G. There are far better players than Drogba from Africa.

super_furry

In his own words;

"I believe I am the best player in Africa and I am going to prove it tomorrow," said Drogba

He added: "I want to win this title, but not only that I also want to be the tournament's top scorer, so expect some goals from me."

eyerer

reminds me of audley harrison, arrogant big mouthed fool...who ultimately fails, much to my delight
i also rate crespo (though he does miss some sitters) and gudjohnsen

Pigman II

Seaneh wrote:

It's clearly Viera.

Damn! Beat me to it

Lemlin

bruachain wrote:

Drogba isnt even close to Et'o, and looking at him in the African Cup of Nations, he was even more ordinary that he is in the Premiership. There's a lot to be said for being made look good when surrounded by a team of Chelsea's calibre.

IMO He wouldn't even start in a fully-fit Chelsea squad. Crespo is by far a better player and finisher than this idiot would be in his wildest dreams. And I'm also a fan of Eidur G. There are far better players than Drogba from Africa.

Not sure about this. I've said it countless times before: Drogba plays a very important role for Chelsea. The fact that Frankie Lampard and co score alot of goals from midfield is largely down to Drogba winning and holding up the ball from long balls out of defence.

He gives Chelsea a whole new dimension and different way to attack. He also has a fairly good record this season, something like ten goals and five or six assists in 20 starts or something.

He's certainly nowhere near the 'failure' that some people label him.

TonyD79

yes he plays an important role for chelsea as does peter crouch for liverpool..yet you dont see peter crouch proclaiming he is the best english player. I think the 25 million chelsea overpaid for him (10million was what juve would have gone to in terms of valuation ) has made him big headed.
He is certainly effective for jose's chelski yet does anyone remember his miss against liverpool in the final minutes of the champions leage semi last year? crespo would have scored it and as they say the rest would be history!

Lemlin

I remember Gudjohnsen pulling the ball wide to an open goal at the very death. Did Drogba miss a sitter at the end that night too?

DaBreno

Lemlin wrote:

I remember Gudjohnsen pulling the ball wide to an open goal at the very death. Did Drogba miss a sitter at the end that night too?

I was delighted for Gudjohnsen. Rated him very highly as a player and someone I would have loved Rafa to sign. But in the previous leg he dived, got Xabi Alonso booked(Alonso was a card away from missing the next game) and then taunted him in the press about it. Left a bitter taste in the mouth.

Drogba is a cart horse that does offer something different to Chelseas game but there are many better strikers in the African nations. Some of his misses are laughable for a £25 mil striker.

Jonny Arson

Obligatory ''Didier Drogba is a muppet'' post.

Tusky

Never liked the guy.

blu_sonic

he is good at falling down, an feigning injury. he can put hmself into a decent position to upset defenders but isn't a good striker

Necronomicon

I've never really liked him, not because I think he's crap but because of his attitude, he's always been a whiney prima donna. I agree with Lemlin though, Chelsea miss his presence up front. As much as I think Crespo is better, Drogba holds the play up more and lets defences know he's around. To say you're the best player in Africa is just blatent arrogance, and I'm glad he missed a penalty and lost in the final. Time to learn some humility Drog.

[Jackass]

nothing to do with what he said or anything, i don't think he's that good...he's improved hugely at chelsea, but certainly when he joined he was nothing more than average...not a patch on et'o...or crespo at chelsea imo.