In the wake of the exit of Chelsea FC from the 2023 UEFA Champions League, club legend, Didier Drogba, has said that he no longer recognises the club where he once played.
Chelsea FC were dumped from the Champions League by Real Madrid in a 2:0 second leg defeat at the Bernabue, home of Real Madrid, after an initial 2:0 loss in their home.
Speaking on the exit of Chelsea FC from the tournament on Tuesday, April 18, Drogba said; “I knew this club with a certain class during the Abramovich era, but today I find it lacking. It’s very hard for me to see how they got rid of certain people,’ said the Ivorian.
“They should go back to the principles and values they had.
‘’I don’t recognise my club. It’s no longer the same club, There is a new owner and a new vision.
“Of course, we try to compare it with what happened during the (Roman) Abramovich era where a lot of players were brought in, but the decisions were very intelligent.
“Bringing in players like Petr Cech, Andriy Shevchenko, Hernan Crespo, Micheal Essien, Didier Drogba, Florent Malouda, and I go on. It was done to win titles.
‘They are players with a certain experience. The strategy is now different; we bet on young players. But a dressing room of over 30 players is difficult [to manage] for a manager.
‘They lack charismatic leaders. You need players that take on the game, that assume their responsibilities. You need a player that brings a bit of madness to the stadium.’
Despite their elimination, interim head coach Frank Lampard insisted the club will recover from their latest set-back which leaves them with very little to play for until the end of the season.
‘The motivation has been playing for Chelsea, we have to be competitive in everything we do every day..
‘People make a lot of this season because we have had so much success – but the reality is we will be back. It will take work and a bit of process,” Lampard said.
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