Tag: Anelka

A-LEAGUE PASS ON ANELKA

Robbie Keane and Nicolas Anelka may have been well-established Premier League names during the peak of their careers, but they are now struggling to get any parties interested in the Australian A-League if reports are to be believed. Australia’s A-League has been on the rise in the last decade, but not to the extent of…



Alan Pardew believes that he has seen enough from Everton striker Romelu Lukaku

Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew believes that he has seen enough from Everton striker Romelu Lukaku to suggest that he will become the next Didier Drogba. This was the pre-context under which Chelsea signed him from Belgian club Anderlecht. Chelsea paid a whopping £ 18 million even when he was a teenager and largely unproved…



Form is temporary but class is permanent

Form is temporary but class is permanent. This is a phrase that is utilized regularly with players who reach a fairly elevated age but still somehow manage to continue performing at a very high level. Andrea Pirlo, ZinedineZidane and Phillip Lahm are some examples of this. Didier Drogba is another player that the phrase can…



Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka in Shanghai Shenhua

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Didier Drogba says Club afraid of another Defeat

Chelsea forward Didier Drogba says that the club are afraid of suffering yet another defeat to Tottenham in the League Cup final. The two teams met each other in the 2007 League Cup final. Drogba opened the scoring back then and it seemed to be yet another comfortable victory for the blues. However, Tottenham stunned…



Chelsea leads the Table top for Season

Chelsea lead at the top of the table has been cut to just three points in the space of a few weeks, but striker Didier Drogba says that he knew all along that the blues were not going to run away with the title. Manchester City’s impressive form over the last few weeks – despite…