• Champions League

Drogba: I'm like a diesel, I need time

ESPN staff
September 18, 2014
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Didier Drogba has told Chelsea fans he needs time to get back to his best after spurning several good opportunities in Chelsea's disappointing 1-1 draw at home to Schalke in the Champions League.

The 36-year-old was handed his first Champions League start for Chelsea since scoring the winning penalty in the 2012 final, having returned to the club this summer.

Didier Drogba says he has "no pain" in his ankle © Getty Images
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Drogba missed Saturday's 5-1 win over Swansea due to an ankle injury and looked rusty at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.

"For a first game they were okay, kind of okay," Drogba told Chelsea TV. "The good thing is no pain in the ankle, so now I can start working and training and improve the condition.

"I was feeling much better in the second half. I'm like a diesel, I need time."

Drogba was guilty of a glaring miss in the second half when he dragged the ball narrowly wide and said he should he put the game beyond doubt before Klaas-Jan Huntelaar equalised Cesc Fabregas' opener.

"I had [chances], especially the one in the second half. It was a clear chance and I think it's unlucky," Drogba added.

"If I score there there's no more game. The fact that you don't score, they still believe in the equaliser and that's what happened afterwards."

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