Aidan Sweeney

I'd take 10 points from those 4 games with the draw most likely coming at Spurs. Hope it isn't a repeat of when we went there this time last year though and didier missed that penalty in the 92nd minute. For the first time this season though I'm feeling optimistic though!

I was really relaxed before the game and when City scored there was a sense of here we go again. I was watching the game in a crowded pub on broad street in Birmingham after me and my girlfriend had paid a visit to the german market there but due to the rain, I talked her into sitting down in a pub with about 15 tv screens, I couldn't believe my luck. I don't think she had ever seen this side of me before because when frank scored that penalty I was jumping up and down like a little kid on Christmas day, the place was full of students and I was making the most noise in there. Last time I felt that good after a Chelsea game must of been when we beat man united at the bridge last march when yet again, a late Lampard penalty won it. It was just a brilliant feeling, felt like a huge win and I hope we go on to maintain a title challenge now. I'm still on a massive high from it, ahh I'm just delighted.

Can't sleep. Lying here thinking about what I'd do if Torres got a hat-trick. After emotionally breaking down, I'd just go for a walk with my Chelsea top on with Torres on the back just to show people out there just how much we support him and how some fans (like me) have never gave up on him. Tomorrow is his day, I believe in him and a performance tomorrow will make my year. So come on Fernando, I've defended you daily for the past 10 months and I wear your name proudly on my back, do me proud tomorrow.

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if you guys enjoyed my article then feel free to follow me on twitter at @aidansweeney93. i've got articles on AVB and Torres lined up and you'll be able to find the link from my twitter. I won't post them on there as I know it isn't a blog site. I'm pleased that people seemed to enjoy reading my article though, thanks for all your feedback!

I can't think of a time last season when Drogba picked up his game? I do remember when he came on away at spurs at had a great half an hour, scoring the equaliser but then missed a penalty in the 92nd minute or so. Feel free to correct me though.

It isn't a knee jerk view after one bad game. Drogba hasn't had a good game in over a year. The difference between Drogba and Lampard is that Frank never goes more than a few games without putting in a good performance where as Drogba hasn't put in a good performance in 2011. Also, Lampard's critics stem from his international performances whilst Drogba is suffering at club level, that is also a significant matter to me.

He's 2nd maybe 3rd choice striker at the moment. Lukaku is only going to get better, Drogba is only further going to go downhill, my point is that he shouldn't get a new deal for the reasons I've listed above. There isn't any doubting Drogba's commitment to Chelsea which saw him get sent off almost yearly when Chelsea exited the Champions League but I think it's time for him to step aside and let Torres lead the line with Lukaku and Sturridge as supporting strikers should Torres get injured. Financially as well it would make no sense to give a supporting player a new deal at 100k+ a week. Thanks very much Rahul, it means a lot.

I can't even remember the last time saw that Didier? Pre-Malaria? Wigan away at the start of last season when he got three assists? that's well over a year ago.

I posted my blog here because I knew it would get some form of reaction, I'd of simply posted the link here if i was just looking for a cheap plug. I just don't see how Drogba will fit into AVB's style. Drogba will be even less influential next season if he is offered a new deal and is he really worth the 100k+ a week when he'll never be more than a bit part player? Surely those wages can be reinvested in a younger replacement instead.

To many people, Didier Drogba represents exactly what Chelsea FC have stood for under the Abramovich era. His strength, pace and cutting personality seem to coincide with just what Mr Abramovich set out to achieve when he first arrived at Stamford Bridge. However, after seven seasons of spearheading Chelsea's attack as they strived to fulfil their burning obsession of Champions League success, it appears that Drogba's time as Chelsea's main man is over and rightly so. Many managers have come and gone since Abramovich's arrival in SW6 but there has been very little change regarding the core strength of the starting XI. With Cech dominating in between the sticks, Terry marshalling the defence and Lampard prowling the midfield, Drogba was given a license to throw his weight around on and off the pitch. After Luiz Felipe Scolari was dismissed following a 0-0 draw at home against Hull, he accused Drogba and the other leading players at Chelsea of turning the dressing room against him, specifically singling out Drogba and Ballack. I doubt there are many people out there who would doubt Scolari's claims as it is quite abundantly clear that the Chelsea dressing room was very much controlled by the players. Whether it be due to Scolari's poor English or the lack of faith the players had in their manager, Scolari never had control of the dressing room and lasted barely eight months in charge. Times have changed since then. Despite spearheading the club to a Premier League and FA cup double, Carlo Ancelotti was sacked at the end of the following season following a trophy-less campaign which also signalled the beginning of the end for Drogba. Following the arrival of Fernando Torres from Liverpool in the club's 50 million record breaking transfer, Drogba has seen himself slowly slipping down the pecking order of Chelsea's attack. Despite Ancelotti trying to pair Drogba with Torres for the first few months of Fernando's time at Chelsea, it soon became very clear that it was never going to work. Even before Torres' arrival, Drogba had been suffering. Ancelotti's first season in charge saw Drogba finish as top scorer in the Premier League but despite a hat-trick on the opening day of the following season, Drogba's form soon went downhill. After it was revealed that Drogba has been carrying malaria for over a month, the club insisted that Drogba would soon make a full recovery and be fighting fit within days. This was not the case. Drogba never quite reached the same level of form he had been in the previous season, nowhere near it in fact. This clearly worried Abramovich as he felt the need to splash the cash on Fernando Torres. Some insisted that upon Torres' arrival, Drogba's days at Chelsea were numbered but Ancelotti reassured Drogba that he would find a formation to suit both Torres and him. This never did quite work and Ancelotti was soon dismissed. Following Andre Villas-Boas' arrival at Chelsea this summer, all the talk was not of Drogba but of Fernando Torres. The big question for the new young manager was; how will you get Torres scoring again? After Drogba's poor previous season, the view shared amongst most Chelsea fans was that the team had to be built around Torres and it has been. So much so that specific players were bought in to aid Torres in his quest for goals. There isn't doubt as to why Juan Mata and Raul Meireles were signed in the summer transfer window or as to why Chelsea were so keen to sign Luka Modric from Tottenham. They were identified as the players who would get Torres scoring again. It must of been clear to Drogba that he was set to spend the season as second string to Torres because it was very clear to Chelsea fans who the main man was going to be upfront this season. Torres started the opening game of the season and Didier was left to watch from the sidelines. It was to become a reoccurring theme as the season progressed, especially after Torres finally found the back of the net with an exquisite finish at Old Trafford. It has only been after Torres stupidly lunged in with two feet against Swansea that Drogba has been given a chance to stake a claim within the team. A chance he has not grasped. In Torres' absence, Drogba has been non-existent. The attacking play has been very good with Drogba playing, the problem being that Drogba has been largely uninvolved with the play going on around him. This was the case again yesterday as Drogba became increasingly frustrated at the lack of the ball he saw. With Chelsea already down to ten man and Drogba rifled, he made a ridiculous tackle to try and retrieve a ball he had lost and rightly received a red card, leaving his team-mates with nine men after only 40 minutes played. As an experienced pro and a Chelsea icon, it simply wasn't good enough. With Torres back from his ban next weekend, I would not be surprised if Drogba didn't start again for Chelsea in the league. Torres has shown glimpses that he is nearing his prolific best and with Drogba seemingly only going downhill, it makes no sense to give Drogba game time or a new contact for that matter. With his current deal expiring at the end of the season, I believe it's time for Drogba and Chelsea to end their turbulent love affair. Drogba was exactly what Chelsea needed when he arrived and he has provided six excellent seasons which has cemented him a place within Chelsea hearts but surely it makes sense for Drogba to call it a day at Chelsea before he further damages his relationship with the fans. There have been low points of the love affair, such as Drogba's moronic slap on Vidic in the Champions League final as well as his foul-mouthed outburst on live TV after Tom Henning Ovrebo's pathetic 'refereeing' display during the second leg of that champions league semi-final with Barcelona. Let's not forgot the unbelievable highs though. Drogba's (offside) goal at Old Trafford to make it 2-0 which effectively clinched the title that season will always have a special place in my heart. From the same season, his breathtaking performance at the Emirates in which he scored twice is another game I will never forget. His stylish slide across the turf and then a cheeky salute at the camera after he scored his first will remain one of the iconic images from the Premier League era. So whilst Lampard and Terry fight off claims that they're past it, it's time for Drogba to accept it and bow out in style. I for one hope he goes out with a bang, just not the sort of bang he aimed at Nemanja Vidic on that rainy night in Moscow many years ago. [spam removed]