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Ancelotti likens Chelsea "leader" Drogba to Van Basten

Submitted by tribalfootball.com on Tue, 09/22/2009 - 05:05

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has likened Didier Drogba to his former AC Milan teammate Marco van Basten.

"There is a word in Italy: trascinatore,' says Ancelotti. 'It means the player that pulls the group together. Gennaro Gattuso was the trascinatore at Milan, John Terry is a trascinatore at Chelsea, but Drogba, too," Ancelotti told the Daily Mail.

"There are leaders that speak a lot. Before the match, he can do this, but then he leads by example with the way he plays. This happened from the start for me. I did not have to talk to him; straight away he was like that. There was never a chance he would leave. He is far too important for us.

"I know some see him as a prima donna, but the difference between a prima donna and a leader is a centimetre. The leader uses his talent for the team, the prima donna for himself, but Drogba has never been a prima donna for me.

"He reminds me of the great players, the way he has been this season. If he is feeling a good sensation about the game, if he is confident, he is impossible to play against.

"I used to play with Marco van Basten at Milan. I asked him how we should give the ball to him. He said, 'Just pass it, and then start running to congratulate me'. He always thought he would score, and he was usually right. When he is at his best, Drogba can be like that."

 
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Comments (3)

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 09/22/2009 - 07:56.

DROGBA JUST LIKE ADEBAYO

Submitted by Ovonte (not verified) on Tue, 09/22/2009 - 07:40.

Drogba shd b d best striker in d epl...i jst love watching his game

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 09/22/2009 - 07:14.

Yeah well, all I can say is that a leader should never act like a child. And in this case, now or ever, Drogba should never be likened to Van Basten in skill nor leadership.

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