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Chelsea boss Scolari praises matchwinner Drogba: Don't forget Anelka

Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari hailed matchwinner Didier Drogba after he came off the bench to fire them past FC Cluj and into the next round of the Champions League.

But while Drogba took all the plaudits, Scolari insisted he still had to find a place in his side for both of them.

"Drogba is one of the best strikers in the world," said Scolari. "I have more options now he is fit. But he didn't have a pre-season build-up because of injury and when he came back he got injured again.

"Then he was suspended and now he is back again. But it gives me a chance to play a different system sometimes. Before he was fit, I could not do that.

"He is important but don't forget we are second in the Champions League group and second in the Barclays Premier League because our top scorer is Nicolas Anelka.

"Drogba is one of the best in the world but I need to think about Anelka. He is as important as Drogba. After this, it is my job to put the two together."

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