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Drogba planning to hit back hard with Chelsea

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has urged the team to step up as a unit in a bid to end the poor Premier League run which has seen them relinquish top spot.

The Blues have lost two and drawn one of their past three as Manchester United have swept past them to lead the league and Drogba wants improvement across the board to get back into the title race.

"We had so many clean sheets for a certain time, but now we are conceding in every game, so that's something we have to change if we want to go back to the top of the league," he said.

"Once again, we created a lot of chances and could have scored maybe another goal (against Newcastle).

"But the problem is we conceded a goal very early in the game and we had to chase.

"When you have to chase, you create more space and you create more fatigue as well, so it is difficult to convert the opportunities you have."

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