A little Inside PST: When I (or, we) lead a headline with “Report”, it’s usually because we’re typing with a tinge of incredulity, but whereas most tabloid fodder gets scoffed at and allocated to a daily roundup, some of these admittedly thin reports are romantic enough to indulge with a little fantasy.
Besides, some moves we just want to happen. And this time when I say “we”, I mean the club soccer-loving world at large, because you must have the hardest of soccer-loving hearts (or support Arsenal or Leeds) if you don’t want to see Didier Drogba back at Chelsea.
According to French outlet Le 10 Sport, that possibility has moved ever so slightly closer to reality after new Chelsea boss José Mourinho placed a call to one of the players that defined the coach’s first tenure in London. That time after Mourinho joined Team Abramovich from Porto saw Drogba augment Frank Lampard, John Terry, Ashley Cole and Petr Cech (among others) in a core that won two Premier League titles. And with his old teammates still at Stamford Bridge, perhaps Drogba can be enticed to get the band back together.
The Ivorian international’s deal with Istanbul giant Galatasaray runs until the end of next season, which would make this the perfect time to move him, should the Super Lig champions be able to get anything for the 35-year-old striker. Even if they could get Chelsea to agree to visit Turkey for a preseason friendly next year, it might be worth it, as Gala have no shortage of attacking power. If they lost Drogba, they’d still get goals from Wesley Sneijder, Johan Elmander, Umut Bulut, and/or (if he sticks around) a little somebody named Burak Yilmaz, who scored eight goals in last year’s UEFA Champions League.
But how would 35-year-old striker help Chelsea? Honestly, who cares? I mean yes, ideally if Mourinho and Michael Emelano bring somebody in, he’d be a valuable contributor and help the Blues reclaim the league – all that stuff. But just as retaining Frank Lampard haf a sentimental purpose beyond what he’s contributing on the field, Didier Drogba’s return to Stamford Bridge transcends ‘footballing reasons.’ Arguably the best player to every suit up for the club, Drogba is just a Chelsea player, plain and simple.
If he’s only coming on for the last 30 minutes of important games, getting starts in cup competitions or against the Premier League’s relegation fodder, I don’t care. As a fan of the sport, I can get behind Didier Drogba being reunited with José Mourinho at Stamford Bridge in the same way I was excited when Thierry Henry was loaned to Arsenal or Paul Scholes came out of retirement for a final year-and-a-half at Manchester United.
No matter which club you support, some things just feel right. And Didier Drogba at Stamford Bridge? Yeah. We need to make this happen.
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