Dean Ashton, a former West Ham striker, praised Didier Drogba, a Blues star, for revolutionizing the Premier League.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The large Ivorian was an instant hit at Stamford Bridge after being acquired from Marseille in 2004. He harassed defenders in the Premier League.
In the end, Drogba played in 254 league games, scored 104 goals, and won four Premier League championships.
Drogba altered the Premier League match for Ashton.
When Didier Drogba joined the Premier League at the conclusion of his career, the player said on talkSPORT, “I always felt, damn it.
‘I can’t do that. Now, teams will want to play in that manner. Teams will anticipate their center forward to perform in such a comprehensive manner as he did. utterly everything
He had outstanding skill and was large, powerful, and swift. He was savvy in possession, could hold the ball up and play, run the channels, get on the end of a clearing and make something out of it, and score goals.
I could not possibly do it. When Alan Curbishley was the manager of West Ham, he like to play with one up front, so I briefly returned from injury and made the team.
“I didn’t play much. Because he wanted a guy who could do all of that, Carlton Cole and Bobby Zamora played that role far more frequently than I did. They were more adept at that than I was.
I had varied characteristics, so if there were two of me, you could break them apart and maybe have one with one set of strengths and the other with the others.
In reply, Drogba said on social media, “Thank you Ash.
To adjust to the Premier League’s level of demands, I had to be able to accomplish new things.
“I changed from the player I was in France,” the player said.
