Ancelotti backs Drogba to regain top form

20 December 2010 12:00
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti is confident striker Didier Drogba will be back to his best when the champions resume their league campaign next weekend. Drogba has struggled for consistency and fitness this season, but showed glimpses of his best in the 1-1 draw with Tottenham last weekend, even though he missed a last-gasp penalty. Ancelotti told his club's official website, www.chelseafc.com: "We need Drogba to come back to the performances he had last year and the goal against Tottenham was very good for his attitude. "I understand he has not been in a good condition. He had difficulty to play with malaria, he was tired, he was not 100% and he found it difficult to train. "I put him in the last few games even though he was not 100% because we need to have his character and his personality. "Now his condition is better. He had a good reaction after coming on as a substitute in the last game, this is the important thing and following the goal against Tottenham he will show us a different Drogba in the next game."

Source: PA