HATCHET MAN: Happy, injury-free and motivated - childish Drogba forgets to complain and hobble now G

If ever proof was needed about how moody and childish players can be, Didier Drogba has provided it this week.Having fallen out with previous Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari, the whining striker failed to perform when he was called upon.The player who has at various times claimed he loved the Stamford Bridge club was a shadow of his former self and looked more like a liability than a threat on the pitch despite his £90,000-a-week wages. You've made me what I am: Didier Drogba has Guus Hiddink to thank for his great form - apparentlyThen Guus Hiddink took charge and Didier Drogba finally found a new reserve of energy, determination and application. All those lingering injury problems which appeared intermittently disappeared.And there has been no magic wand waved by the Dutchman. He says simply that Drogba has been highly motivated since he took charge.   More from Hatchet Man. HATCHET MAN: Plastic pitches and reserve teams: Don't Villa and Spurs just love the UEFA Cup experience?26/02/09 HATCHET MAN: Toure, late for the game, late to ditch moneybags City, late to pledge loyalty to the Gunners - what a loyal club man he is26/02/09 HATCHET MAN: Cut out the mock shock Rafa - you're no naive victim in the Liverpool contract battle26/02/09 HATCHET MAN: There's nothing special about Mourinho any more - Inter looked second-rate against United25/02/09 HATCHET MAN: Memo to Martin O'Neill - You're either a poor manager or Aston Villa are a poor side25/02/09 HATCHET MAN: Torres is no toro, he's a whippet so bully-boy Pepe's threat to snuff out the 'big powerful' Liverpool man is Real-ly stupid25/02/09 HATCHET MAN: Carling Cup Final boost for Spurs as worse Brazilian keeper than Gomes unearthed in Spain25/02/09 HATCHET MAN: Unprofessional Toure should be told: This is the Champions League, not the Sunday League25/02/09 VIEW FULL ARCHIVE  The consummate professional? Perhaps not.

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