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Drogba to miss start of Premier League

August 4, 2008

Chelsea’s top marksman Didier Drogba is to miss the start of the Premier League season, according to reports by Chelsea manager, Luiz Felipe Scolari. The player has been trying to recover from a knee injury all summer, but will not be ready in time for the Blues’ first fixture against FA Cup holders Portsmouth.

Scolari said in an interview:

Didier will not play in our first game and will probably miss the second against Wigan.

If there are no more problems he should be ready for the game after that, Tottenham on 31 August.

The nature of Drogba’s injury does make it very difficult to accurately say when he will be available for selection.

When you have a knee injury, you just never know.

I have been getting a progress report from the doctor every day.

He’s getting better and is working with a fitness coach back at the training ground.

I hope he will be ready to start training next week but he will not play until he is in good condition.

Chelsea didn’t miss Drogba on Sunday when they thrashed AC Milan 5-0 in a friendly, with French striker Nicolas Anelka scoring 4 goals.

Written by Roy · Filed Under Chelsea 


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