Chelsea easing Drogba back

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Didier Drogba's future at Chelsea is reported to hinge on whether he is dropped for Tuesday's clash with Manchester United, although club insiders are confident that he will not leave in the summer as they ease him back to action. Drogba has been nursing a sore knee as well as the after-effects of malaria and has been dropped for two games - FC Copenhagen and Fulham - since the arrival of ?50 million man Fernando Torres in January.However, speculation that Drogba would leave in a swap deal for Real Madrid's Kaka was described as 'fantasy football' by coach Carlo Ancelotti and the Ivorian is still believed to be central to Chelsea's plans for the future.''I doubt very much that Didier Drogba wants to leave Chelsea; he is being rested rather than dropped at the moment,'' a source close to the club told ESPNsoccernet on Sunday. "Chelsea need Didier Drogba back to his best for their run in the Champions League, but he also needs careful handling. Chelsea Jerseys Clearly Chelsea need to finish in the top four of the Premier League, so they have to rotate their strikers to keep them fresh."Drogba has had malaria, he has had a sore knee and a couple of weeks of rest, easing himself back, makes sense.
Chelsea have three strikers competing to fit into coach Carlo Ancelotti's lineup,vip ugg store, but the source added that of the three strikers - Torres, Drogba, and Nicolas Anelka - the player most likely to be sacrificed in the summer is Anelka."Ask any Chelsea fan who is the best striker at the club and they will tell you Didier,'' he said. ''Anelka has talent to burn, but the worry is how often he is willing to burn it!"Chelsea initially refused to make any statement on the newspaper story, insisting they "never comment on internal matters".But the club have now been forced to come out and clarify their position slightly, saying: "We have fully investigated the incident and we are taking appropriate action. We will not be commenting further as it is an internal matter.''A Surrey police spokesman said: "We can confirm that while no direct allegation has been made to Surrey police, the matter has been brought to our attention through reports in the media, and we will be contacting the club in due course to establish whether any criminal offence has been committed.''
The incident happened last Sunday at the Chelsea's Cobham training ground when Cole took the gun from a box, not realising it was loaded, and accidentally fired at Tom Cowan, 21, from just five feet away.A source told the News of the World: "It's truly inconceivable that a Premier League footballer could bring a gun to the training ground."But Ashley pulled the rifle from a box and started larking about with it in the changing room, Soccer Jerseys not realising it was loaded. It ended up pointed at Tom just five feet away."The gun went off with a loud pop and Tom screamed as this lead pellet hit him in the side. It went through his clothing and into his flesh."Cowan received treatment from the Chelsea medical staff and was given two days to rest after the ordeal, which was witnessed by a dozen staff members of the club. However, it is true that he won't like being on the bench, even if it might be for his own good.''