He is a winner, a leader and a legend

In a young Chelsea side, leadership is vital – as is knowing how to win.

Not that many of Chelsea’s players have won a league title, but Didier Drogba knows just how to win a Premier League title and can take the sting out of a game or a situation if the need arises and the young players around him need a little bit of calm.

He has matured with age and knows that he has to be Mourinho’s mouthpiece on the field and as he claimed after the League Cup win over Shrewsbury, armband or not, he wants to drive Chelsea on.