at the end of the season, believes Jose Mourinho's
original title winners had more maturity and
experience than the latest side
Didier Drogba believes the current Chelsea team
still has work to do to match the side he played in
during his first spell at Stamford Bridge.
Drogba scored 157 goals in 341 games during his
initial spell at Chelsea between 2004 and 2012, and
became ingrained in the club's folklore by scoring
the winning penalty in a shootout win over Bayern
Munich in the Champions League final.
In that same period Drogba also won the Premier
League three times, League Cup twice and the FA
Cup four times.
Drogba made an emotional return to Stamford
Bridge ahead of the 2014-15 campaign and
enjoyed even more success as Jose Mourinho's
men cantered to the title while also winning the
League Cup.
But when asked to compare the two sides, Drogba
told BT Sport : "I would say the first one was better
because I was involved more as a player, but there
is a difference in the way that when I joined the
team it was a bit more mature.
"Frank [Lampard], [Claude] Makelele, William Gallas
- all these players were I think around 24, 25 and
plus.
"So this time it's younger and I can see and I can
feel that there is a gap, it can progress together so
it's good for the players."
Drogba has also cited his greatest opponents ,
saying he had to be at his best against then
Manchester United centre-back pairing Rio
Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic, and explained how
he adapted to the Premier League .
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