Didier Drogba admits he is determined to win the FA Cup for Chelsea on Saturday to reward the legions of Ivorians who will watch the clash against Everton.
Didier Drogba admits he is determined to win the FA Cup for Chelsea on Saturday to reward the legions of Ivorians who will watch the clash against Everton.
Ivory Coast striker Drogba, expects Saturday's showpiece match at Wembley to draw a massive television audience in his home country and he has no intention of letting down his loyal fans.
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Blue flew: Chelsea's Didier Drogba fools around at the club's training facility in London yesterday ahead of Saturday's FA Cup final against Everton. PIC/AFP |
"The FA Cup is a big thing there. The whole of the Ivory Coast will be watching because there's millions and millions of Chelsea fans there. That can help us to win the cup," Drogba said.
After the agony of crashing out of the Champions League semi-finals to a late goal against Barcelona, Drogba knows the FA Cup offers Chelsea a chance to end their season on a high note.
ResilientSince that controversial exit to Barca, which sent Drogba on a frustrated rant at referee Tom Hennin Ovrebo, Chelsea have won all three of their league matches.
Drogba credits Chelsea's resilience to their rock solid team-spirit and he is confident that will make the difference at Wembley this weekend.
"It's a different competition. The good thing is that even though we are out of the Champions League, the spirit is always good here," Drogba said. "We are together and that is really important. We're going to do our best, more than our best."
Defeat against Everton would leave Chelsea without a trophy for the second successive season and Drogba's team-mate John Obi Mikel admits that can't be contemplated at such an ambitious club. The Nigerian said: "It will be a failure if we don't win on Saturday. Last season we didn't win anything and this season we have to make sure we do.
Favourites"We are the favourites, but Everton are a very good side. So we have to make sure we play well, keep passing and then we will create chances."
Saturday's match will be the last for Blues interim manager Guus Hiddink, who resumes his role as Russia coach on a full-time basis after the final.
