BY ISLAM SABULINO.
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has praised the Ivorian vateran striker Didier Drogba for his heroic showing in last night’s 3-0 drubbing of the White-Hart based outfit, Tottenham Hotspurs at Stamford Bridge.
Stand-in striker Drogba and substitute Loic Remy, and Eden Hazard were on target for the Blues as they preserve their six-point lead over Manchester City at the summit of English Premier League.
The Portugues said he did not think of the absence of his talisman Diego Costa who is serving his suspension.
“Did you remember Diego Costa today? I did not”, said Mourinho.
“We need Costa but our mentality is the right mentality.You don’t cry about it.You give responsibility to the others and they respond in the best way.”
“It’s remarkable”, he added.”First of all he’s a team player, after that he’s one of these players with an old days mentality.He’s not selfish, not vain, a humble guy.He plays for the team, fights for the team.He’s fantastic.
“When he comes from the bench for the last couple of minutes because the team needs him, he does it with same mentality as when he starts against Tottenham.
“He is going to finish his career at Chelsea and it looks to me he will stay here doing other things.
“When he came here, he came to stay.I think it will be his decision when to decide to stop as a player”, said the outspoken Mourinho.
Drogba made headlines in Costa’s absence, assisting Hazard for the first goal before netting the second one himself, and this prompted Mourinho to pour out his praises on the Ivorian.
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