Comments on: Your Call: Is Didier Drogba the best player in the world right now?

By: colynzo

colynzo — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:35:45 +0000

DR OGBA OR BETTER STILL DOUBLE D IS FAR MORE A BETTER STRIKER TO TORRES,ROONEY BENZEMA AND THE REST.SO I WILL GIVE IT UP FOR DROGBA

By: jahglory

jahglory — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:20:38 +0000

to be fair , he’s the best ,the king ,the rambo,the montana ,the whatever u wanna call him , but just recognize greatness the man he’s the best & if he’s not on the top of your list then yourself need a reality check ……..

By: jewbear

jewbear — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:21:47 +0000

lampards shite

By: jewbear

jewbear — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:20:25 +0000

of course drog ia playing well at the moment but soon enough hell be sulking or injured and then well have to endure an era of him bein shite. the difference between drogba and torres curently is that drogba is recieving much better service and is 100% fit. if torres was if the ssame situation he would be doing equally well probably better in my opinion.
ps think gerrard should def be in top 5 players in the world, and i dislike liverpool

By: CFC

CFC — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:16 +0000

Right now – yes, fact!
Couldnt agree more with marean. Ollie was very specific in asking the question- “right now”. What has Messi (and barca as a whole) done in October-november? Nothing. I watched rubin – barca last night and messi was nowhere to be seen. Ronaldo, wtf, he’s not even playing right now. megaman789, zarif and eamogomez are all stupid idiots, who dont have a clue about what they are saying, should be doing their homework and not commenting in this blog, don’t listen to them!

By: o.c.

o.c. — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:21:53 +0000

he’s even cheating in the photo at the top of the page!

By: o.c.

o.c. — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:19:48 +0000

drogba is far and away the best diver in the world, no question. moaning and bitching awards are also his for sure. he’s an ordinary player, he hasn’t won anything major, Torres is head and shoulders above him, the man’s a maggot.

By: Mnak

Mnak — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:53:48 +0000

Oh, and in case you haven’t heard about them.. Something interesting to take a look at.

http://www.castrolfootball.com/rankings/rankings/?search=drogbs&submit.x=0&submit.y=0

That is a link to the new ‘castrol rankings’. Which statistically calculate the performance of a footballer including his every second on the pitch. There is a video explaining how these numbers are calculated, and it is actually quite impressive.

Drogba… #73 on the list. These rankings are subjective of course. I’m not saying they are some bible to go by, but still, interesting, none the less.

By: Mnak

Mnak — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:43:30 +0000

This photo exemplifies his style of play, and poor attitude. He’s got a terribly short fuse, whines more than any player on earth, dives more than any other player, and is generally a CHEATER. Watch him against Man U this weekend and count how many times he falsifies actions to try and get a whistle. It is atrocious.

But sure, other then that, fantastic striker. He scores goals, he scores goals. I don’t know what some of you folks are saying about being a teamplayer, coming back on defence, and maturing. But yes, he scores goals. And at this point in time, he is scoring more then he deserves.

By: marean

marean — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:49:38 +0000

those of you who keep kissin barcelonian ass, let’s look a bit at the performances of the two teams, shall we? someone put 3 players from barca in his best 5, but they lose and draw with rubin kazan. wtff mate? drogba did more that those 3 alltogether this season, so be realistic.

By: Tony Cascarino Ltd

Tony Cascarino Ltd — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:12:51 +0000

When Didier Drogba has got the bit between his teeth he is as good as anyone in the world. But the problem I have with Drogba is that he isn’t always mentally right and that has cost Chelsea in the past, in fact his attitude has probably cost them at least one Champions League title.

Is Drogba as good a finisher as Fernando Torres? No. Does he have more of a physical presence and is he more of a handful for defenders? Yes. But if it came down to a choice between the two, I would take Torres because I could trust him to produce the goods time after time.

Outside of those two, you look at Barcelona’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic. He has started this season sensationally, but we have seen him drift in and out of games in the past and he doesn’t have the consistency to threaten Torres and Drogba. Elsewhere, Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema is a player who could develop into one of the world’s best.

Wayne Rooney is certainly among the best forwards. He has been moved into a more central role this season after the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo but until he scores 20-plus league goals a season, which he hasn’t done at Manchester United, he can’t be considered alongside Torres and Drogba.

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:06:11 +0000

@ The Don Himself – loving the analogy, though I wouldn’t say a tsunami looks funny to many…
For their combination of physical prowess and technical ability, Drogba and Torres are almost unplayable at the moment. It depends what you mean by “the best”, I think Drogba might just be the most effective player in the world, but there are players I’d rather watch – Xavi, Messi, Pirlo, Kaka to name but a few.

By: honus

honus — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:34:38 +0000

Drogba is simply untouchable right now. How in the world can anyone agree with Megaman789? Gerrard and Torres have no place on this list. Neither are playing at the moment. Even if that weren’t the case, Drogba’s current form can’t be matched by anyone else. I’ll give it to Nando, he’s fun to watch, but he didn’t even bother showing up to the Chelsea/Liverpool game the other week, so where’s the comparison?

By: eamogomez

eamogomez — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:42:04 +0000

1 iniesta
2 messi
3 ronaldo
4 xavi
5 torres
ps no drogba

By: paddy

paddy — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:48:03 +0000

only vermaelen can stop him