In an interview with French magazine So Foot, Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata said:
"Drogba's departure was like an electric shock for us. He was a
warrior. We've had to learn to cope without him because for many long
years he was Chelsea's lightning conductor."
"You gave him the ball and you knew that he would at least force the opponent into a foul."
"In a way we had a tendency to rely on him too much but it was a
natural mechanism. All the great players like getting the ball, Didier
even more so."
"With Fernando it’s different. His runs aren’t
the same. He’s not a funnel for our play like Drogba could be. He
doesn’t like the holding-it-up role. He prefers finding space and facing
the goal."
"In a way we had a tendency to rely on him too much but it was a natural mechanism. All the great players like getting the ball, Didier even more so."
"With Fernando it’s different. His runs aren’t the same. He’s not a funnel for our play like Drogba could be. He doesn’t like the holding-it-up role. He prefers finding space and facing the goal."
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