Didier Drogba proved most of Twitter wrong last night

From useless and past it to Chelsea’s hero yet again.

Thu, 30 Apr, 2015 - 12:44

There probably wasn’t a single Chelsea fan not delighted by the news of Didier Drogba’s return to Stamford Bridge at the beginning of the season, but the 37-year-old hasn’t exactly shone during the small amount of time he’s spent on the pitch since then.

Until now, that was. Chelsea were losing 1-0 to Leicester at half-time and for the first 45 minutes Drogba could do no right in Twitter’s eyes.

Drogba please, it's time to hang up your boots on the pitch! Go n coach uncle 😂😂😂😭 #LEICHE
— Sammy Supernova✨ (@NonNegotiable) April 29, 2015

Drogba is playing like a 67year old ...#LeiChe @ChelseaFC
— Blue ⭐️⭐️ (@Brooksy2050) April 29, 2015

There is no more life in the old Drog #LEICHE
— FK (@Khwabe) April 29, 2015

But then, as quickly as you can say Branislav Ivanovic, he scored.

Due to Leicester’s goal coming so late in the first half, and Drogba’s so early in the first – a weird thing happened.

The universe is probably going to implode because of it.

There was a nice theory about why he managed to score with that attempt despite having looked so poor in everything else he’d done.

And it’s not all bad for Drogs. He’s still got quite the record, despite that being his first goal in 20 appearances.

Didier Drogba has now scored 104 Premier League goals in 252 appearances for Chelsea. pic.twitter.com/VxHsgO9Oke
— Squawka (@Squawka) April 29, 2015

Maybe Mourinho is the special one?

Just a minute or two later Drogba got another chance. Would the man who helped deliver Chelsea’s first two titles under Mourinho be the one to help seal the third? No. No he wouldn’t.

Drogba from scoring to hitting a car in the car park 😂
— Harry (@HarryCFC180) April 29, 2015

Drogba just went from Kane to Soldado
— The Spurs Obsession (@SpursObsession) April 29, 2015

So to answer the question posed in the headline – yes he did. But then, in one wild swipe, he ruined it all.

We can’t imagine he’ll be too distraught though – Chelsea’s 3-1 win, with the other goals coming from John Terry and Ramires, means they’re now just three points away from the title. Roll on Sunday.