Chelsea's hopes of beating Barcelona on their own patch this evening in the curtain-raising leg of their Champions League semi-final could hinge on whether powerful match-changer Didier Drogba has a good game or not, according to Guus Hiddink - who is fast approaching the conclusion of his temporary tenure as boss of the Stamford Bridge side.
The cultured and experienced Dutchman - who won a European Cup with his PSV side in the 1980s - told Sky Sports, "He’s very important. He is a very charismatic player, fighting for the team.
"He’s also very efficient with his productivity and he knows what to do. He knows, also, what not to do. That’s very important." Drogba went down in Champions League infamy when he was shown red during last year's final in Moscow against Manchester United.
"You can’t make any relation between then and now," Hiddink claimed.
"I don’t know exactly the reasons for the red cards but I think now he’s very committed in the way he’s playing.
"I thought the red card in Moscow last season was something in a little dispute — it was not something out of nothing — but he’s now focused on his work and not on extra things," he concluded.
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