Wenger says Chelsea’s Drogba still deadly on the field
By ANIWednesday, December 2, 2009
LONDON - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has claimed that Chelsea’s Didier Drogba “doesn’t do a lot”, but is still quite deadly when on the field of play.
New Zealand skipper Nelsen, facing Drogba for the fifth time since arriving in the Premier League, knows exactly what he means.
“I agree with Arsene Wenger. There are certain moments in games, which dictate how they are going to end up. They can pass you in a blink of an eye. Generally, if you pull off that save or score that goal, it dictates the result. Drogba proved that by scoring that well-taken goal in the first half. All of a sudden the game changed and Chelsea could sit back and counter- attack,” The Sun quotes Nelsen, as saying.
“He can be out of the game for so long, not really be part of it but all of a sudden, bang, he gets one touch and scores a goal. It’s job done,” he adds. (ANI)
|Bollinger predicts another torrid time for Windies at Adelaide.|Sports[Adelaide{Adelaide (Australia), Dec.2 (ANI): New South Wales left-arm fast bowler Douglas Bollinger has promised to unleash the full force of his personality on the West Indies at the Adelaide Oval.
Bollinger has had to wait 11 months for a second crack at Test cricket and, while he expects to make way for Ben Hilfenhaus when the Tasmanian swing bowler recovers from knee tendonitis, the left-arm quick intends to enjoy this opportunity while it lasts. That means getting in the face of the West Indies batsmen who surrendered so meekly in Brisbane, in pursuit of a 2-0 series victory, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.
“I like to be loud and obnoxious. I like to do that on the field as well as doing the work. I think it makes everyone enjoy themselves when you have long or short days on the field,” Bollinger said
Bollinger is a likely new-ball partner for Peter Siddle - ahead of new squad member Clint McKay.
Bollinger has taken 11 wickets in three Shield games at the Adelaide Oval at 29.36, and thinks he has a recipe for success there given his ability to swing the new and old ball and hit the wicket hard at high speeds.
Should Bollinger excel in Adelaide he will create a selection headache for the third Test in Perth, provided Hilfenhaus makes a swift recovery from the knee problem that has been troubling him for several months.
Since his SCG debut last January, Bollinger has toured South Africa without playing a Test, and been on limited-overs tours of the Middle East and India. With 5-35 in the final one-dayer against India he confirmed he had overtaken Stuart Clark, five years his senior, in the pace pecking order. (ANI)
