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DIDIER DROGBA has asked for patience after he missed two good chances in Chelsea’s disappointing 1-1 draw at home to Schalke. The 36-year-old was out of last Saturday’s Premier League defeat of Swansea with an ankle problem, but was thrust into the starting line-up for Wednesday night’s Champions League match.

“I’m like a diesel, I need time,” Drogba, who left Stamford Bridge for Shanghai Shenhua then Galatasaray after scoring the decisive penalty in the 2012 European Cup win, told Chelsea TV.

“The good thing is no pain in the ankle, so now I can start working and training and improve the condition.”

Drogba twice was unable to convert what would once have been meat and drink to him, firstly when Willian crossed inside the six-yard box and then when Eden Hazard played him in.

Drogba added: “I had (chances), especially the one in the second half. It was a clear chance and I think it’s unlucky.

“If I score there’s no more game. The fact that you don’t score, they still believe in the equaliser and that’s what happened afterwards.” — The Guardian