The Ivory Coast striker says the Stamford Bridge outfit are
starting to feel the pressure after a dismal return of just four
points out of a possible 15.
And the reigning Premier League champions now head into a hectic
December schedule that includes three games on the trot against
title rivals Tottenham, Manchester United and Arsenal.
Drogba has told his Blues team-mates they must not keep using
the absence of key players John Terry, Frank Lampard and Michael
Essien as an excuse for dropping points.
He believes the squad has to take responsibility and take some
of the heat off under-fire boss Carlo Ancelotti.
Drogba, 32, said: "It is maybe the worst run of form I've known
since I came to the club. It is not good. "It is very frustrating -
very frustrating. I know that during the season you can have
moments like this and try your best to change it."
Chelsea gave up top spot for the first time since early April
when they left St James' Park on Sunday with a point after drawing
1-1 with Newcastle. And Drogba feels the pressure is starting to
get to Italian chief Ancelotti and his players after a nightmare
during November.
The African hitman added: "It's a lot to say the manager is
under pressure because of the results, yes. "But we are not winning
and the teams behind us are coming back - and are even in front of
us now.
"Yes, there is pressure from those teams. "Losing top spot, it's
not nice, obviously - to see that Manchester United are up front
and Arsenal as well. But that's the challenge. We have to see it as
a challenge more than being disappointed.
"You know you have to see it as a challenge and do everything to
come back."
Double-winners Chelsea host Everton on Saturday and then, after
playing Marseille in the Champions League a week tomorrow, start
their daunting run of fixtures against Spurs, United and
Arsenal.
They will have Essien back from suspension, while Terry and
Lampard are also due back in training this week. And Drogba said:
"We are playing those teams around us in the next few weeks so this
is a challenge that we have to do everything to win.
"We are glad to get November out of the way - now let's see what
December brings. "We can't use the players who are out as an
excuse, even if they are key players.
"When you sign for Chelsea, you know you have to give your best.
You know you've signed for the best team so you have to improve
your game, especially when players like Terry, Lampard and Essien
are not there.
"This is the moment when you have to show you are able to take
responsibility because you know it won't be easy. "It's only going
to happen from us. We can't expect people to come and say 'OK,
we'll change it for you'.
"We have to change it as players, with the manager, all of us
together. We have to stay together as a team. "You might say this
is the basic formula from players but we have to stay together and
do everything to change this."
As well as the points drying up for Chelsea, the usually-
prolific Drogba is struggling for goals and has failed to score in
his last six matches.
Drogba, who does have seven goals including a hat-trick so far,
added: "It is not happening in front of goal. I had some moments
where I didn't even create chances and I was scoring.
"But now I'm creating maybe more chances than usual but I'm a
bit unlucky. "The most important thing is not that I am not scoring
but that we are losing points."