Cesc Fabregas has described league leaders Chelsea
as an 'average' side without Didier
Drogba.
The Arsenal captain is quoted in a number of morning newspapers
as claiming that Chelsea are just a 'normal' team, and their star
striker - who scored twice against the Gunners in November - is the
man that makes the difference.
"Overall, I saw a Chelsea team that was normal but a team that
has probably the best striker in the world, and that makes such a
difference," Fábregas said.
"An average team that has the best striker in the world can
always do something and Didier Drogba makes all the difference to
them. Without him, their team would not be the same.
Fabregas went on to suggest that Arsenal's problem is that they
do not have the physical options that Chelsea do, bemoaning the
fact that many of their players are too similar.
"Perhaps we had the same kind of problem against Chelsea as the
boys had at Manchester City, not really having someone whose game
is to go beyond defenders, and we were a little small to fight
against them on crosses, too."
Referring to Arsenal's 3-0 Carling Cup defeat to Manchester City
last week, Fabregas went on to say:
"Throughout the game, we had a lot of possession but didn't
really have anyone to go in behind the defenders, apart from Carlos
Vela.
"We had a lot of similar players who like the ball into their
feet. Sometimes it's true that you need a different kind of
option."
