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Didier Drogba is desired by Chelsea’s coach to remain at the club. Of Chelsea’s 4-3-3 attack, Drogba and Fernando Torres are at present competing to be the central focus, although before Saturday’s Premier League game with Tottenham Hotspur, Ancelotti has evaluated the pair in a 4-4-2 system in training.

Over the fitness of Michael Essien (knee) and Ramires (hamstring), Ancelotti has dismissed fears, with the latter back in the frame after missing the last three matches. Following the same period on the sidelines with a similar injury, defender Alex is fit again.

In spite of being 6 points behind United, Chelsea has a legit shot, with the Red Devils having forthcoming games against Chelsea and Arsenal. Drogba and Torres look to begin together, given both players seemed to have shaken off the rust, could prove to be demoralizing tandem.

Tottenham midfielder Tom Huddlestone, after his ankle injury flared up, looks likely to miss to short trip to Stamford Bridge. There is uncertainty over Vedran Corluka (ankle) and Niko Kranjcar (foot) and Benoit Assou-Ekotto is out with a hamstring injury. Jonathan Woodgate (calf) and Ledley King (groin) are still uncertain, although they have been training this week.

This season, Tottenham have really shot themselves and look like they will be deprived of a chance in what would have been their second Champions League. Redknapp will be a game time decision, even though he will want to make use of Gareth Bale.

The internet sports picks are offering great soccer betting odds. Chelsea is favorite against Tottenham Hotspur. Chelsea is 8/15, while Tottenham are 13/2.

Chelsea manager, Carlo Ancelotti in his latest statement has claimed that that for Chelsea FC, Didier Drogba is not just a major figure of the recent past; rather he is an integral part of the club’s future. This statement came after there were rumors about Drogba role after signing of Fernando Torres for £50m.

The draw at Fulham made Ancelotti drop Drogba to make room for Torres. He replaces the Spaniard in the last 19 minutes of the game. The current scenario has made things clearer for players at Chelsea FC. Club’s high earner may have to exit the club this summer, similar to the way Michael Ballack, Joe Cole and 3 others were shown the door in June 2010. This has triggered rumors and speculations about Drogba’s position, whether he will be the one who will be sacrificed at the end of this season.

Drogba is a fabulous striker and it was nice to know that Ancelotii still has faith in the Ivorian striker. This is his seventh season for Chelsea and with 141 goals from 295 appearances; he has an impressive record for the club.

For Chelsea last year, Drogba enjoyed his best campaign and he scored 37 goals from just 44 games, which helped to claim the domestic Double for the west London side. In this season, he has been struggling to find form and repeat those outstanding stats. His current form is a problem for Chelsea, as it has affected the Chelsea’s dream to defend the Premiership title.

Chelsea now should regain focus and concentrate in the FA Cup. With Ancelotti confirming Drogba’s return, Chelsea will host Everton. It is a replay of their fourth-round tie. Drogba will play in place of Torres.

David Luiz will not feature in the match. He signed £21.3m from Benfica. Having impressed on his debut against Fulham, Ancelotti confirms that against David Moyes’s men, the defender would start, after displaying impressive play against Fulham. Luiz was backtracked as he had signed for Chelsea on 31 January. Including him in the squad would have defied rules of the Football Association, which states that, for a player to take part in the fourth round of the competition, he must be registered with his current club by 28 January.

Chelsea’s star player, Frank Lampard admitted that it would be a “disaster” for Chelsea football club if it does not qualify for the forthcoming season of Champions League. The team has dipped down to fifth position in the EPL and with 12 matches to go, things does not look that great for Chelsea FC.

Tottenham legend Gary Lineker believes Chelsea will make it to the Champions League final this season and they are the best bet in the current English football teams. Despite the big slump in their position in the EPL, Lineker is confident that Carlo Ancelotti’s side will go all the way in Europe.

Chelsea faces Everton on 19th Feb in the FA Cup. The critics will watch Chelsea’s performance closely. According to various sports betting sites the best odds for Chelsea to win is 4/7 and the best odds for Everton to win is 11/2.

The Reds, after beating the Macedonians 2-0 at Anfield on Thursday night completed the easiest of 4-0 aggregate victories over Rabotnicki in their Europa League third qualifying round second-leg tie.

It will be on Sunday week when Liverpool next appears at Anfield when they host Arsenal in what is one of the standout fixtures of the opening weekend of the league season.

By then Cole is optimistic that he and his teammates will have moved up a gear, although even then the England international stressed Roy Hodgson’s side should be judged not just the first few matches but also over an entire season.

However, under former manager Rafael Benitez, the start of the previous campaign set the tone as they lost two of their first three matches and went on to post their worst Premier League finish, seventh, for over a decade.

With the Gunners and both Manchester clubs to play in the first five fixtures, this time around is even tougher.

Cole said, “We’ve had two [competitive] games now and we’ve got Fernando Torres, Dirk Kuyt, Pepe Reina and the others to come back. We’ve got a lot to work on and there is a lot for us to do. We’ve got to come together and continue to improve. We have to keep working hard every day on the training pitch and go from there. We know we’ve got a long way to go. You can’t assess anything on the first six games of the season; you have to judge us in May. All Premier League games are tough; sometimes the ones that seem easier are the ones that turn out to be the tougher ones.”

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