#9 Didier Drogba
Chelsea football club owe much of their recent successes to Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba. In moments of strife, Chelsea could always count on Drogba to deliver the goods. While his most important goal was undoubtedly the bullet header against Bayern Munich in the final, there have been plenty of other occasions where Drogba has risen to the challenge and given Chelsea fans plenty of joy.
His decisive penalty strike in the same final, his goal against Liverpool in the 2005 League Cup final, winning the club their first trophy in the Abramovich era, the winner against United in the 2007 FA Cup final, a goal at the same stage of the competition against Everton two years later, the goal that won the historic double, by clinching the winner against Portsmouth in the 2010 FA Cup final, and yet another fine FA Cup final goal against Liverpool two seasons later, countless goals against Arsenal in the derby, the list goes on and on.....
Drogba has undoubtedly been one of the most decisive strikers of this generation and he has always seemed to score on the big stage, making him one of the greatest big match footballers of all time.
