#2 Didier Drogba would not be a Chelsea Legend
One of the first players Jose Mourinho signed in 2004 upon taking over at Chelsea was Didier Drogba from Lyon for a whopping £24 million from Marseille. He was a then record signing for the club and the English media were at their usual best by questioning the player’s ability to perform in England.
Despite being a risky signing in the eyes of many, Mourinho had decided that Drogba was the man who would lead his attack. The criticism by the media only became more intense towards the end of his first season as Drogba ended with a mediocre number of goals at 16. His second season was nothing special as well as he netted 16 goals yet again. However, Jose did not give up on his man.
With the confidence from Jose Mourinho, Drogba donned the new number 11 shirt vacated by Damien Duff and went on to smash 33 goals that season, one more than the number of goals in his first two seasons combined. Although Mourinho departed from Chelsea, he had created a beast in Drogba who would go on to be a legend in the Premier League.
