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English Premier News :: Drogba will miss start of Premier League season.

Posted on 2008-08-05 by Gooner

Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has revealed that Didier Drogba is set to miss the start of the season as he continues his recovery from a knee injury.

The 30-year-old Drogba has spent the summer recuperating from the long-standing problem and will not be fit for the Premier League opener against Portsmouth on 17 August.

Drogba is also likely to sit out Chelsea's second match at Wigan Athletic too and while Scolari hopes to have him back for the Tottenham Hotspur game on 31 August, the Brazilian conceded that the nature of the injury makes it difficult to predict a return date.

"When you have a knee injury, you just never know," Scolari said. "He's getting better and is working with a fitness coach back at the training ground. I hope he will be ready to start training next week but he will not play until he is in good condition."

In the absence of Drogba, Chelsea will be relying heavily on Nicolas Anelka, who scored four goals in an impressive 5-0 defeat of AC Milan on Sunday. Salomon Kalou is on international duty with Ivory Coast at the Olympic Games.

Sourced From : Gooners Football Blog

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