{"id":13984,"date":"2011-12-15T08:32:11","date_gmt":"2011-12-15T08:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/raul-meireles-dont-go-drog\/"},"modified":"2011-12-15T08:32:11","modified_gmt":"2011-12-15T08:32:11","slug":"raul-meireles-dont-go-drog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/15\/raul-meireles-dont-go-drog\/","title":{"rendered":"Raul Meireles: Don\u2019t go, Drog!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/6e5d608493539_387623.jpg\" border=\"1\" class=\"c14\" \/><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sol\/homepage\/sport\/football\/3996716\/Chelsea-news-Raul-Meireles-begs-Didier-Drogba-to-stay.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Thesun<\/span><\/a> : \u00a0\u00a0<\/span> RAUL MEIRELES has hailed Didier Drogba as the driving force behind Chelsea&#8217;s renewed title challenge.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran striker is hot property at home and abroad with Shanghai Shenhua reportedly busting a gut in their bid to pair him with Nicolas Anelka, who they will pay \u00a318million to leave Chelsea in January.<\/p>\n<p>Age appears to be no deterrent to Drog, who is keeping \u00a350m Fernando Torres on the bench.<\/p>\n<p>And midfielder Meireles, ecstatic after the Blues&#8217; 2-1 win over Manchester City helped them back into the title race, insists Drogba, 33, is still the club&#8217;s talisman.<\/p>\n<p>Drogba&#8217;s contract expires at the end of the season and he is said to be desperate for a two-year deal before committing himself to Stamford Bridge again.<\/p>\n<p>So far Chelsea are thought to have approached him with a one-year contract.<\/p>\n<p>But Meireles, who stopped City in their tracks on Monday with a first-half equaliser, is in no doubt about the impact his team-mate has on the side. The Portuguese star, 28, said: &#8220;Drogba is the key to this team. We need Didier and his goals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He scored twice against Valencia last week and another against Newcastle and both times he demonstrated his quality at the decisive moment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;ll boost our title charge. We have all spoken in the dressing room and our challenge now is to obtain every home point going until the end of the season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Thesun : \u00a0\u00a0 RAUL MEIRELES has hailed Didier Drogba as the driving force behind Chelsea&#8217;s renewed title challenge. 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