Former Chelsea forward Didier Drogba HAS Revealed Roman Abramovich blocked Luis Felipe Scolari"s Attempts at Replacing Drogba Inter striker Adriano for Brazil before the coach"s sacking in February 2009.
Drogba HAS admis Scolari wanted to sell the Ivorian and buy Brazilian compatriot Adriano During His single season at Chelsea in 2008/09.
The current Montreal Impact star fell out with Scolari partner after the World Cup winning coach Took load at Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2008. This led to Drogba scoring only three goals for the Blues for the sacking managers The Following February.
In 2011 Scolari confessed he HAD-been interested in signing Adriano – who at the Time Was Suffering from fitness and personal problems and Would Eventually leave Italy to return to His native Brazil at the end of the 2009 campaign.
HOWEVER, It was Abramovich finding after-Who out of Scolari"s shots could the breaks on the move and form INSTEAD Dismissed the Brazil coach. It Would aussi Prove himself the catalyst for Drogba to net 11 goals in just three months under new boss Guus Hiddink.
“When I left the [with Scolari] meeting, the first thing I did call Mr Abramovich Was and explain the position via one de son assistants," Drogba Explains In His new autobiography, Commitment.
Nonetheless the 37 year old says He Was Told: “No, you"re not going anywhere. Who Said You Were going? “
