Ballack - Drogba is complete striker

Feb 9 2010 By Jacob Murtagh

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MICHAEL Ballack hailed the impact of Chelsea team-mate Didier Drogba after his two-goal haul sank Arsenal on Sunday.

The Ivory Coast star was only denied a hat-trick at Stamford Bridge by the woodwork after his free-kick came back off the bar.

And Ballack reckons Drogba is the complete striker.

He said: "He is a very individual type of player. He is different from [Wayne] Rooney or [Andrey] Arshavin.

"He is unbelievable, with physical strength and technical ability. He's a striker but also a free-kick taker.

"In fact, he is a striker with a lot of other qualities. Not many players have this.

"You see in the big games like Arsenal, he was there. That is why he is a big player."

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