“I want to try and surpass” – Promising Chelsea starlet sets his sights on emulating Drogba

Armando Broja wants to surpass Didier Drogba at Chelsea

According to Goal.com (h/t Metro), Chelsea youngster Armando Broja wants to surpass the legendary Didier Drogba at the club. The 19-year-old is on loan at Vitesse Arnhem and has impressed with his goal-scoring feats.

He is an academy graduate who has played once for the senior side so far. It was against Everton last year in March. The Albanian was sent on loan this season to gain some experience at the Dutch side, which is often a regular place for the Blues to send players on loan.

So far, he has 9 goals and 2 assists in just 20 games. However, the youngster is looking ahead and has lofty ambitions at Chelsea. He wants to surpass what Ivorian legend Didier Drogba achieved at the club.

‘I was like: ‘Wow! That’s Frank Lampard, [Didier] Drogba or John Terry right in front of me’, when I would see them around. I loved to take pictures with them because I wanted to be them.

I wanted to be in their shoes at the top level. Now I am approaching the age they were when they were playing, I want to try and surpass Drogba. It might not be easy, but that’s my mentality and how I am feeling.’

Broja’s hunger to achieve more was evident when he said he wanted to improve on the numbers he has for the season.

‘Nine goals and two assists is good but I am never satisfied. I want to get more goals and assists to keep tallying them up. I have played over 1000 minutes and I have 11 goal contributions. It is not bad but I want more goals and assists. I want to do more.’

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It bodes well for Chelsea that their youth players are flourishing as always. Although it would be hard to eclipse what Drogba did and won at Chelsea, it’s always good to see players with ambitions who want to do well for the club.