The 08/09 season was Drogba's sixth at Chelsea, the Ivorian international having won two Premier League titles already during Jose Mourinho's spell in charge. With 105 attempted dribbles (3.27 per game), Drogba didn’t just receive the ball and supply the finishing touch but looked to take on defenders, running at, through and beyond them. We need to show better knowledge and have a better identity. By pushing as far forward as possible Drogba pinned defenders back, which freed up room behind for Lampard to exploit, and because Drogba was as likely to run off the shoulder of the last man as he was dribble directly at him, it therefore made sense to play a slightly deeper defensive line against Chelsea to deal with Drogba, which suited Lampard.The numbers show that Drogba was at his absolute best in the 09/10 season but there is no single reason why. Chelsea striker Didier Drogba won the Golden Boot award as the league's top goalscorer for the second time The victorious Chelsea side were noted for their attacking style of football: the team averaged 2.71 goals per game, scoring a Premier League record 103 goals for the season, compared to the average of 1.89 when they won the title in the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons. Referees' Association demands increased penalties for assaulting officials after latest attack [31] Drogba started the 2005–06 season by scoring two goals in a Community Shield win over Arsenal . So the target for Richarlison will be 30 - not 20." Every Premier League Goal of the Season Best first-time volleys in Premier League history Feature Vote: The best Premier League goal in December. The ex-Chelsea striker took 254 games to reach 104 goals, while Lukaku did it in just 224 Yet the 25-year-old has made 224 appearances - it took Didier Drogba 254 to reach the same mark.Drogba scored all of his goals across two spells at Romelu Lukaku's Burnley brace drew level with Didier Drogba on 104 Premier League goalsRomelu Lukaku has now scored as many Premier League goals as Didier Drogba.The Belgian did make 10 league appearances for Chelsea between 2011 and 2014 - spending one year the club with Drogba - but he failed to score during that time.Lukaku and Drogba are joint-26th on the all-time Premier League goalscoring chart, with 28 players having scored 100 or more goals.Next in the striker's sight will be Darren Bent on 106, with Paul Scholes on 107, Peter Crouch on 108 and Ryan Giggs reaching 109.His nearest active rival is Harry Kane, who has 110 in 156 games, while Man City's Sergio Aguero's 208 games have yielded 146 strikes.With a ratio of 0.46 goals per game, Lukaku has the seventh-best record on the list - behind Aguero, Kane, Ruud van Nisterooy, Robin van Persie, Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry and Ian Wright but is ahead of the likes of Michael Owen and Andrew Cole.They all remain a long way off Shearer's record of 260 - 52 more than second-placed Wayne Rooney. 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Torres vs Drogba 09/10 comparison Drogba scored a somewhat disappointing 16 goals in a total of 40 games for Chelsea in his first season: ten in the Premier League, five in the Champions League and one in the League Cup final. So the target for Richarlison will be 30 - not 20." So the target for Richarlison will be 30 - not 20. Carlo Ancelotti was next, and introduced his preferred 4-4-2 diamond system, tweaking the shape so that Chelsea transitioned to something like a 4-3-3 during certain phases of play.The system suited the players perfectly. But, with an assist … Of the many factors that facilitated his season-long form Lampard's chance creation was essential, but the simple reason might simply be that Drogba was 'in the zone', riding a wave of confidence formed by scoring goals which allowed him to try things only a confident striker might attempt, resulting in even more success. 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Although Anelka was his strike partner in theory (and in practise when played together up front), Lampard was actually the more prominent attacking threat, turning up unmarked around the edge of the area to slam in long range shots and set up Drogba.Lampard's 22 goals and 14 assists are an extraordinary return for a midfielder but he might not have been so prolific without Drogba distracting players higher up the pitch.