It started off as a continuation of Chelsea’s bad dream.John Terry and Joe Cole on the injured list and Drogba playing as if he were on the list and was being forced to play.
Stoke were within three minutes of their most famous victory against Chelsea since the 1971-72 Football League Cup Final.
Then Juliano Belletti scored the equaliser to Rory Delap’s 60th-minute goal and Frank Lampard won the game for the blues with 3 minutes to go.The Stoke fans who till then had been taunting Scolari with chants of “You’re getting sacked in the morning” were stunned by the improbable comeback.Even Drogba who was warming the bench and pondering his future at Chelsea dropped his customary scowl.Lampard had bought some time...