Blues will survive DD loss - Ancelotti

Chelsea will be fine without Didier Drogba in the coming weeks insists boss Carlo Ancelotti. The burly striker is on African Cup of Nations duty with fellow Cote d’Ivoire star Salomon Kalou, Ghana's Michael Essien and Nigeria's Jon Mikel Obi. "Didier has scored 19 goals but without him, this year, we've done very well," said Ancelotti on Wednesday. “We won three games in the Champions League without him. We can do the same in the EPL." If Cote d’Ivoire makes the final of the ACN on 31 January, the Blues will be without Drogba and Kalou for four EPL matches and an FA Cup tie against Watford. "In some matches we can change the system," added Ancelotti, who is also without Nicolas Anelka because of a muscle injury. "We've played the diamond in every match but we can use our wingers in some matches. It depends on the match."