Drogba regrets Chelsea outburst

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LONDON, Oct 20 (AFP): Chelsea striker Didier Drogba said Saturday he regretted his outburst suggesting he wants to quit the Premier League club.
The Ivory Coast star shocked the Blues when he said he wanted to leave in an interview with France Football magazine.
But, in a massive climbdown, he now regrets making his views public.
Drogba said: "On reflection, I regret making the comments I made in a recent interview public at this time.
"I am a Chelsea player and will be 100 per cent committed and supportive to my manager, my team-mates and the club.
"I will not be discussing my future any further until I meet privately with the club at the end of the season."
Drogba, who scored 33 goals last season, had earlier claimed "something was broken" at Chelsea following Jose Mourinho's departure and revealed he wanted to follow the Portuguese coach out of Stamford Bridge.
New boss Avram Grant refused to make any comment on Drogba's controversial remarks at the club's pre-Middlesbrough media gathering Friday -- insisting he wanted to speak with the Ivory Coast forward first.
Grant had earlier said: "I have not seen him yet. I need to do that first. It is internal business.
"I am very happy with the atmosphere and the attitude of the players until now and I am sure that it will continue."
Chelsea captain John Terry underwent a knee operation Saturday and will be out for three weeks and Grant also confirmed left-back Ashley Cole will be missing for a month with ankle ligament trouble.