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Scolari explains how clashing with Drogba & Anelka led to his Chelsea downfall

The Brazilian says his failure to get the two men to play together up front was a source of major frustration during his time in west London

Former Chelsea head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has opened up on his ill-fated reign at Stamford Bridge, admitting that he failed to see eye to eye with Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka.

Scolari was brought in to succeed Avram Grant as the Blues' new permanent manager in the summer of 2008, becoming the first World Cup-winning boss to manage in the Premier League.

The 71-year-old - who became a world champion with Brazil in 2002 before taking up a role with Portugal the following year - masterminded a 12-match unbeaten run at the start of his Chelsea career, but results began to turn sour over the Christmas period.