John Terry believes Chelsea have proved they can cope without Didier Drogba.

The Ivory Coast international has been suspended from the Blues UEFA Champions League campaign so far this season, but they have hardly missed him.

Indeed, his replacement Salomon Kalou has been in fine form, grabbing a brace in the 4-0 win over Atletico Madrid to maintain their 100% Group D winning record.

“We're very fortunate at Chelsea. Since Roman Abramovich came, we have had a lot of strength in depth in the squad,” said Terry. “People said we would struggle without Didier, but we didn't.

“We have players that are not here only to make up the numbers, but players that are fighting and working hard every day in training to come in and really prove themselves.”

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