Drogba 14-15 (h)

This figure replicates last year's title winning home kit, and goes nicely with the away kit which I've already painted on John Terry.

It seems a long time ago now, but Chelsea were superb in the first part of the season and ruthlessly efficient in the second. Only four matches were lost in all competitions throughout the season: away at Newcastle and Tottenham; at home incredibly to Bradford in the FA Cup; and at West Brom after the title had been sewn up.

Drogba's influence on the pitch was fairly small, and mainly consisted of making cameos from the bench often, though he did score three in three, including a good header at Man United, in late October. He was also needed at the back end of the season as we looked to wrap up the title early, starting against QPR, Man United, Leicester and Crystal Palace.

However, his main contribution was off the pitch. As one of the ever-decreasing number of leaders in the dressing room he had to convince the talented, but inexperienced, squad that they had the ability, and more importantly, the nerve to become champions. This season's pathetic displays only serve to highlight the importance of this even further.

It was always a possibility that Drogba's return, having seemingly ended his career with us on the perfect note in 2012, would be a disappointment and potentially tinge his legacy somewhat. However, in guiding the club to a fifth league title he managed to improve on it. He was carried off the pitch by his teammates on the last game of the season to a standing ovation.

Zola 96-97 (a)

This has to be my favourite repaint I've done so far. It depicts Gianfranco Zola wearing the 1996-97 away kit, which happens to be one of my favourite kits of the past 20 years.

The most famous game in the kit is probably the FA Cup semi final at Highbury where Chelsea beat Wimbledon 3-0. It led to the club's second major final in four seasons, having waited twenty odd years prior to that.

Zola scored the second goal in the semi final, a magnificent individual effort as shown below:

In 2003, just before the arrival of Roman Abramovich, Zola was voted the greatest player in the history of the club in an online poll, receiving 60% of the votes (admittedly this will have been skewed by the fact Zola was playing for the club, and the accessibility of the internet, at the time).

A similar vote in the official Chelsea magazine taken in 2012 saw Zola finish 3rd behind Drogba and Lampard (also likely to be skewed due to the euphoria of Munich just a month or so previously!)

Greatest ever player polls are always likely to spark intense conversations, particularly at a club with such a diverse history such as Chelsea! How do you define the greatest?! The most entertaining player? The most trophies won? The biggest contribution? The most loyal and consistent?

Zola certainly ticks a few boxes. In total he won six trophies (2 x FA Cup, 1 x League Cup, 1 x Cup Winners' Cup, 1 x Super Cup, 1 x Charity Shield). But more importantly he created some incredible memories: the flick against Norwich, the lob against Everton, beating Schmeichel at the near post, turning Julian Dicks inside and out, dumping Carragher on his backside to name just a few!

Then when you factor in he is such a humble and friendly person (I was fortunate enough to meet Gianfranco at the Harlington training ground a number of times in the early 00s and my signed picture with him still hangs proudly on the wall today!), it is clear why he is remembered so fondly, and not just by Chelsea supporters.

Mark Hughes 1997-99 (h)

It may surprise you to know that Mark Hughes was a Chelsea supporter as a boy. He signed for the Blues in 1995 having previously had great success at Man United. During his three seasons at the club he put in some memorable performances, particularly in the cups. Perhaps his best goal for Chelsea was in the Cup Winner's Cup semi final against Vicenza - a remarkable game in itself, only improved by this classic route one goal!

I'm not sure why Chelsea played in their away strip considering this was the home leg!

Corinthians made Mark Hughes figures in both the 1995-97 home kit and the 97-98 away kit as shown in the video. A biography of Hughes's time at the club can be found here.