No Drogba-Beckenbauer war of words Galatasaray striker Didier Drogba has refused to be drawn into a war of words with Germany legend Franz Beckenbauer. Beckenbauer hit out at the Ivorian for gathering his team-mates in a circle before their Champions League clash with Copenhagen on 23 October and suggested the star undermined boss Roberto Mancini with his actions. The Turkish club went on to win the game 3-1- perhaps proving Drogba did nothing wrong- but the star has now refused to retaliate. Instead he has hailed the 68-year-old, and told new Turkish television show‘Big Legend’: "I don’t need to respond to Beckenbauer’s statements about me. Our coach Roberto Mancini has said all that has to be said. "He is a person I respect fully and look up to. I’m not a kind of person that polemicizes." Galatasaray are currently fourth in the Turkish Super Lig, having taken 19 points from their opening 10 games in 2013/14. They have endured a patchy start to their Champions League campaign, however, and sit second in Group B- six points behind leaders Real Madrid. Drogba has played a key role in Gala’s season so far- having scored nine goals in all competitions- and is widely regarded as the Super Lig’s top star.