Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba dismissed concerns he may not be in top form after starting Saturday's African Nations Cup 3-0 win over Tunisia on the bench, the 1st time he was dropped in his international career.
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Drogba was brought on for the final 25 minutes of the energy-charged Group D game but still failed to impress, and left it to his teammates Gervinho, Yaya Toure and Didier Ya Konan to endure a second successive win for the Elephants at the tournament.
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Drogba last week said he was only 50-60 percent of his fitness after finishing the season with Shanghai Shenhua in China at the start of November and then not playing for 2 months before reporting for Nations Cup preparations.
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On Saturday he said he was fit to play throughout.
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'' I feel great. The coach picked his team, and we adapt and play '', Drogba told journalists.
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'' I'm not the manager and it wasn't my decision. Don't try to make a big deal out of the fact that I was on the bench because it's not ''.
That's a good team spirit.
I love it when footballers are not selfish.Drogba is great
Quote from: Shola Sholaz on Jan 27, 2013, 12:18 PM
That's a good team spirit.
I love it when footballers are not selfish.Drogba is great
Didier is known for that.Giving the young ones this kind of opportunity is good for the country
Gervinho and Yaya toure are the players to watch out for now.
Especially that Gervinho.He troubled Tunisia's defence all through the game
Quote from: Shola Sholaz on Jan 27, 2013, 12:58 PM
Especially that Gervinho.He troubled Tunisia's defence all through the game
He is the rave of the moment for the country.Other opponents should beware of him.