{"id":15370,"date":"2016-04-17T06:12:38","date_gmt":"2016-04-17T06:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=15370"},"modified":"2016-04-19T03:53:25","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T03:53:25","slug":"drogba-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/drogba-goal","title":{"rendered":"Didier Drogba Returns In Style With An Amazing Goal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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The veteran striker sat out five of his team&#8217;s six games in order to avoid playing on artificial turf. Drogba did not want to take the risk to injure himself. According to Adam Braz, Montreal Impact&#8217;s technical director, the striker does not feel comfortable playing on artificial turf:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We saw last year when we played [on turf] in New England, his knee really swelled up and he really had a tough time recovering afterwards for the playoffs,&#8221; Braz told the press.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15375\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15375\" style=\"width: 706px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-15375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/screen-shot-2016-04-17-at-1-51-36-am.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"706\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/screen-shot-2016-04-17-at-1-51-36-am.jpg 596w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/screen-shot-2016-04-17-at-1-51-36-am-85x60.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15375\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/6lYNKHOjPR\/?taken-by=didierdrogba&amp;hl=en\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>An amazing goal<\/h2>\n<p>Drogba finally made his comeback at Toyota Park in a match opposing the Montreal Impact to the Chicago Fire. The 38-year-old player came off the bench at the 50th minute and scored an amazing backheel goal six minutes later, after receiving a pass from Dominic Oduro.\u00a0Drogba almost scored a second goal but the shot was denied by a diving save by goalkeeper Lampson in the 83rd minute. The star picked up right where he left off last year when he scored 11 goals in 11 regular season games. This return will definitely give the team momentum for the next few games.<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-w-column\">\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-post-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt\u2019s good and I hope that I will get some more games now that I\u2019m training with the team,\u201d Drogba declared. \u201cI think it\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve been training all week with the team since I came back, since February, and it feels good to be back on the team and to have the chance to play like this and to see the atmosphere after the win.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sidebar\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_15376\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15376\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/screen-shot-2016-04-17-at-2-02-28-am.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/screen-shot-2016-04-17-at-2-02-28-am.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/screen-shot-2016-04-17-at-2-02-28-am-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/screen-shot-2016-04-17-at-2-02-28-am-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WAGNH_CFC\/status\/721542620720340992\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"sidebar\">Watch the video of his amazing back-heeled goal below:<\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/ywB2Gdxm970<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/12-football-players-extravagant-homes-one-of-them-is-reportedly-haunted\">SEE ALSO:\u00a012 Football Player\u2019s Extravagant Homes. 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