{"id":16704,"date":"2016-07-19T20:20:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T20:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=16704"},"modified":"2016-10-27T12:42:46","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T12:42:46","slug":"mls-drogba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/mls-drogba","title":{"rendered":"Didier Drogba Set To Face Arsenal In A Friendly Match"},"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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Drogba,\u00a0who scored 15 times against the Gunners when he used to play for Chelsea and for Galatasaray, is expected to lead the MLS All-Stars.\u00a0The 38-year-old Ivorian star will play alongside several big names of the MLS like Andrea Pirlo, David Villa, Clint Dempsey, Sebastian Giovinco and Kaka. Surprisingly, former Chelsea players Frank Lampard\u00a0and\u00a0Ashley Cole did not make the team. Arsenal is also expected to field a strong roster although the team&#8217;s manager Arsene Wenger said that some key players of his squad will need to regenerate.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYou consider the rest time because France had a long, long go and I believe that they need four weeks\u2019 holiday because they need to recover from that [&#8230;] It takes you two or three weeks to regenerate\u2026 to recover completely, and they need to come back with hunger. That disappointment to lose a final, it takes some time to recover from that,&#8221; the coach said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Olivier Giroud, Lorient Koscielny, Mesut Ozil and Aaron Ramsey were granted a few days to recover from a draining Euro 2016.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage][gallerypage]<\/p>\n<h2>Watch all of the goals scored by Drogba against Arsenal:<\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/1AT5wAGxcDE<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/hiddink-drogba\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0Guus Hiddink Is Staying With Chelsea And Wants Didier Drogba Back To Stamford Bridge.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[\/onepage]<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[onepage] [gallerypage] Ivorian striker Didier Drogba will get the chance to play once more 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