{"id":9024,"date":"2015-09-06T19:00:53","date_gmt":"2015-09-06T19:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=9024"},"modified":"2015-09-08T11:02:20","modified_gmt":"2015-09-08T11:02:20","slug":"drogba-hat-trick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/drogba-hat-trick","title":{"rendered":"Didier Drogba Scores His First MLS Hat-Trick For Montreal Impact"},"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, who signed with the Impact last July, missed his first few games because of a toe injury.<\/p>\n<h2>A fantastic performance<\/h2>\n<p>Didier Drogba opened the score at the 27th minute taking a cross from\u00a0Nigel Reo-Coker, and scored two more goals later in the game.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhat can I say?\u00a0It was an exceptional performance,\u201d\u00a0coach Biello said . \u201cHe\u2019s someone who\u2019s really engaged. He\u2019s won everywhere. He came here with a great desire to win and that\u2019s what we saw tonight.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There is a\u00a0small irony to\u00a0the situation because The Fire listed Drogba as one of their\u00a0potential recruits\u00a0but were not able to agree with\u00a0him.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9027\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9027\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9027\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/vllkyt27mgrm4gbfjg.5da43bf9.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9027\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.onthe.io\/vllkyt27mgrm4gbfjg.5da43bf9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">{adinserter CNP5}<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Still not 100%<\/h2>\n<p>Despite being the man-of-the-match, Drogba doesn&#8217;t feel 100% fit yet.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe manager asked me how I was feeling and I was a bit tired at the end; I\u2019m working hard to get back to fitness,\u201d Drogba said after the game. \u201cIt\u2019s only my second real week of work after two months of nothing so it\u2019s a bit difficult at the end, but I\u2019m quite happy with my physical performance today,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>His toe is still bothering him, but Didier Drogba wants more playing time.<em>\u201cIt\u2019s still painful, even more now,\u201d<\/em> He said. \u201c<em>But I got a few days now to rest and get some treatment and to be ready for the next game\u201d.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9029\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9029\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9029\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/2ab7d9001469d465d8d43613a9db2ca1.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"509\" 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