The deepest label in the minds of people in the African country of Côte d'Ivoire is "poor", and it is true that although Côte d'Ivoire can be literally translated as "Ivory Coast" in French, this is obviously not romantic enough to hide the cruelty of reality. According to 2020 data, Côte d'Ivoire's per capita GDP is only $2159, equivalent to one-sixth of the continent's.
Here, if you want to tell you that a poor country like Côte d'Ivoire still has a national football team with a total value of more than 300 million euros, it is estimated that many people can't believe it, in fact, the FIFA ranking of the Ivorian men's football team is 52nd (the 51st is the Eastern European power Slovakia).
Looking at the current squad of Côte d'Ivoire, you will find that AC Milan midfielder Frank Casey, who was recently contested by many European giants, is an Ivorian, the main striker Ajax in the Dutch Ajax is also an Ivorian, and in this "African orange" queue, you can also find Huang Qian's defender Serge Ollie, Crystal Palace's winger Will Fred Zaha and others, almost all of whom have a resume in European first-tier competitions.
In addition to having an excellent active squad, in the history of the Ivorian team, there is another famous player who must be mentioned - that is, Didier deRoba, who is known as the "Warcraft". Drogba has helped Chelsea win four Premier League titles and four FA Cup titles. At the national team level, he helped Côte d'Ivoire get tickets to the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
Whether at Stamford Bridge or in Abidjan, the capital of Côte d'Ivoire, he was a remarkable "old man".
There are too many stories to tell about this "warcraft" in the history of football, and now, the original control football mobile game "Pro Evolution Soccer" created by Konami intends to present the glory of this Ivorian superstar to the player audience.
At this moment, the moment of the drogba card that unfolds before your eyes is based on the Champions League final on 19 May 2012, when Chelsea, led by The Blues such as Drogba and Lampard, played Bayern Munich away, and in the 88th minute of this match, Drogba had a very wonderful header performance to help the Blues equalize and win the final penalty shootout. Drogba himself can be said to have done a great job.
The Drogba who appeared in the game has the same 189cm tall modeling as in reality, which is matched by his 99-point jump value, and it can be said that it is invincible to compete for the ball landing point in the middle of the road, and the essence is that in order to pay tribute to Drogba's 88-minute header knock, the game specially gave him a 95-point header value, which is complemented by Drogba's powerful air superiority, and the steel forehead has become the hammer of the Ivorians!
Back to the beginning, Côte d'Ivoire is a small country, but the desire for victory on the pitch is no less than any big country. The national team worth 300 million euros has given them the confidence to compete for the championship, and I believe that in the future arena, we can see that this "African orange coat" will bloom more brilliance.