On the 21st local time, former France international Lasana Diarra announced his retirement on social media: "As they said, the time to 'hang up your boots' has arrived. I gained a lot thanks to football, a sport that teaches courage, persistence and respect. This decision was made not because I could not continue, but because of your love for me. I wouldn't say that my career was perfect, but everything was done with sincerity, passion and kindness. ”
15 years of career, 10 teams, 10 championship trophies, 3 terminations plus 1 defeat, career wandering between the peaks and valleys of "Russ", absolutely worthy of the word "legend". Turning over the career history of "Russ", accompanied by the names of giants such as Real Madrid, Chelsea, Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain, etc., there are also Portsmouth, Anzh Mahachkala, Al jazira and other existences that are slightly unfamiliar to fans, from "new Makelele", to repeatedly tearing each other up with bosses and teams in his career, to endless injuries, to contract disputes repeatedly in the twilight of his career, what kind of contradiction is Diarra?
[It is difficult for a genius to give up on oneself, and it is also a sin to be ambitious? 】
"There is no doubt that he is the new Makelele" – after witnessing The Heroic Performance of Lasana Diarra at the 2005 Toulon Cup, Chelsea's chief scout Gerwayne Williams expressed this admiration. At this time, Diarra debuted from Ligue 2 Le Havre, but only a season, and then, eager to find a substitute for the 32-year-old Makelele, the Blues made a quick start for £1 million, signing the new star whose body, skin color and the team's main iron waist are somewhat similar.
Although the 20-year-old Diarra was only an apprentice at the star-studded Chelsea, the French rising star, who had gradually become one of the team's rotation players since completing his blueshirt debut in October 2005, began to be dissatisfied with the timing and positioning of the team: since Ferreira did not give himself a long face, Mourinho more often used Russ as a substitute right-back, however, the latter preferred position in the middle of the midfield, even if there were Makelele and the team's champion Essien. Young and energetic, he strongly sought a transfer, and the Blues, in order to prevent the loss of money, could not sell it to the Gunners Arsenal at a low price shortly after the start of the 2007-08 season. You know, at that time, the two teams were jealous of the championship in the Premier League, and because of the Ashley Cole transfer incident, the Blues were so "brave and broken", although it was Mourinho's iron fist that said it was indispensable, but it also showed how far Diarra and the team had gotten into trouble.
However, wenger's compatriots as treasures soon became a hot potato in front of the "professor": he felt that he had little hope in the shadow of Fabregas, Flamini, Gilberto, Diaby and others, so he ignored Wenger's persuasion and went to Portsmouth, the number one "Eight-Nation Alliance" in the Premier League at that time. It's only been 5 months since the transfer. However, the old Redknapp, who has always been good at going in and out, quickly explored Diarra's potential: in the "Pompeii" squad, Diarra is not only an iron anchor in the middle of the road, but also a metronome for offensive and defensive conversion, and it has helped a lot in the journey of the military port team to win the FA Cup.
Although Portsmouth is now deeply involved in the lower leagues, more than 10 years ago, the fans of the "Pompeii", who often robbed the rich and the poor, made up an incredibly gorgeous song for Diarra: "He has the figure of Makelele, and he does Zidane's errands!" The elder Redknapp took the initiative to praise: "Whether in the game period or in training, he is a model for the whole team." When he is on the pitch, he wants everyone to give their all, and he wants everyone to participate in the cooperation. He's an unbeatable player and one of the best players I've ever worked with, there's no doubt about that. ”
However, just when Diarra became a member of the 23-man Team of France at Euro 2008 with the club's superior performance, Real Madrid threw an olive branch that Made Diarra think about it and threw himself straight to the Bernabeu. Portsmouth, which has become a springboard, is certainly unhappy, but the 20 million euros transfer fee is enough for the old Thunder to blossom. His new number, "6," comes from Guinean back Mohamed Diarra, which Capello advocated for the introduction of during his administration. Compared with the high-priced and low-energy big brother of the same surname, Lasana, who is fierce and decisive, with both dribbling and pushing ability, not only quickly conquered the picky Madrid fans with solid performance, but also printed the more concise and easy-to-remember "Lass" on the back of the jersey as a personal mark. In the following year, Russ, who said that "you can prevent Messi by walking", took over the team's vacant No. 10, in front of him, it was No. 7 Raul, No. 8 Kaka, No. 9 C Ronaldo, and behind him, it was No. 11 Benzema, which was really "the stars holding the moon".
However, Real Madrid obviously did not want to carry the No. 10 shirt with a black back, so Russ changed the number to 24, which is only the number of the third substitute goalkeeper (No. 25) of the registered members of the La Liga team, which seems to take away Russ' good luck. With the arrival of Mourinho, who had been tied up when playing for Chelsea, Russ's starting position was gradually taken away by Khedira, and his form deteriorated, and Diarra sought a transfer after falling out of favor, and it was this decision that became a watershed in his career.
[Cheng also high salary defeat also high salary, termination destroyed a generation of beast waist]
In 2012, Anri Mahachkala, who sprinkled silver bullets and recruited horses across Europe, made many veterans and powerful players flock to it, and Russ, who already has the resume of Chelsea, Arsenal and Real Madrid, has a contract with an annual salary of 3.5 million yuan. However, after only one season with the team, Anri was in financial crisis and forced to sell his star to cash out to survive. Russ, who had not yet had time to adapt to the atmosphere of the Russian Super League, was resold by Anzhi to locomotive Moscow. Particularly dissatisfied with the change, he proposed such a shocking clause in the new contract, as long as there is no injury stop, every game must start!
However, at this time, Diarra, is no longer the multi-functional player when playing for Portsmouth, after playing 17 games for the team, Diarra, who has been difficult to get along with coach Kuchuk, suddenly announced that the club terminated his contract on the grounds of being late for training, but Lokomotiv said that the player himself proposed to terminate the contract, and immediately sued Russ to the FIFA arbitration court. In the end, although Diarra was freed, he lost the case and had to pay locomotives up to 10 million euros in liquidated damages.
At this time, Diarra is in the golden age of 28 years old, although it is not realistic to return to the giants, a livelihood contract is not difficult. But Diarra made a decision that surprised the outside world even more: a whole year, idle at home! It was not until 24 July 2015 that Russ signed marseille, the no. 10 shirt and the newly awarded captain's armband a year later, and the treatment is also a handful of Ligue 1 teams outside Paris, which shows that Marseille's corporal Isle, and Diarra is still alive after his comeback. Unfortunately, this time Diarra became a runaway groom again: on Valentine's Day 2017, after being stripped of the captain's armband by new coach Rudi Garcia, Diarra announced that he had terminated his contract with Marseille because Marseille had not entered the European war as agreed in the contract, and the annual salary + bonus was not enough to repay Diarra's defaulted debt in Russia.
Just two months after the breakup with Marseille, Diarra appeared in the UAE to sign a contract with the country's powerhouse Al Jazila, and just as fans lamented that Diarra had ended his European career early in order to make quick money, a familiar scene happened again: after playing only 5 games for the new owner, on Christmas Eve, the two sides announced the peaceful termination of the contract...
Last January, Las Diarra became the first deal in the winter window of Paris Saint-Germain, after 14 years of turbulent career, Diarra returned to the city of birth, despite a lot of previous convictions, But Diarra at the joining press conference, still promised that "I will be no problem Las." "But it's clear that the 33-year-old Diarra is no longer brave, and this season Tuchel only gave Ras 223 minutes to play under Rabio's internal ban and Marchinios' midfielders. The termination of the contract on February 21 was really expected.
Of course, Diarra, who knows that there are not many days on the pitch, has begun a journey of transformation. He founded heroic Sport, a personal sportswear brand, and has been working with the NBA, West Ham United, Montpellier and many other clients for more than two years. Following a retirement agreement with Paris, Diarra will soon negotiate again with the club on business cooperation. However, will Russ, who has been frequently frustrated and discouraged in his career in recent years, operate in the mall?
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