Failing to have returned to the end of his career at OM (while he evolved in Galatasaray and the impact of Montreal), Didier Drogba will be celebrated by the public of the Vélodrome stadium on Friday May 2. The Ivorian football idol is part of the casting XXL of the 125th anniversary of Olympique de Marseille, alongside legends like Josip Skoblar (while waiting for other names), champions of France 2010 Vitorino Hilton, Taye Taiwo, Stéphane Mbia, Benoît Cheyrou, Charles Kaboré and Mamadou Niang or Samir Nasri or Robert Pirès.
Drogba only needed a completely crazy season to get into the hearts of Marseille supporters before being sold at a record price in Chelsea in the summer of 2004. Recruited to Guingamp (where he had already exploded), the overpowered center-forward scored 32 goals in 56 matches in all competitions, including 19 in League 1 and 6 during the UEFA Cup. against Valence (2-0).
In the 20th century, only Bafétimbi Gomis did better than Drogba finishing at 20 league goals during his first season at OM, during the 2016-2017 fiscal year.
Drogba exceeded at the end of the season?
It is now Mason Greenwood who has the opportunity to match or do better than Didier Drogba for his first year with the residents of the Vélodrome stadium. The player trained at Manchester United scored a double during the victory against Montpellier (5-1) on Saturday evening, thanks to a penalty and a well-placed strike after a service by Amir Murillo.
Often transparent before leaving his box to send a magnificent strike from the left foot or the right, Greenwood will try to wear the formation of Roberto de Zerbi a little more in the race for direct qualification in the Champions League (for the top 3 of the classification only). Brest, Lille, Le Havre and Rennes are the last four opponents of OM. The English international (soon Jamaican) can still finish the top scorer in Ligue 1, since he has three less goals than Ooumane Dembélé. Getting over Drogba would only be symbolic.
