Drogba is very different from the traditional impression of African players. This difference refers to his life trajectory.
Most African players landed in Europe when they were still unknowns, and either entered the professional arena to start their football careers, or failed their trials and ended up living on the streets of Europe, becoming gangsters and eventually becoming traffickers.
Drogba has been in France since he was very young, and he was not alone. It was not until he was 20 years old when he needed to be independent that he began to seriously consider football as a career as a means of livelihood.
Before the age of 20, he was playing football, just playing, without so many lofty ideals and ambitions. After playing all over France, it was time to support his own family, but at this time he went to Paris Saint-Germain for a trial training
, but was rejected. That was when he was brought to London by Millwall. From then on, he truly devoted all his energy to football.
As for the inspirational story that people boasted about him starting to hone his football skills as a teenager when he became famous, it is pure nonsense.
Otherwise, African players who have really focused on playing football since childhood will definitely be far better than Drogba in terms of football skills at the age of 20. Even Klose, who played in amateur leagues, has better foot skills than Drogba.
Because Klose came earlier than Drogba and received a year of professional technical guidance and training, the gap is obvious. When Drogba came to Millwall, in addition to his innate strong physical fitness, his skills? A
One word is enough to describe it: rough.
The detailed description is: It’s so rough that it’s too rough to look at!
He should be grateful for his talent. Yes, it is talent. If it were someone else, without such a strong body and still with the same technical level at the age of 20, it cannot be said that he would never say goodbye to professional football. But at least he would want to gain a foothold in the top competition.
, that is whimsical.
Although Drogba has also been honing his skills in the past two years, his foundation is poor and he cannot catch up in one or two years, especially. Millwall is not a third-rate team, not a second-rate team. No matter how hard Aldridge trains,
It is also impossible to completely give up the performance at the expense of success.
Millwall, which competes on three fronts: the Champions League, the League, and the FA Cup, has to go through double matches almost every week. In such a dense schedule, Aldridge also has to deal with the turmoil caused by Drogba.
Compared with the endless rosy news about most local players, Drogba's reputation is quite manly and passionate!
At dusk on Friday, Aldridge sat in the conference room. He talked with Moyes for a long time.
Drogba went to Preston on loan at the beginning of the season, and now he suddenly returned to the club. He no longer wants to stay there, and Preston can't tolerate him from the fans to the locker room.
Moyes is disappointed with the situation.
Didier Drogba, so damn useful!
In the simple and crude arena of League One, it is simply a battlefield of Warcraft. Drogba is like a demon king wreaking havoc in League One. By the end of the 30th round of League One, Drogba ranked first in the scorer list, scoring 21 goals.
It has helped Preston firmly occupy the fifth place in the league. If this performance can be stabilized, I can't guarantee that I will be directly promoted to the championship or runner-up at the end of the season, but I will definitely not be able to get tickets for the promotion play-offs.
But it happened that at this time, Drogba became Preston's public enemy.
This incident did not cause much repercussions in London. After all, it was news about a League One club. It was not worthy of a big write-up by the mainstream media.
The simple story of the incident was that Drogba and Captain Preston got into a dispute over the parking space. The two got into a fight in the parking lot outside the club's training ground. Without any suspense, Drogba sent the other person to the hospital.
Now, even if Drogba is a goal-scoring hero, he dares to beat the captain of the local team. He is not tolerated in the locker room and the fans also call on him to get out. Drogba is free and easy. There is no place for him to stay.
!
I picked up my luggage and returned to London the same day.
But when he returned to London, the boy became timid. He stayed in a small hotel and did not dare to return to Millwall Club, as if he was worried that his behavior would cause dissatisfaction and punishment from the club.
After all, the team that pays him is Millwall, and other teams may not be able to afford the weekly salary he gets.
By the time the incident came to light and Millwall got the news, it was already two days later.
Drogba has been unable to be contacted, so Millwall sent people to France and Cote d'Ivoire to hunt for him. They thought he had fled back to Africa or France.
Fortunately, Larmore, who had hung out with him in the reserve team for a while, had another private phone number of his, which was a secret contact number for friends to have fun with, so he was arrested and brought back from the small hotel.
Moyes still wants to persuade Drogba to return to Preston. His heart is almost broken. He is determined to lead Preston to the Premier League. Seeing that this season is developing much better than expected, Aldridge
The young players given to him are indeed useful, and their record speaks for itself.
But it's time to sprint, and the team's main forward runs away and goes home!
After Aldrich understood the whole story, he made the final decision.
"Drogba can't go back. I really can't. David, you should think about it for yourself. Really, I understand your mood. You want to lead Preston to greater achievements, but now, you are so angry.
The fans, the original Preston players in your dressing room, they can no longer accept Drogba. If you take him back, regardless of what will happen to Drogba, he will be isolated there, and what about you?
?You will also face criticism from thousands of people, and when the time comes, you may fall into a dilemma of betrayal and alienation."
Aldridge sincerely thought about Moyes, but the other party had no choice but to accept the reality after thinking about it.
He is just a helpless person who wants to succeed and is going crazy.
If you have a high level from the beginning and a low level, then you will just hang around after this season, but success is clearly right in front of you but it is ruined. Aldrich can more or less understand Moyes's mood, except for his helplessness.
You can only adjust yourself and accept it, there is no other way.
After Aldridge sent Moyes away, he asked the staff to find Drogba. He waited in the conference room for this thorn.
Not long after, Drogba walked in with a serious expression and a bit of fear in his eyes. He looked like a very courageous and tough guy, but in front of Aldrich, he seemed to be trembling with fear.
Since he returned to London, his mood has changed immediately. From being arrogant in Preston and showing no emotion even after sending the captain to the hospital, he has become nervous and uneasy.
Maybe it's this bustling city that makes this wild boy have to keep his tail between his legs. Maybe it's because Millwall is one of the few contemporary successful teams in Europe that impresses him. Or maybe it's because this club holds his hand.
Checkbook for life.
Aldrich saw him standing by the door as if he didn't dare to approach him, so he said softly: "Come here and sit down."
Drogba walked to the nearest table and pulled up a chair, and Aldrich said, "Come here, sit next to me."
Drogba immediately pushed the chair back. He walked to the seat next to Aldridge and sat down. Aldridge turned to look at him, but he lowered his head and did not dare to look at him.
"What bad thing have you done?"
"ah?"
"Why don't you even have the courage to look at me?"
"Well, I'm causing trouble for the club."
"Well, that's true. First tell me why you want to beat someone up?"
Drogba scratched his head and saw that Aldrich showed no sign of getting angry and reprimanding him. He told the story of the incident in a nonchalant manner. Of course, he told the incident from his perspective.
He brought simple luggage with him when he went to Preston, his accommodation was provided by Preston, and his salary was paid by Millwall.
The day before he started to beat someone, he found that a lot of money had been deposited in his account.
Therefore, Warcraft, who was proud of the game, wanted to live a more coquettish life. He bought a new car, proudly drove the new car to the club for training, and planned to show off to his teammates.
As a result, he parked his car in the parking space belonging to Captain Preston. Since he didn't have a car, he naturally didn't care about this, so he didn't care.
However, Preston's captain happened to drive up and found that his parking space was occupied by this big black guy.
If there is a lack of communication between people, especially those who are impatient, conflicts will most likely arise.
Captain Preston, who is registered in England, regarded Warcraft's behavior as a provocation.
From his point of view, Drogba was in the limelight and most of the credit for the team's good record was taken away by this outsider. Captain Preston directly taught Drogba a lesson.
Warcraft himself felt innocent. He didn't offend anyone. He bought a car and parked it in the wrong place, but he got a scolding. The most important thing is that not far away, teammates who came in advance witnessed this scene.
I can’t keep my face!
In order to shut up Captain Preston, Drogba slapped Captain Preston on the face as soon as his head got hot. Then, the two staged a real PK, and Warcraft won completely. The opponent was held up by two teammates, one on the left and the other on the right.
Hospital......
After hearing this, Aldrich made no comment. He picked up a piece of information and started to open it.
Drogba was very happy when he beat people, but now he is worried and says: "Boss, why don't you speak?"
"What do I need to say?"
"Well, I beat Preston's captain."
"Oh, just give it a beating. It's already over anyway, so it's useless for me to say anything. I don't think the other party will sue you for assault."
"Sue me? No, isn't it? After a fight, will he still sue me?"
Aldrich turned his head to look at the surprised Drogba inexplicably, and asked: "He couldn't beat you, and you sent him to the hospital. If he doesn't want to let it go, he will either come back to retaliate against you, or he will have to resort to law."
Isn’t this strange? If it were not illegal to hurt people, at least 20% of lawyers would be unemployed."
Drogba really turned from nervous to scared.
"Boss, I won't go to jail, will I?!"
Aldrich secretly laughed in his heart: I scared you to death! Let’s see if you still dare to cause trouble!
He comforted him lightly and said: "It's okay, it's just a small matter. You can also ask a lawyer to help you defend yourself. But I think the possibility of the other party suing you is not high. Don't worry. It's just a lesson. Think twice in the future.
In hindsight, hitting someone sounds very awe-inspiring, but when things get serious, you will be the one who suffers the loss and puts yourself in a dangerous situation."
Drogba nodded hastily. Thinking about it now, it's true that fighting has different degrees. If someone accidentally causes trouble, he will be jailed, but money can't erase it.
"Boss, since he can't beat me, why doesn't he sue me?"
"He's stupid, sue you? I wish the whole world knew he was beaten by you? How can a man who can be a captain be so shameless? If he didn't care about face, he wouldn't have a conflict with you. I heard that his injuries were not serious.
You can recover after staying in the hospital for two weeks. I told you to take this lesson to heart. I must make one thing clear to you. In a football team,
In the team, except for the last game, everyone is equal. In daily training life, you must know how to respect your seniors. For example, when we go out to play a game, you can't sit in my seat on the bus, but the captain Gareth's seat.
You can't sit either, and so on, if you accidentally sit down, correct the mistake immediately after being reminded, do you understand?"
Drogba nodded again and then asked: "Boss, are you saying that I hit him by mistake?"
"It's definitely wrong to hit someone. It's against the law. Do you understand? But the captain also has a responsibility. If it was Gareth, he would just smile and remind you that it was his parking space and ask you to pay attention to it in the future. There is no need to make a fuss and teach you a lesson."
, so, that is Preston, we are Millwall, they are working hard in English League One, and we are the top team in the Premier League."
Drogba laughed, and Aldridge smiled and shook his head.
The order of the locker room and the internal relationship of the team are still very conservative. Although it is not as hierarchical as feudalism, there is still a minimum order of prestige. The captain has more off-field privileges than his teammates, and he is a player with seniority and high prestige.
It is also treated higher than ordinary players. This is the reward for their efforts and is essentially different from differential treatment.
