Drogba’s Effect on Montreal Impact Goes Beyond Big Goals

Just when the Montreal Impact was in dire need of inspiration, Didier Drogba gave it to them.
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Drogba’s Effect on Montreal Impact Goes Beyond Big Goals
Didier Drogba celebrates after scoring against Toronto FC on Oct. 25, 2015 in Montreal on the final day of MLS regular season. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes
Rahul Vaidyanath
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MONTREAL—Didier Drogba was at it again.

Just when the Montreal Impact was in dire need of inspiration, their Ivorian superstar gave it to them. His two goals in the span of about a minute gave the Impact a come-from-behind 2–1 win over Toronto FC at Stade Saputo Sunday night.

“It’s another big performance from Didier, exceptional,” said interim head coach Mauro Biello in his postgame press conference.

“The work, the defending, the character, the encouraging…there’s a list of things that go on with this performance.”

The win also got Montreal third place in MLS’s Eastern Conference and a home playoff game against TFC, who finished sixth, on Thursday, Oct. 29.

They came here to see some good football, some goals. They're happy. And if they're happy we're happy.
— Didier Drogba
Rahul Vaidyanath
Rahul Vaidyanath
Journalist
Rahul Vaidyanath is a journalist with The Epoch Times in Ottawa. His areas of expertise include the economy, financial markets, China, and national defence and security. He has worked for the Bank of Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., and investment banks in Toronto, New York, and Los Angeles.
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