When asked about the name of the most difficult forward he scored in his entire professional career, Rafa Márquez did not stick with Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema or Ronaldo Nazário. He left the same answer as the legendary Carles Puyol.
Like his former partner in defense at FC Barcelona, the eternal captain of the Mexican National Team agreed that Didier Drogba was the most difficult attacker he encountered during his entire career at the highest elite level.
“The most complicated forward that you have had to score?”, was what they proposed to him, when he was visiting (2021) in The beach bar. And the two-time UEFA Champions League champion, who also celebrated titles in France, Spain and Mexico, replied without hesitation: “(Didier) Drogba”.
THE MOST COMPLICATED FORWARD FOR RAFA MÁRQUEZ
- Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast).
I’m sure Cristiano, Benzema, Henry, Ronaldo Nazário and company also made him suffer, but the choice he made is understandable. And it is that, beyond any opinion, the greatness of Drogba cannot be put into question. On a physical and football level, he was a monster inside the area. Piqué and Puyol, for example, have also confirmed how hard it is to mark him directly.
Undefeated Data. Didier Drogba was chosen as the best center forward in the world at the FIFA / FIFPro World 11 in 2007. In this dynamic he shared with legends such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaká, Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho.
Did you know..? Like figures like Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi, Didier Drogba has in his personal museum the award as MVP of a UEFA Champions League final. What he did for Chelsea against Bayern Munich in the 2012 edition will never be forgotten.
Undefeated data. Didier Drogba is the player with the most goals (65) in the entire history of the Ivory Coast National Team. A legend also internationally.
Did you know..? Didier Drogba was multi-champion, scoring leader, assists leader and part of the Ideal team of the Premier League. He broke it all in the most competitive league on the planet.
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