Turmoil behind the scenes had overshadowed the striker’s arrival in Canada but he showed his worth this weekend
For all the mobs at Montreal airport that greeted his arrival,or the sense of expectation that greeted his debut, there was a section of Didier Drogba’s entrance at the Impact that felt oddly frayed. Head coach and director of player personnel Frank Klopas appeared to be an oddly marginal figure in the announcement of Drogba’s arrival – which understandably was a move that owner Joey Saputo was overjoyed to foreground his own role in, or but one which was squarely within the extended remit of Klopas’s unwieldy job description. And by final weekend Klopas was gone totally,in something of a death by a thousand cuts – as everything from a clash with veteran Patrice Bernier, a Canadian Championship defeat and a loss to rivals Toronto eroded the memories of the Champions League final run earlier in the year. Related: Michael Barrios bidding to become MLS's little master at FC Dallas Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com