After the signing of Ivory Coast defender Eric Bailly Manchester United, looks five Ivorians take who have the Premier League and had graced a lasting effect.
Ivory Coast is a national football in West Africa. Often high football have been established in recent decades in the international scene. The rise of the Premier League has helped to highlight the talent of this West African country. Here's a look at some of the biggest stars of the Premier League, who have come from the Ivory Coast.
Didier Drogba (Chelsea)
to play one of the most famous Ivory Coast without a doubt in the Premier League, Drogba has seen it all and won it all. The top scorer of Chelsea Football Club reached the Roman Abramovic, terrorized Drogba defenders, leaving dazed and confused during his time at Chelsea. He arrived in Marseille in 2004 and was signed by the then Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho. It did not take long that impact Drogba opened his account in the Premier League in his third game.
Drogba went on 164 goals in the team for Chelsea in 384 appearances in nine seasons to score. During his time at Chelsea, Drogba has won four Premier League titles, three League Cup, four FA Cups and 1 as the Champions. Drogba legacy but will always be brought a penalty in the Champions League final in 2012 in Munich, in conjunction, won the Chelsea the Holy Grail of football clubs.
He has been criticized often for unprofessional behavior repeatedly in 2008 not seen with the Champions League against Manchester United, where he infamously a pat sold Nemanja Vidic gave. However, its benefits are greater than its argument, since it is very well regarded and respected by his colleagues in England.
Yaya Touré (Manchester City)
A strong, tall and robust average, there are very few players who have played in the Premier League, the midfield as it dominates, with the authority of the Ivory Coast. Standing 6 feet 2 inches. Height and an integrated body a natural athlete, Yaya Toure the qualities not only to dominate their opponents, but also in terms of more intelligent than the pace and tactics to be.
Yaya Toure went to Manchester City from Barcelona in 2010 for a fee of around £ 24 million. This will move along with his brother Kolo Toure for the first time in his career at the club to the top. Toure was immediately met with Manchester City as his first season, he played 51 times for his club this season, scoring 10 goals. But his true coronation was to come next year, when Manchester City was to win the title in a dramatic Premier League in the last minute of the last game of the season.
Apart from being a midfielder who controls the rhythm and the tempo of the game, Yaya Toure had also shoot a knack for goals and his kick was taking skills for Manchester City notch. to win on the way in 2013/14 his second title of the Premier League, Yaya Toure scored an impressive 24 goals from midfield in 49 games.
Kolo Toure (Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool)
The older brother of Yaya Toure, Kolo, the first of the brothers had to make a mark in the Premier League with Arsenal. has Kolo joined Arsenal from ASEC Mimosas in the rate of transfer of £ 150,000 in 2002. His first season at Arsenal using Arsene Wenger seen in different positions, right back, defensive midfielder. But eventually he settled in a permanent position was defense.
Kolo helped Arsenal the Premier League title in the 2003/04 season win, where he was a regular for Arsenal in the national and European configuration item. Kolo from 55 starts this season and 3 times in the process scoring. After seven seasons with Arsenal, Kolo soon the riches and promises of Manchester City was attracted because they paid a total of £ 14 million its services to secure. In his four seasons at the Etihad Kolo occurs less frequently, but helped it to win Manchester City their first Premier League title in 2011/12 with his brother Yaya Toure.
Finally, as has always been to the needs of the city of Manchester, he chose Liverpool in 2013 to join it recently for the Merseyside club in 2016 European League offered that Liverpool lost 103 to Sevilla.
Wilfried Bony (Swansea City Manchester City)
A tough and deadly striker Wilfried Bony at the scene of the Premier League as a relatively unknown back in 2013 with the Welsh club Swansea City. After an impressive pace in the season Belgium Bony signed by a Welsh record sum of £ 12 million. Bony has an amazing 37 goals in 36 games in his final at the speed that caught the attention of scouts of Wales season.
His first season with Swansea City has been very successful with it achieved with the club in the national and European competitions in 48 games 25 goals. After two seasons in Swansea, which attracted the attention of Manchester City, the partner Sergio Aguero and support seemed to be contingent in Ivory Coast to increase, as they were for a striker on the market that could. In January window transfer 2015 Bony has completed a move to the Etihad of £ 25 million.
Salomon Kalou (Chelsea)
Another Ivory Coast has made its way into the ranks of Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho was found under Salomon Kalou. Signed as thrilling, fast and talented Feyenoord in 2006 for an estimated £ 9 million in the region. Kalou plays and together with teammates Didier Drogba country for a hat-trick for Chelsea flourished reserves as soon as possible, was promoted to the first team.
Jose Mourinho, who is known to be a loyal friend and a guide for his players, always had words of praise for Salomon Kalou. It was mentioned as someone who was very hardworking, versatile, eager to improve, without fear of the physical aspect of the game. We had a very successful career at Chelsea in command of Jose Mourinho and another manager who his departure in 2007. His awards include a medal at Chelsea in the Premier League, Champions League, four FA Cups and a Cup has followed, the league.
After enjoying their well-decorated career at Chelsea, Kalou decided to quit the club at the top, after helping Chelsea win their first Champions League against Bayern Munich in 2012. He moved to Lille after 6 years of success at Chelsea.
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