Drogba had a good impression of Sporting Lisbon, and the first reason was that France's Deschamps had just transferred from Chelsea to join Sporting Lisbon.
Drogba, with dual citizenship in Ivory Coast and France and having played football in France, was very familiar with everyone on the French team.
The second reason was that Drogba felt the assistant of Mr. Trigella, who communicated with him in French, really suited his preferences. He was very polite in conversation and understood what young players cared about.
He told Drogba outright that here was the football most suitable for Drogba. They wouldn't focus on Drogba showing off superior skillful footwork; instead, they'd find ways to play to Drogba's strengths.
The assistant sent Drogba some highlights from Moreirense's games.
The way Moreirense's striker Anderson played the game was exactly what Drogba liked.
Drogba even felt he could do much better than Anderson.
