The best Ligue 1 striker of the last 20 years (2000-2020) is Didier Drogba according to an online poll organized by the official Ligue 1 Twitter account.
🇨🇮 Congratulations, @didierdrogba !
The former @OM_English and @EAGuingamp striker has been voted by you, the fans, as Ligue 1's top striker of the last 20 years! 👑 pic.twitter.com/DDRaViOOjW
— Ligue1 English (@Ligue1_ENG) May 9, 2020
Many remember Drogba from his glory days with Chelsea FC but he got his start in France with Le Mans in Ligue 2 before moving on to the top flight with EA Guingamp and eventually Olympique de Marseille.
Drogba played in Ligue 1 from 2001 to 2004 and scored 39 combined goals with Guingamp and Marseille. I point out these figures because of how ridiculous they look compared to Paris Saint-Germain’s Edinson Cavani.
From 2013 to 2020, El Matador has netted 138 goals in 200 appearances in the French capital. How Drogba topped Cavani is anyone’s guess and probably proves Marseille (and probably Chelsea fans) have too much time on their hands.
🗳️ Voici le tableau complet de l’élection du meilleur attaquant des 20 dernières années avec la victoire de @didierdrogba !
Merci à tous d’avoir été aussi nombreux à voter ! 🙏 pic.twitter.com/s5dAqnV4O4
— Ligue 1 Conforama (@Ligue1Conforama) May 9, 2020
Cavani crashed out of the bracket in the semi-finals to former teammate Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who apparently hated the Uruguayan. Drogba advanced to the finals against Ibrahimovic by knocking out another former PSG star, Pauleta.
Congrats to Drogba on his Twitter victory but PSG fans know who the real best striker of the past 20 years is.
Bravo vous avez gagné !
Vous avez été élu meilleur attaquant des 20 dernières années de Ligue 1 Conforama par les fans ! 👏
Waaaw quelle reconnaissance de la part des fans, merci @EAGuingamp @OM_Officiel de m’avoir permît de vivre ces émotions indélébiles pic.twitter.com/0PBj3sajrU— Didier Drogba (@didierdrogba) May 9, 2020
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