Intro:

Ivory Coast train and talk in Frisco, Texas on Tuesday (3rd June), ahead of their latest friendly international against El Salvador in the build-up to the World Cup in Brazil.

Script:

SOUNDBITE (English) Didier Drogba, Ivory Coast striker:
(On his 'elder statesman' status in the team and his influence on the younger players)

"They don't ask me much, I think they know how to play. They are in the team, there's pressure as well. They have to perform. For them to be in the Ivory Coast national team is because they're good enough. They can handle the pressure. So, the few things we can tell them is the world cup game is not the same as a league game. It's the champion league of the nations. You have to be ready. The first mistake, you pay it. We do have to do everything to avoid mistakes and we have to be very efficient."