The tag of troublemaker has clung to Emmanuel Adebayor the same way a child holds onto his mother for dear life on the first day of school. Identified as being a bad influence and disruptive presence with a rebellious streak bubbling under the surface it hasn’t been an easy ride for the Togolese striker over the last couple of seasons.
He saw each and every Arsenal fans temper flare after declaring his intentions to leave for Manchester Citybefore running the length of the pitch to celebrate in front of them just months later. That incited an intolerable amount of hatred to flow through the hearts and minds of the Gunners.
Red shirts poured towards the front of the away end in the Etihad Stadium hoping to get a piece of Adebeyor who slid on his knees, arms outstretched with a impertinent grin etched on his face glaring right into the eyes of those baying for his blood. Anyone looking at Arsene Wenger could see him straining at the leash not to run on and pummel his former striker into submission.
Yet only a few years later he had entered the bad books of every Man City supporter after he publicly denouncing the club, manager Roberto Mancini and the members of the boardroom. That was followed by him going on strike whilst picking up a cool £175k-per-week in wages which, he didn’t think, was disrespectful at all contrary to the blue half of Manchester.
Fortunately for Adebayor he’s been given yet another chance to let his football do the talking at Tottenham Hotspur with notorious wheeler dealer Harry Redknapp snapping him up on loan. With his Arsenal roots and capacity to irritate fans at the drop of a hat it seemed like he’d be in for a turbulent ride at White Hart Lane. Signing on deadline day with many Spurs fans writing him off before he’d even pulled on the famous lillywhite shirt it’s taken the 27-year-old less than three weeks to go from zero to hero.
Three goals in two games and some five star performances have already got the Spurs fans chanting his name. New teammate Gareth Bale has even pegged him down as being the man to fire them back into the top four and the Champions League. But has he finally simmered down and found a club he can feel comfortable at or, is he just a ticking time bomb waiting to explode?
Although it’s early days there is cause to think that Adebayor has finally found a club he can settle at and exhibit his footballing talents. His performances so far have been encouraging and in Sunday’s 4-0 win over Liverpool he was a constant thorn in the side of the Reds rear-guard. When Adebayor has his mind fully focused on his football he is literally unstoppable on the field.
I dont think we have tammed him, but i would hope he signs a permanent deal at the end of this season. We should be a good bet to keep improving our position in the prem.
Good luck lads against Wigan……… SCORE ONE AND WE WILL GET MORE…
Signing on deadline day eh?
no im not gonna click on page 2. a web page can be as long as yu like so put one article on one page ffs!