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Emmanuel Adebayor - what's wrong with him?

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,372 ✭✭✭✭Mr Alan


    Tusky wrote: »
    How very specific! Do you have a crystal ball ?

    sorry, should have said, "i reckon he will", jesus you're busting my chops tonight aint ya?:(

    *actually i did say i reckon?!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭Mad_Max


    He'd take out Eduardo, pretty simple. He wouldn't swap him for Adebayor at the moment cos if it ain't broke, don't fix it. But he's a better player, and unbelievably talented. There's more to being a striker than goalscoring you know. Dennis Bergkamp was never that great a goalscorer either, still one of the best players ever to play in the Premier League.

    201 career goals beg to differ says dennis, 121 of which were with the gooners. But i take your point i just dont think hes in league with rooney, torres, drogs et al.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,097 ✭✭✭✭Tusky


    Mr Alan wrote: »
    sorry, should have said, "i reckon he will", jesus you're busting my chops tonight aint ya?:(

    hehe. Sorry man. I didn't mean for it to come across as harsh. I found the comment funny!

    I recon Babel will be the 14th best player in the world in 4.5 years.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,372 ✭✭✭✭Mr Alan


    14th best?! sure he's already better than Ronaldo! ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,372 ✭✭✭Royale with Cheese


    Mad_Max wrote: »
    201 career goals beg to differ says dennis, 121 of which were with the gooners. But i take your point i just dont think hes in league with rooney, torres, drogs et al.

    Don't want to be pedantic here but Van Persies league goals to games ratio is about 1 in 3. Bergkamps was about 1 in 3.5 for Arsenal. If he could stay fit then I'd say Van Persie would be the best striker in the league, or definitely one of. Unfortunately he can't. I'd give him one more season to prove he can stay fit before having to accept that he'll never play more than about 25 games a season.

    Anyway this is supposed to be about Adebayor so I'll shutup now.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,442 ✭✭✭✭jesus_thats_gre


    I remember seeing something on TV where Ferguson was asked what player he would choose if he could have any player in the PL - he choose Adebayor.. He is a very very good player and will only improve with age. His only failing is that he is he misses too many chances.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,681 ✭✭✭ziggy


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  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 15,001 ✭✭✭✭Pepe LeFrits


    Adebayor is still fairly inconsistent, though he's gradually improving.

    Man United liking Adebayor wouldn't surprise me as he is the type of player that would dovetail with Tevez or Rooney perfectly.

    Regarding van Persie, his goals:games ratio is deceptively low because he has spent a lot of his early career at Arsenal on the left wing, and a large number of his apppearances have been brief cameos as a substitute. Wonderful talent but I'm getting worried about his inability to stay fit.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 444 ✭✭fortuneg


    seriously, have you not seen what he can do? he's got unbelieveable talent.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmy-grHyIG8


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭Mad_Max




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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,529 ✭✭✭Im_No_Superman


    I like him as a player, seems to be alot more consistent now. I remember reading somewhere that Rio Ferdinand named him as the stiker that he has the toughest time with as he is so strong and quick and he can be quite unpredictable.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,591 ✭✭✭✭cson


    He's deceptively fast for a lanky lad. He scores headers too :eek: An Arsenal player that scores headers...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,942 ✭✭✭dubmick


    is he playing in the African Nations Cup?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,529 ✭✭✭Im_No_Superman


    dubmick wrote: »
    is he playing in the African Nations Cup?
    Nope, Togo didnt qualify.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,692 ✭✭✭✭OPENROAD


    Nope, Togo didnt qualify.


    Thank God.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,828 ✭✭✭gosplan


    Mad_Max wrote: »
    201 career goals beg to differ says dennis, 121 of which were with the gooners. But i take your point i just dont think hes in league with rooney, torres, drogs et al.

    Rooney doesn't exactly light up the scoring charts for the new pele/best striker in England/great white hope


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,784 ✭✭✭redzerdrog


    friend of mine is an arsenal fan and he hates adebayor with a passion


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,692 ✭✭✭✭OPENROAD


    redzerdrog wrote: »
    friend of mine is an arsenal fan and he hates adebayor with a passion


    Disgraceful.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,951 ✭✭✭DSB


    Definitely doesn't make sense to hate your club's top goalscorer. Especially since he doesnt have any particularly arrogant or filthy traits. Well that I've seen anyways.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    redzerdrog wrote: »
    friend of mine is an arsenal fan and he hates adebayor with a passion
    Does he have a reason for hating him?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,920 ✭✭✭AnCapaillMor


    redzerdrog wrote: »
    friend of mine is an arsenal fan and he hates adebayor with a passion

    He's not alone on a few arsenal forums quite a few dislike Ade, most think he's a legend as do i. Main argument i heard was they reckon he's lazy at times and loses the ball too much, b*ll*x in my opinion.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,692 ✭✭✭✭OPENROAD


    He's not alone on a few arsenal forums quite a few dislike Ade, most think he's a legend as do i. Main argument i heard was they reckon he's lazy at times and loses the ball too much, b*ll*x in my opinion.

    Haven't really come across that on the Forums I've been on,those that attend matches love him .
    Sometimes if we have not won some will blame him.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭Mad_Max


    gosplan wrote: »
    Rooney doesn't exactly light up the scoring charts for the new pele/best striker in England/great white hope

    Thread's not about him so i dont wanna get into it but come on theres no comparison in either stats or just general play.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 330 ✭✭irishpartyboy


    He's a good striker, although I think sometimes clumsy. He's not as clinical as the likes RVN or Terry Henry.

    I saw an interview with Dopey Rio on SKY a few months back, he said Adebayor was the most difficult striker he played against all season.

    IPB.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,828 ✭✭✭gosplan


    Mad_Max wrote: »
    Thread's not about him so i dont wanna get into it but come on theres no comparison in either stats or just general play.

    just pointing out that goals scored isn't the only thing to rate a striker by though.


    I'm going back a page or two here to the RVP comparison though.

    I would add that I think that a fully fit RVP would be Rooney's equal - in all but brute uglyness.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,397 ✭✭✭yahoo_moe


    Mad_Max wrote: »
    Maybe RVP does other stuff better but in regards to the leagues top STRIKERS,
    Keane just got 100th for spurs,
    Rooney just shy of 50 for man yoo
    Drogba also just shy of 50 for chelsea
    Torres 11 already (scored 82 for atheltico)
    could go on and on but you get the point.
    I don't get the point at all - you can't just take number of goals in isolation. Mark Lawrenson and Fernando Torres have each scored 11 goals for Liverpool - are they equally good goalscorers? And even when you take games played into account, Van Persie has made a lot of sub appearances for Arsenal so it won't be an accurate reflection (you also need to take into account that he was still developing as a player for many of those games).

    As for Adebayor, he's got all the attributes you look for in a great striker... sometimes. He scored against Newcastle this season but he was piss poor for the rest of the match and didn't contribute at all. on the other hand, he often plays a great game without scoring... but he's still young and he's already improved his finishing, his workrate and his consistency compared to last year which is a good sign.
    fortuneg wrote:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sfh1rDkht8 :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 444 ✭✭fortuneg




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭Mad_Max


    He's just scored an absolute screamer against spurs.

    He's starting to remind me of drogs when he first arrived at chelski. Wasn't overly prolific and was lambasted everywhere he went but is now rightly regarded as top drawer. Reckon this guy could be up there shortly.

    And im a man yoo fan!


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,346 ✭✭✭✭KdjaCL


    gosplan wrote: »
    just pointing out that goals scored isn't the only thing to rate a striker by though.


    Thats all they are rated on , the name striker is a hint to that fact. If they are one they should score goals its their job.

    If general play and assists is their game then they are not strikers.


    screamer vs spurs tonight.


    kdjac


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