Emmanuel Adebayor - what's wrong with him?

dubmick · 23-01-2008 04:20PM

Call_me_al wrote: »

so is everyone just ignoring the fact he headbutted a player from his own team last night - not trying to stir anything up I am just amazed there hasnt been more talk about it in this thread!

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Mr Alan · 23-01-2008 04:27PM

Call_me_al wrote: »

so is everyone just ignoring the fact!

That a lot of people are saying Ade is better than Torres?!

Seriosuly

_blank_ · 23-01-2008 04:33PM

Mr Alan wrote: »

That a lot of people are saying Ade is better than Torres?! Seriosuly

Yeah, don't all you people realise that Torres is going to be named Player of teh Year, Players Player of the Year, European Player of the Year, Mr Alan Player of the Universe, World Player of the Year, Oscar for best Footballer in a foreign language role, Grammy for best football chant, MBE for services to Rafa...the list goes on.

HOW DARE YOU have the opinion that anyone is better than Torres.

srsly.

DSB · 23-01-2008 04:35PM

Torres is so overrated. He is good but not THAT good.

Mr Alan · 23-01-2008 04:43PM

Des-as a manager-if you were picking a team, would Ade or Torres feature in your starting 11? honestly.

DSB · 23-01-2008 04:47PM

If you asked me (I'm aware you didn't) it'd be Adebayor, up front with a striker who can score 20 goals in the league, because so far, as far as I know neither have done that yet. Wouldn't be surprised to see Ade do it this season though

23-01-2008 04:47PM

Mr Alan wrote: »

Des-as a manager-if you were picking a team, would Ade or Torres feature in your starting 11? honestly.

These sort of questions always do depend on the other 10 players u have at your disposal and what type of game you are trying to play.

_blank_ · 23-01-2008 04:49PM

Mr Alan wrote: »

Des-as a manager-if you were picking a team, would Ade or Torres feature in your starting 11? honestly.

Yes.

Ade or Torres would feature in my starting XI.

Unearthly · 23-01-2008 04:49PM

DSB wrote: »

If you asked me (I'm aware you didn't) it'd be Adebayor, up front with a striker who can score 20 goals in the league, because so far, as far as I know neither have done that yet. Wouldn't be surprised to see Ade do it this season though

At the moment i'd say both are on course to doing it.

Both players are different so can't really compare

s_carnage · 23-01-2008 04:50PM

DesF wrote: »

HOW DARE YOU have the opinion that anyone is better than Torres.

srsly.

Eto'o?? Berbatov?? Ronaldo (X2)??? Messi??? Kaka??? Villa??

Torres is class but nowhere near the best in the world or the premiership.

God knows he needs to be class to keep Liverpool in Champions League contention for next year!!!

DSB · 23-01-2008 04:52PM

Unearthly wrote: »

At the moment i'd say both are on course to doing it.

Both players are different so can't really compare

9 goals in 16 games will be difficult with trips to Old Trafford, Emirates and Stamford Bridge. No more games against Derby to bag easy goals against either. If he manages it I'll be heavily silenced though.

Mr Alan · 23-01-2008 04:58PM

DSB wrote: »

Torres is so overrated. He is good but not THAT good.

you probably said that when he was in La Liga last year as well yea? then he moves to England, instantly settles in and is in the top scorers in the league playing for a struggling liverpool side. just too lazy to change your opinion? or would you like to explain how he is over-rated?

jank · 23-01-2008 04:59PM

o is everyone just ignoring the fact he headbutted a player from his own team last night

I think its only fact when it is eh.....fact. So far its only aleadged. If it was fact then sky would be showing on SSN all day, so far nothing.

DSB · 23-01-2008 05:04PM

Mr Alan wrote: »

you probably said that when he was in La Liga last year as well yea? then he moves to England, instantly settles in and is in the top scorers in the league playing for a struggling liverpool side. just too lazy to change your opinion? or would you like to explain how he is over-rated?

In which season has he scored loads? Shearer, Henry, Drogba, Van Nistelrooy all were banging them in here in the Premiership. Go over to La Liga you have players like Raul, Ronaldo, Makaay, Eto'o and yet again Van Nistelrooy who've been banging them in. Torres has scored a decent amount yeah. But when has he ever set the world alight to justify his massive reputation?

jank · 23-01-2008 05:05PM

Mr Alan wrote: »

you probably said that when he was in La Liga last year as well yea? then he moves to England, instantly settles in and is in the top scorers in the league playing for a struggling liverpool side. just too lazy to change your opinion? or would you like to explain how he is over-rated?

Mr Alan why cant you just respect other peoples opinion. You have yours. We have ours. If people dont rate him as highly as you, you dont have to start a crusade over it.

Mr Alan · 23-01-2008 05:19PM

I dont understand how i am starting a crusade, someone says Torres is massively over-rated, i say the same people said that last year and when he was moving to England he would be shown up. Instead he has excelled. i fail to see how he is possibly over-rated, i aint saying he's the best player in the world or anything, but i certainly think anyone who says he is "over-rated" is simply wrong.

A lot of things in football come down to opinion, but some things are just undeniable.

DSB · 23-01-2008 05:23PM

Mr Alan wrote: »

I dont understand how i am starting a crusade, someone says Torres is massively over-rated, i say the same people said that last year and when he was moving to England he would be shown up. Instead he has excelled. i fail to see how he is possibly over-rated, i aint saying he's the best player in the world or anything, but i certainly think anyone who says he is "over-rated" is simply wrong.

A lot of things in football come down to opinion, but some things are just undeniable.

People make out he is close to the best striker in the world. I definitely think he has tonnes to prove before he gets close to that. In this manner I feel he is very overrated. I have acknowledged he is a very good player on many an occasion.

Mr Alan · 23-01-2008 05:30PM

Who would you class as the best strikers in the world at the moment?

Unearthly · 23-01-2008 05:32PM

Mr Alan wrote: »

Who would you class as the best strikers in the world at the moment?

Ruud Van Nistelrooy

Consistently brilliant

_blank_ · 23-01-2008 05:32PM

Fair play Mr Alan, you've turned another thread into a Liverpool one.

Do you have magic powers?

As for best strikers in the world.

Yeah, Torres is probably in the top 20 or something. That doesn't mean I think he's 20th best though, before you jump down my throat.

Ade is also in there, Drogba, Rooney, Ruud, Raul, Eto'o, Henry....meh. Who cares?

Chardee MacDennis · 23-01-2008 05:34PM

jank wrote: »

Mr Alan why cant you just respect other peoples opinion. You have yours. We have ours. If people dont rate him as highly as you, you dont have to start a crusade over it.

us liverpool fans get like that after the abuse we take in the liverpool forum!!

GuanYin · 23-01-2008 05:35PM

At the moment, as someone who doesn't support any of the EPL teams. I'd take Ade. Purely on the basis of his current form.

Mr Alan · 23-01-2008 05:39PM

Betty i advise you read back over the thread and see if i was the first person to mention a liverpool player.

Torres is in the top tier of strikers in the world, as is Ade. torres is better though

but certainly neither are over-rated.

cson · 23-01-2008 05:40PM

Manny Adebayor has the potential to become one of, if not the, best strikers in the world. Play a small quick fella beside him a la Robbie Keane or the one we currently have, Eduardo and you could have a 50+ goal a season partnership.

DSB · 23-01-2008 05:43PM

Mr Alan wrote: »

Who would you class as the best strikers in the world at the moment?

Van Nistelrooy, Henry and Drogba.

_blank_ · 23-01-2008 05:43PM

Mr Alan wrote: »

Betty i advise you read back over the thread and see if i was the first person to mention a liverpool player.

Are you saying it wasn't you?

If you are saying that, then fair enough, I'll take your word for it.

Mr Alan · 23-01-2008 05:52PM

It wasnt me, people were saying that he doesnt get praised like Torres etc, when he does, so i came on to defend my boys! (the whole not posting while in work things is going really bad!)

i could go to any thread, slate the EL and you can bet your house you'll come trapsing in with your opinion on the matter defending your league, thats all i did.

cson · 23-01-2008 05:52PM

Perhaps we should just have a "Best Striker In the World" thread. This has dived significantly off topic.

Mr Alan · 23-01-2008 05:53PM

DSB wrote: »

Van Nistelrooy, Henry and Drogba.

Ruud-no argument, class.

Henry and Drogba- do they deserve to be in there for their form this season?

DSB · 23-01-2008 05:58PM

Mr Alan wrote: »

Ruud-no argument, class.

Henry and Drogba- do they deserve to be in there for their form this season?

Without doubt, form is temporary, class is permanent. Plus, Drogba has been dogged by injuries this season. It isn't that he has been off form really. I don't think you can find other strikers that should be ahead of them really, or can you?

Emmanuel Adebayor - what's wrong with him?

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