Emmanuel Adebayor

[Cavehillspur]

Italian clubs were interested in him so if he were shipped off there we could make a profit on him, as long as we replace him with Damaio and Zaha possibly as the back up striker.

I'd be happy to keep him, would just like to see him more in the box and less on the wing.

Zaha is a winger.

Id be amazed if we sell Ade this window, doesnt make sense, although he seems to be keeping the club guessing about his ACN decision and its probably starting to piss a few people off.

 

[Spurs1960]

Zaha is a winger.

Id be amazed if we sell Ade this window, doesnt make sense, although he seems to be keeping the club guessing about his ACN decision and its probably starting to piss a few people off.

He plays in both positions, winger or striker. Drinking mate of mine is a Palace fan.

 

[tobi]

a lot of ifs there...

He helps the team tremendously and I'd rather get rid of Defoe but I've not been impressed with his play this season and wouldn't be disappointed if he was sold. Having said that January isn't the right time for various reasons.

I hate 4-4-2 (and all variations of) but I can't see Defoe being dropped for a period.of games so that Adebayor doesn't have the burden of playing with him.

 

[Mr Pink]

He helps the team tremendously and I'd rather get rid of Defoe but I've not been impressed with his play this season and wouldn't be disappointed if he was sold. Having said that January isn't the right time for various reasons.

I hate 4-4-2 (and all variations of) but I can't see Defoe being dropped for a period.of games so that Adebayor doesn't have the burden of playing with him.

The bottom line for me is that he's finally got a run of games, and whilst he hasn't been at his best, its no coincidence that we look a lot more fluid in the final third with him in the side.

Its crazy talk looking to sell him mid season in our position - he could be the difference between finishing fourth or not.

 

[deadlight]

It's fair to say that he's only been here for 5 months, and so getting rid would be silly. Having said that, with all the talk of Ade's 'bringing more to the team' (than JD) one must remember his position - striker. Ade won't be remembered for his 'holding the ball up', but for his goals. (or not). That's it.

What really annoys me is the multiple of people criticise JDs play - fine, he has his shortcomings. It seems that people are quick to spout 'selfish', 'greedy', 'stupid', 'pass as soon as he sees the goal', blah blah - but then would we be without his goals?

 

[BK007]

Adebayor, as I've said many times before, was never the super striker we were looking for. All that haggling over the summer and the wages we had to pay could've been spent elsewhere. We've seen it before with Arsenal, Man City etc. he does drop off, even with Spurs he did do that. However, we would be stupid to move him on in January. First because we just signed him and we're never going to recoup anything and second because we don't have anyone else.

Unless Levy's got something up his sleeve, there's no chance in hell we're going to go with Defoe for the rest of the campaign, so I call bullshit on "ITK". If we're going to loan him to QPR, we might as well just keep playing him and hope he decides we're worthy of his form and fucking starts scoring again. Despite the awful form he's been in, he still always betters our team and we should not go back to where we were with Defoe trying to hold up play and being the target man in the box.

Basically, Adebayor is overpaid and doesn't deserve to be on 100k a week or whatever he's on (plus he had sign ons). Probably gonna get some neg rep but that's the truth. He's good but he's inconsistent and really temperamental.

 

[sebo_sek]

Pray tell what he's delivered so far this season. How many assists, goals etc.? Everyone keeps saying he deserves CL bla, bla but in the last few games how many sitters did he miss. Sitters! He's scored 2 so far and contributes little else. JD has shown 10x the killer instinct. I was against us signing him in the first place and I won't miss him if he goes. We are third and Ade did little to help with it. Dempsey, the baffingly-hated Demsey is far more effective. And only cost 4mil and probably has a third of the wages.

 

[nav007_2000]

Ade can only leave if we have a replacement already signed.

 

[dagraham]

Selling Ade would be a serious mistake for me. We need more strikers, not less!!

The truth though is that neither of our strikers are good enough. I would always have Ade in the team instead of Defoe but without Defoe's goals
this season we would be further down the table.

Ade is an excellent footballer, his movement and hold up play is great but as a centre forward he needs to show more of a strikers instinct. When was the last time he even attempted a strike on goal?

His biggest problem though is that his attitude stinks. It's no coincidence that he's played for some of the best teams in the world but failed to last anywhere.

It seems he needs his ego constantly massaged and doesn't respond to any competition for places.

 

[shaqTHFC]

It's fair to say that he's only been here for 5 months, and so getting rid would be silly. Having said that, with all the talk of Ade's 'bringing more to the team' (than JD) one must remember his position - striker. Ade won't be remembered for his 'holding the ball up', but for his goals. (or not). That's it.

What really annoys me is the multiple of people criticize JDs play - fine, he has his shortcomings. It seems that people are quick to spout 'selfish', 'greedy', 'stupid', 'pass as soon as he sees the goal', blah blah - but then would we be without his goals?

No-one is saying never shoot or that JD is shit. It's the moments when he chooses a snapshot where there isn't a likelihood of scoring rather than a pass that could set up a teammate. He scores goals, but he has been known to also prevent a potential goalscoring chance from coming to fruition. I like Defoe, and I think he has improved his game this season, but his limitations shouldn't be forgotten.

 

[deadlight]

Ade can only leave if we have a replacement already signed.

Aye, I wouLd say, but in one of the rags it's saying that we're now accepting offerS for Ade's signature...

 

[Harry_Snatch]

All this Ade wanting to leave stuff is an even bigger load of bollox than the Sneijder story's.

 

[Francis Gibbs]

any striker who spends more time out of the box than in it and therefore being no threat ain't for me ..... obviously only sell when we have a replacement but that should be this windows priority not doing so will cost us big imo

 

[Mustard]

I can't see him leaving but I reckon he would at the drop of a hat. Greedy man looking for next wages. And it makes me laugh. Crouch was much better at holding the ball up and he used to get pelters from everyone for his lack of impact, from the crowd to forums but now that's all Ade seems to do (and not very well IMO) it's ok.

A Levy signing if ever there was one. Time to cash in and get a player that gives a damn.

 

[TottenhamMattSpur]

Ade has a LOT to offer IMO. Would be a big mistake not to use him to his full potential.

 

[fortworthspur]

I can't see him leaving but I reckon he would at the drop of a hat. Greedy man looking for next wages. And it makes me laugh. Crouch was much better at holding the ball up and he used to get pelters from everyone for his lack of impact, from the crowd to forums but now that's all Ade seems to do (and not very well IMO) it's ok.

A Levy signing if ever there was one. Time to cash in and get a player that gives a damn.

Ive had the same thought. Obviously, last year Ade was fantastic, but this year he's been a more expensive version of Crouch, who was deemed "not good enough".

 

[Mustard]

Oh Ade has it fort. No doubt on that. But once he has his money... A conservative 10m signing on fee pluss 100k a week from us....He doesn't give a shit.

Look at his history.

I always liked Crouch but this isn't why I look at dear Ade with despair it's because he has rinsed us as well ad the scum and citeh.

He has out levy'd levy.

My own opinion is Boas knew/knows the merc and has played him sporadically for a reason.

Look at defoes resurgence under avb. He knows when a player is right. My only caveat to that is how he has treat daws.

 

[ItsBoris]

any striker who spends more time out of the box than in it and therefore being no threat ain't for me ..... obviously only sell when we have a replacement but that should be this windows priority not doing so will cost us big imo

17 goals last season....

On top of like 11 assists or something. Not what I would call 'no threat'. That said I do think Adebayor has an attitude problem but there's no doubt that he is an excellent striker when he wants to be.

 

[SpursSvedala]

any striker who spends more time out of the box than in it and therefore being no threat ain't for me ..... obviously only sell when we have a replacement but that should be this windows priority not doing so will cost us big imo

Ade in the box (with Defoe close by) and Bale on the left would be a killer.
For some freaking reason you will too often find Ade wide left and Bale in the center with our quick but short guy in the middle. Kind of explains why we score our goals from outside the box. LD instead of Ade would change that...

BTW, could someone PLEASE tell Bale that he´s a left winger and not a CAM... Wrong thread but still :-/

 

[Real_madyidd]

Oh Ade has it fort. No doubt on that. But once he has his money... A conservative 10m signing on fee pluss 100k a week from us....He doesn't give a shit.

Look at his history.

I always liked Crouch but this isn't why I look at dear Ade with despair it's because he has rinsed us as well ad the scum and citeh.

He has out levy'd levy.

My own opinion is Boas knew/knows the merc and has played him sporadically for a reason.

Look at defoes resurgence under avb. He knows when a player is right. My only caveat to that is how he has treat daws.

Alternative view:

He hasn't been backed at the clubs he has been at. He needs to be loved and when the love goes so does the effort.

Boas didn't play him when he was injured and has eased him back in. He has played our only fit forward, who has been on form so shouldn't have been dropped anyway.

Just thought I would give the counter arguement. Personally I think he looks lazy, but then again Berbatov looked lazy, perhaps he is just smart (Berbatov famously said that he doesn't waste energy chasing balls he isn't going to get - so he would also be fucked under AVB).