The tall Togolese international striker has scored some very important goals for Arsenal but he wasn’t always like this immediately he arrived. Some couldn’t see the potential the young man had, I myself included.
The first time he was brought on for Arsenal, I thought to myself "here comes the African version of Peter Crouch", and at the time Peter Crouch was struggling.
Just like his tall counterpart, Adebayor has blossomed at the hands of Arsene Wenger and turned into a goal machine that scores at the time when goals are needed the most.
His mentor, Thierry Henry, also has had an impact on the young man who in fact plays like him. If you really concentrate and look at the way he scores his goals, he does so in typical Henry style.
The two have even made a dance that they often perform if either of the two puts the ball in the back of the net. The first time the two performed the dance is during the time Tottenham Hotspurs first visited the Emirates.
At the time Henry was injured and when Adebayor opened the score sheet, he raced over to the sidelines, danced and celebrated with his mentor. Since then, it has always been the same style every time one of them scores.
In the beginning of season 2006/2007 when Arsenal visited archrivals Manchester United, Adebayor scored the only goal of the match in the 87th minute and helped Arsenal walk away with a very important win.
He has always stood up to the task when asked to by his manager. He has always stepped in when Henry wasn’t there and scored very important goals for the Gunners.
I applaud the young man for all his attempts and encourage him to continue so. He has made quite a good decision in choosing Henry as his mentor and surely something great will come out of the friendship between the two.
Adebayor is truly a rising African star.
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Adebayor's performances have certainly improved this season. I was never a fan of his ball-handling skills, in fact, I thought he was a bit clumsy with his touch. Nonetheless, he has delivered in critical matches this season ... but, in all honesty, I tend to think that the best pair upfront should be Henry & Robin van Persie.
true Adebayor is a rising Arsenal star but hey hey hey-we dare not compare the mighty King Henry to anybody else!
does anybody out there believe that Van Persie would have finished among the top 3 goalscorers had it not been 4 his injury?
Wow! Arsenal got killed last night! Anybody see it?
The fans must have been furious! 5 – 1, I mean Tottenham played very well but Arsenal fielded barely any first team players, what were they thinking!? The Fans have every right to be annoyed! When you travel to see your team play you expect them to at least try! Whoever did a little football spread betting on Arsenal losing will be laughing all the way to work this morning! Maybe I Should start spread betting and see if I can win a few bets! I want to laugh on the way to work!
Mwahahahhahaha!
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