Premier League - Paper Round: All nail Adebayor

Eurosport - Mon, 14 Sep 14:22:00 2009

Emmanuel Adebayor got a roasting in the press following his triple whammy for Manchester City against former club Arsenal.

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The Togo striker scored in City's 4-2 win, and could land himself a three-match ban and police charge for rushing 90 yards to bait the Arsenal supporters.

He earlier left Gunners striker Robin van Persie needing treatment to a cut face after catching him with a stray boot which, if the FA deem intentional, could see him suspended for three more matches.

Everyone published Van Persie's unprecedented statement calling the stamp a "mindless and malicious assault".

The Sun described his celebratory antics as "hair-brained" (sic), calling the Van Persie incident "vicious" and demanding a six-game ban.

The Mirror erred on the side of caution, hinting that a four-game suspension is forthcoming, and while Oliver Holt branded his antics the behaviour of a "loose cannon... inexcusable", he noted that Arsenal fans were not entirely innocent as they were singing an offensive chant at the former Monaco striker all game. The Daily Express suggested a five-match ban, The Star six.

The Daily Telegraph called Adebayor "spiteful" and "half brilliant, half senseless".

The same paper suggested that his forthcoming ban and absence from the game with Manchester United will play into City's hands though as he would be likely to lose the plot entirely in the "tinderbox atmosphere of derby day".

However, it could mean City play Benjani up front as Robinho, Carlos Tevez and Roque Santa Cruz all have injury problems.

Of course the Daily Mail had a right old rant at Adebayor, saying he will be banned for "at least four matches after a crazed rampage saw him rake his studs across Van Persie's face, stamp on Cesc Fabregas, slap Alex Song and start a mini-riot".

The incident sparked so much controversy that even the gentlemen of rugby had a dig (The Sun).

After things boiled over during London Irish's 40-10 win over Gloucester, Exiles boss Toby Booth said "the law was taken into various hands.

"But at this stage of the season, as we come out of a controversial summer for rugby, we don't want an Adebayor."

The irony of this comment is not lost after a match where six men were sin-binned - Gloucester were at one point down to 12 men - and referee Dean Richards had to calm three separate punch-ups, one of which saw Irish lock George Stowers bleeding after being punched in the face by Glos skipper Gareth Delve.

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  1. Once you are mediocre in your efforts to become a­ cult-hero, you lose foresight ! In Kenya , we have an­ age-old adage that says "sometimes a man is taller­ when he bends". This shows that he has the ability­ to realise that humility is definitely a virtue while­ nubile stupidity is a vice.
    Shame on you Adebayor. That­ act was not African at all.

    From OYUKO, on Tue 15 Sep 1:51PM

  2. I think all this comment is from Manchester united­ fans, honestly what Adebayo did was wrong to was van­ but let look on his apology as for the fans let them­ cheer up I think they regretting because they have loss­ 2match now.

    From nice_fabian, on Tue 15 Sep 1:44PM

  3. Ade just being stupid.A pro player with huge fat of­ salary did thing like that,ridiculous!!He not deserved­ to be in Premier League or any other professional­ league in the world. He should ban for life.Remember­ when legend Eric Cantona did the 'kung fu'?This­ is alot more worst!!!!Stupid ADE!!!

    From hazrul, on Tue 15 Sep 6:25AM

  4. i think adebayors stamp was a disgrace, his run was­ understandable - heat of the moment and all that, but­ to be fair he had to run the lenght of the pitch!

    From lennoxhead, on Mon 14 Sep 6:34PM

  5. It was good that Adebayor scored against Arsenal just­ like Aladiere always did.I was not happy that the­ gaffer let many top quality players leave without­ making impotant buys during the summer. We have seen ­ an obvoius lapse in the team set up this term and AW­ has to do something in january - Chamakh and Blaise­ Matuidi and a Back up keeper. Having said that,­ Adebayor was no sportsman at all. He was like a bull­ in the China shop. He played destructive soccer and his­ temperament which he has shown with Togo and Arsewnal­ will soon start showing at City. The FA should look at­ all footages and do justice. Gunners for life !!!!

    From Adebua, on Mon 14 Sep 6:28PM
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    What were the Arsenal fans doing behaving like a bunch­ of yobs, spitting their dummies out because Manchester­ City are now a bigger club than them with much better­ players aswell? Just can't take getting beat can­ you Arsenal, lol! Well you girls better get used to it­ as we will take 6 points of you this season as your a­ bunch of soft players [too girly and your supporters­ too]. Your club tries to be dirty, cheats all the time,­ dives ob the floor and your manager kicks his water­ bottle. When you fairys get a bit back you simply­ can't take it and spitt you dummies out like the­ softies you are. Spurs have also made a better start to­ the season to make matters worse for another season for­ your so called big club without any silverware. Your­ also a poor club who doesn't have as much money­ than Manchester City the richest club in the world. How­ does it feel to drive up from the south knowing you are­ funding our great club? Why are you lot so bitter is it­ because your jelous and fear Manchester City. Your club­ is not as good as Manchester United [proven last week],­ Liverpool, and of course Chelsea are a far better team­ than what Arsenal could ever dream off. The best your­ team can hope for is a top 5 if you manage to overcome­ Spurs. Boring, Boring Arsenal always blaming­ someonelse when things go wrong or you don't win a­ game. Other clubs seem to accept things go wrong and­ can take a defeat, your manager is like a silly old­ woman when he loses. Emmanueal Adebayor has had is best­ start to the premiership yet you call him past it and­ can't get over the fact he left you for a bigger­ club who playes better football and are certainly not­ so girly in the tackle........ You've made a­ mistake not buying Patrick Veria back because none of­ you can tackle a ball and are a bunch of lightweights.­ To blame Emmanueal Adebayor for you lot kicking off is­ just an exmaple how pathetic you really are as a group­ of childish supporters. You idoits made the unwise­ decisi

    From stephenmorph, on Mon 14 Sep 5:53PM

  7. I'm really sad for the kids who did watch this­ football match.People like this should be banned and­ fined!

    From jeanluc_tcw, on Mon 14 Sep 5:21PM

  8. @ the people who say that the arsenal fans were in the­ wrong and got what they deserve with adebayors­ celebration - does anyone remember shortly after the­ David Beckham 'kick' incident in 1998, another­ england game saw england fans chant 'Your wifes a­ whore and we hope your kid has cancer' to him...­ His reaction was to stick his fingers up at the crowd­ in a fairly subdued manner, not inciting the crowd in­ any way.... Adebarndoor is a disgrace and a moron...­ He's someone who does not deserve to be a­ professional footballer...

    From andrew2110, on Mon 14 Sep 5:10PM

  9. some idiot disagreed with my comment number 46..whoever­ you are,you are a fool+obviously know nothing!!Not only­ did he deliberately stamp on rvp face nearly taking his­ eye out,he ran the length of the pitch to taunt the­ arsenal fans.He set out that day like a thug in­ combat.I wouldnt think many people know this but do you­ know guys that this muppet adebayor also warmed up on­ arsenals half of the pitch?Any arsenal supporter seeing­ that would of been furious!!He says he doesnt think he­ deserves a ban and he is sorry for the stewart getting­ hit by a missile..does he not think the stewart wouldnt­ of got hit by a missile if he hadnt of done what he­ did?He knows damn well enough he went over the limit­ and therefore should get banned with a fine!If he cant­ take stick,he shouldnt be a soccer player as this kinda­ stick is happening in every division of the world.You­ dont see emile heskey acting like a thug trying to­ start a riot and taunting the opposing fans when he is­ been mimicked like a monkey!!

    From Fintan M, on Mon 14 Sep 5:07PM

  10. for more on african football visit africaplays.come.

    From Second S, on Mon 14 Sep 3:53PM

  11. i jst pray d way people are gettin crazy with football­ wont lead to another world war thing, both d fan and­ adebayor are guilty of misconduct in fairness but what­ is f.a doing to enlighten players and fans,we should­ think about the impact in the live of our small­ children,in a game u either lose or win or draw in­ football,pls dont kill good soccer. up chelsea

    From tayo, on Mon 14 Sep 3:38PM

  12. A 1 match ban for the slap on song, a 2 match ban for­ the stamp on fabregas, a 3 match ban for inciting the­ crowd, a life ban for the blatant kick in the face on­ van persie, the death penalty for just being an­ @#$%......he's forgetting he's gotta come to­ the emirates later on this season, we won't forget­ what he's done in a hurry

    From Eluive, on Mon 14 Sep 3:12PM

  13. man city won the game clearly no excuse to that but if­ you are honest and could watch that video all over­ again. Adebayo did mean to stamp on van persie's­ head and thats where his case comes up. Its only if you­ choose to lie or tell the truth.

    From edwinclarkandassociates, on Mon 14 Sep 2:36PM

  14. It sulks to see that a player who had all his touch on­ the ball booed by senseless hooligans, specially hired­ in tghe name of fan, is now being called to be­ crucified for making the booers regret.If the fans can­ rant any insolence, why won't a player­ celebrate...Untrained Arsenal fans.They are only­ unhappy that they lost and may continue losing......

    From norbert a, on Mon 14 Sep 2:25PM
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    John L, I totally disagree with you that my point of­ view reflects that of a muppets. Firstly, I feel that­ your missing the point and I am not a muppet nor will­ you ever make me feel like that one. Adebayor­ didn't make the Arsenal fans angry they simply made­ themselves angry and lost self control. It wasn't­ all Arsenal fans that reacted and why is that? Simply­ because some have self control and don't deem it­ necessary to behave like wild monkeys from a zoo and­ respect children and the elderly are present. I did­ also say it shouldn't be tolerated in the game that­ anyone stamps on another persons head. However, when­ someone is diving in like a mad man at you and could­ break your leg and your also getting various remarks­ about your gender, ability and other personal insults­ and your giving your all to win any human being can hit­ out and if YOU think that is muppet talking. I disagree­ with you as Adebayor is only a human being. If­ you'd like me to throw my 6 ft 1 frame at you to­ take your legs and you never to react during a season I­ personally find that a bit hard and unfair and if you­ hit back I deemed to point I've deserved it.

    From stephen d, on Mon 14 Sep 2:10PM

  16. The papers should allow the FA to do their job. So many­ issues to be looked at. Adebayors celebration­ provocative? What about Arsnal fans? The stamp on Van­ Persie, is it intentional? Constructive appraisal is­ needed here. Please!

    Azuka, Lagos

    From Azu, on Mon 14 Sep 2:09PM

  17. Reference comment 53... My comment about Liverpool was­ a comment in passing and they are not part of the­ subject matter on this particular board. However, if­ you do not think that it is a fact that an historically­ massive club like Liverpool that has never won the­ Premiership/top flight division in 20 years does not­ deserve being labelled mediocre, then who does? Stick­ to bin-dipping and pick pocketing something... that you­ are good at!

    From tonyt2503, on Mon 14 Sep 2:01PM

  18. What Adebayo(r)did was a disgrace to we africans. He­ should have remembered the son of who he was. Another­ problem with most footballers is because they dont­ pursue formal education so they level they get to is­ least expected. I wnat him to be fined and given match­ ban but after their match with manchester united. Man u­ has a way of benefiting from other people's­ downfall. Adebayo is from tribe, Yoruba, nigeria and we­ are very cultured. Adebayo means, joyful crown. we will­ give him more lectures when he comes to african

    From omoeri, on Mon 14 Sep 1:58PM

  19. he is ment to be a pro sportsman. all footballers get­ abuse from fans so no excuse. throw the book at him.

    From djammersod, on Mon 14 Sep 1:57PM

  20. Olugbena, to say in your African culture you don't­ condone such behaviour seems most far fetch and a­ dishonest claim considering what reacently happened in­ Zimbawe and the poltics of Libya and Somalia! Arsenal­ players you don't hit out when they are just as bad­ as my favorite team Man Utd and any other team that­ wants to win during a season. There is good and bad in­ most things and to thing your passion is any different­ is false and lacks commonsense and balanced view of­ yourself and others.

    From stephen d, on Mon 14 Sep 1:56PM
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