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Adebayor blames fans for departure

Fri 24 Jul, 04:16 PM


New Manchester City recruit Emmanuel Adebayor has blamed his decision to leave Arsenal on his poor relationship with the club's fans.

The Togo international was booed by sections of the Gunners faithful last term after a summer which saw him strongly linked with a move away from the Emirates Stadium, before he confirmed their suspicions by leaving for Manchester City for £25million this summer.

"The way the fans behaved towards me was not nice at all. I can't understand why they were after me. I did my best for them and I was very happy there," said Adebayor.

"I scored 30 goals in a season - it's not my fault that Milan, Barcelona or Real Madrid wanted to sign me.

"In any summer, Barcelona try to sign Cesc Fabregas. But the fans never turned on him."

Adebayor's arrival at Eastlands, along with fellow strikers Roque Santa Cruz and Carlos Tevez, has already seen Felipe Caicedo leave the club on a year-long loan to Sporting Lisbon and reports suggest Bulgaria forward Valeri Bojinov could be next to go.

Serie A side Lazio are thought to be leading the running.

 

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  1. He did make two valuable points. Naturally, he was seen­ as an prized asset to Arsenal that could have been­ bought from other clubs. Was it wrong of Adebayor to­ seem interested? No, because he remained and still­ performed well. Regardles, the fans treated him as if­ he had terminated his Arsenal contract to join­ Tottenham....
    You can not blame him for wanting to­ leave. He just felt unappreciated.

    From John, on Sat 25 Jul 3:17AM

  2. useless muggy little @!"£ ! we did all we could­ for you and you repay us by flaunting
    uself to­ milan,barca and whoever apears 2 b offering you the­ most money! you got the
    service at the arsenal lets­ see how you get on at the new NO HISTORY! ALL MONEY­ !
    F@"!£ UP FOOTBALL FOR GOOD CLUB ! F!"@ING­ W!"KER GOOD RIDANCE !

    From adam, on Fri 24 Jul 8:21PM

  3. The fans can't be happy with a man that changes his­ mind every day about leaving the club and this distubs­ the team morality because he is good and we need him,­ but the day
    Klaas Hunterlaar steps in Arsenal's­ stadium he will make the fans forget Adebayor

    From Tancrede, on Fri 24 Jul 8:13PM

  4. Well said 'thesrsenalfc' you ar so right. Addy­ was never committed he was swayed by more money and was­ a moody player plenty of wasted opportunities to score­ more golas when important.. You reap what you sew.­ Arsenal fans want devoted players like Cesc Fabbie­ brilliant and RobinV Persie

    From glynisperfect, on Fri 24 Jul 5:54PM

  5. It's OK to admit going for money. Fans will got­ upset if players said it. That's why players come­ up with excuses like new challenge, new playing style. ­ We all know the main reason is money. Nothing wrong­ with that. If a company offers you 30%-50%, are you­ not going to listen?
    Want to find a real challenge? Go­ down to Newcastle and see if you can bring them to the­ Champions' League.
    Loyalty is over rated. ­ Arsenal fans, he's Togonese. He can go anywhere. ­ You are the boss. You bought the tickets. If you­ don't like him, don't buy his shirts. Make­ yourself heard. Then he will get fired.

    From Silver N, on Fri 24 Jul 5:33PM

  6. yes he had one good season. but then wanted more money­ or said he would leave. last season you could see he­ did not want to be there and wenger saw that. hleb,­ flamli all went for money, and where are they now.­ henry was a true gunner and one day will be back as­ manger.

    From blue eyes, on Fri 24 Jul 4:43PM

  7. From toucht123, on Fri 24 Jul 4:22PM
    _____

    you're­ a l_o_ser! who talks @#$%

    From johnlewis18, on Fri 24 Jul 4:37PM

  8. very true no 11 , thank god the money grabber has gone­ , he was not ft to lace wrightys boots

    From sportmad, on Fri 24 Jul 4:36PM
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    Arsenal fans are the most bitter, myopic fans,­ player-hating fans in London. Who will they hate­ next...Bendtner, Eboue already..future..Vela,Fabregas.­ Even when Viera, Pires, Campbell, Henry et al. left it­ was the same. They said they were shot, best games were­ behind them, blah, blah, blah. If you keep on putting­ pressure on your own team, their performances will get­ worse!

    And to no 8 - @#$% mudslinger - you must hate­ watching a game with so many black millionaires!

    From toucht123, on Fri 24 Jul 4:22PM

  10. How can you talk about poor relationships you muppet. ­ You have to develop a relationship.
    Ian Wright, Golden­ Boot 1991 & 1992 Top club goalscorer.
    Thiery­ Henry, Golden Boot 2004 & 2005 All time top club­ scorer.
    Did these guys threaten to leave at the end of­ each of their 9 seasons? Did they put in repeated wage­ demands? Or did they commit to a great club and reap­ the real reward - Top world strikers.
    You carry on on­ son and chase the money £50k - 80K - and now £130K. ­ But will you ever grace the European stage again, you­ money grabbing whingeing lazy b+++++d! Good ridance! ­ £22m. in the bank.

    From thearsenalfc, on Fri 24 Jul 4:17PM

  11. comment 4 you are spot on mate

    From lubov, on Fri 24 Jul 4:13PM

  12. let's see how great a coach mark hughes is. Wenger­ brought out the best in adebayor. Let's wait and­ see how much further he develops as a player. As for­ me, i never really liked him from his first season when­ he missed more times than he scored.Fabregas never goes­ to the press hyping Barcelona's interest in him. He­ should ask Alexander Hleb how warm the barca bench is.­ Now he is being shoved off to Inter for a year.

    From funmilayo, on Fri 24 Jul 4:10PM

  13. money grabbing black @#$%

    From P, on Fri 24 Jul 4:07PM

  14. Abeybarndoor that is all!

    From johnlewis18, on Fri 24 Jul 3:52PM

  15. What a great quote..."it's not my fault that­ Milan, Barcelona or Madrid wanted to buy­ me"....erm...hang on ...so you signed for Man­ City....mmm....I'm sure you did that so you could­ put something back into the game I'm sure.....

    From Dru, on Fri 24 Jul 2:57PM

  16. oh and the reason he didn't go to Milan was cause­ they didn't meet the asking price set by Arsenal

    From chris, on Fri 24 Jul 2:54PM

  17. what he seems to be missing here is that cesc­ doesn't walk around with a chip on his shoulder­ about other clubs wanting him, cesc also has never held­ the club for ransom with his demands for a new contract­ after ONE good season.
    we are fans.. we will call a­ spade a spade, and in the case of you ade we called you­ a fat lazy bastid.
    enjoy your pay-day, you didn't­ deserve it

    From chris, on Fri 24 Jul 2:53PM
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    U know its hard for someone to try their best when they­ dont get freakin support from their own fans. Can u­ blame him for wanting toy with barcelona, milan and­ real madrid. They are huge clubs. He said it himself,­ if he wanted money he would have left for milan last­ season but he stayed. And got zero support.

    From kbomboma, on Fri 24 Jul 2:29PM

  19. You talked yourself out of favour among arsenal­ fans,Adiue and fare yee well.

    From ekechukwude, on Fri 24 Jul 2:04PM

  20. the fans didnt turn on fabregas because fabregas didnt­ play like a lazy old man on the field and did2nt­ compare bercelona to ac milan. you must really feel­ great with yourself now because Milan, Barcelona &­ Real Madrid wanted to sign. why didnt you go there to­ find out yourself how warm their bench is? get out of­ here. i sure know am not going to miss you.

    From Eniola F, on Fri 24 Jul 1:48PM
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