Emmanuel Adebayor : What a waste of money
Posted by Cathal Breathnach on December 16, 2009 | 7 Comments
Cast your mind back to the 18th of July. Manchester City spent a reported £25 million on Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor. My intial thoughts were that it was a bit much for a player who blows hot and cold.
Two months and four goals later, I couldn’t fault the guy. He was working his socks off for the team and he became an instant hero amongst the City faithful.
Ever since his infamous stamp on Robin Van Persie’s face and the ban which followed, Adebayor has been a different player. The 25-year old has managed just 2 goals since the middle of September, however it’s not just the lack of goals which has got me so rilled.
The Togolese international looks totally disinterested when playing. Tonight’s performance against Tottenham really summed up his time at City. Whenever he looked like he was going to do something decent, he managed to mess it all up by passing it to someone in a Spurs shirt.
£25 million really is starting to look a ridiculous sum for a player as frustrating as Adebayor.
Spurs fans were singing it and I would have to agree with them. “What a waste of money.”
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December 16th, 2009 @ 11:51 PM
thank you man city for the 25 million!!
i’m sure you will see more of the same.
what a quality player he is. 170,000pw
genius!! looks like you stuck with him
till summer, when he starts looking for
another money move to spain or italy.
enjoy!!! xxx
December 17th, 2009 @ 12:10 AM
As an Arsenal fan I am glad we off loaded this lazy over rated nonce, it will not be long before you realize that the goals will dry up, he will want more money, he does not get the off side rule, etc.
December 17th, 2009 @ 1:20 AM
I’ve just got back from hospital….
I couldn’t breathe, I was laughin so hard!!
Adebayor…..pure class!! Thanks a million city,
actually…make that 25 million…
HAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA……OH GOD!!!…..HAHAHAHA
CALL THE AMBULANCE……HAHAHA….HERE GO AGAIN
December 17th, 2009 @ 7:07 AM
Exactly as I told you in August. I was abused at the time, for saying this player with the pirate face and lazy mind would be a waste of money and that Hughes was mad to buy him.
Now we see the manager’s folly in even clearer perspective. Imagine paying money to WATCH such a wastrel as Adebayor, let alone tens of millions to recruit him. LOLOLOL!!!!
December 17th, 2009 @ 7:37 AM
Absolutely agree, he is bone idle. The big worry though is that Robinho makes him look like a workaholic!
December 17th, 2009 @ 3:15 PM
oh dear oh dear, we gooners did tell you “REAL” city fans this would happen and all we got in return was a load of abuse and them telling us we were jealous.
well whos laughing now? this is what you get for throwing millions and millions at mercenary players who only hours before signing on the dotted line phone up every “big” club in europe begging them to buy him instead.
even if arsenal dont finish in the top 4 (which lets face it, they WILL finish in the top 4) we didnt spend hundreds of millions of pounds to finish in the top 10. dear oh dear.
December 17th, 2009 @ 5:13 PM
I just wish I had Adebayor’s number so I could call him up and tell him what I think. The thing the disappoints me the most is that Hughes bought him, I used to have a lot of time for Hughes.