Within 30 seconds, Paul Scholes had stormed in on Milner, forcing the England winger to take evasive action. Scholes seemed on a mission to earn a booking simply through offences on Milner, eventually pushing referee Chris Foy too far and earning a caution that rules him out of Saturday's visit to Villa Park.
This was a war of attrition. Even Berbatov tracked back to bring down Nigel de Jong. Even David Silva, usually more elegant, caught Nani. The midfields were packed to bursting point. City had Gareth Barry and de Jong holding with Yaya Toure just ahead of them, while Milner and Silva sought fruitlessly to stretch the visitors.
Tevez led the attack. Far from fully fit, the stocky little Argentine gave everything against his old teammates. Mancini too cautious in dull Manchester derby. Please try again later. The Sydney Morning Herald. By Henry Winter November 12, — 3. It gets me motivated, and I say to myself, 'I have to show them that I can be a good footballer'," Adebayor told me in an interview back in It was not a coincidence, then, that after he scored his second goal, a looping header, he ran in front of the directors' box and pointed to the name on the back of his shirt.
After all, before the brace against Spurs, his biggest impact at his new club had been provoking Benzema into playing the best soccer of his Madrid career.
Valdano has said that Adebayor will return to Manchester City in the summer but, aside from the fact that it might not be his decision to make, City coach Roberto Mancini has said he doesn't want him. You can see why Adebayor would want to stay. He considers it a major point of pride that an African, one from tiny Togo no less, can earn a place in the most storied club in the world. This status, and desire for respect, as a Togolese, has marked his career.
Adebayor wanted to return to Togo when he first joined Metz at He moved in October, it was his first time away from home, very cold, and only teammate Segan N'Diaye's persuasive words -- he told me: "Think about your friends in Togo, and how many would like the chance you have to play in Europe" -- convinced him not to return home.
Adebayor claimed the Italian sent him home after he asked to be excused from training because he had come straight off an eight-hour flight from Togo, where he was on international duty, and his limbs were sore. At Arsenal, he pre-empted any disciplinary problems when Arsene Wenger told him at their first meeting that he had been warned off signing him.
That's why people say it's difficult to control Adebayor. That issue confronted Adebayor after his best season for Arsenal, which, not coincidentally, was his first campaign after Thierry Henry had left.
When it was reported that AC Milan were interested in signing him, Adebayor was genuinely flattered, but his frequent mentions of it in interviews were clumsy.
He signed a new contract with Arsenal, putting him among its top earners, but he lost favor with fans. Adebayor denied that he had sought to leave Arsenal. The most annoying thing about the whole story is when people say I wanted to leave for the money. Subscribe Now. Subscribe now. Sport Newsletter. Sign Up. Latest Jack Byrne completes Shamrock Rovers medical ahead of League of Ireland return Kerry hospital staff outline catalogue of issues to management Aviva Stadium makeover: How a team of worked through the night to prepare for Ireland v NZ Simon Easterby waiting on 'clarity' following 'potential' positive Covid case.
Created with Sketch. Latest news from the world of sport, along with the best in opinion from our outstanding team of sports writers Sign up. Larry Ryan. The GAA Podcast.
0コメント