Is it just me or does anyone else find it incredibly hypocritical of Emmanuel Adebayor to say that Arsenal need to win a trophy this year, when he himself hasn't really looked like he has given a crap about winning anything since August?
If ever there was a case to be built that scoring goals can mask serious flaws, then Adebayor (and Anelka) would surely make for good test subjects. Though Premier League Fantasy Football is hardly the definitive measuring stick of success in a season, one would imagine it reflects a players worth pretty accurately. Adebayor proves this isn't always the case, what with him being the 5th most potent striker (points wise) in the league, only 13 points off top spot and only 5 points adrift of partner in crime Robin van Persie (who has been streets ahead of the Togo international in terms of value this season).
I wrote in to F365 during those long summer months of 2008 saying that Arsenal should swipe the hand off A.C. Milan if their interest in Abedayor was legitimate, and it appears it was...or at least someone's interest was. Figures nearing £30m were being talked about, which would have been fantastic business from an Arsenal perspective, and this after a season in which Adebayor scored over 30 goals (I think; I couldn't be bothered checking the exact number). For me, he simply has too many fundamental flaws to be worthy of a place in a side that at least in theory should be aiming to win the league.
I won't go into a prolonged discourse about Adebayor's shortcomings, but suffice to say that he isn't clinical enough, he doesn't defend from the front very well, and he is always offside. He has some value to Arsenal mind, what with his towering presence and his unpredictability. He gives the team a different option (i.e. hoof it up to Adebayor) which can be the game breaker when playing the likes of Bolton etc. But then so does Bendtner. And Bendtner at least tries.
Adebayor, in his recent interview which I elluded to earlier, said "I don't care if I stop on 12 goals if we win something with the club". This is actually inadvertently good advice from the big man. Wenger should stop Adebayor from scoring goals by benching him, thus giving Arsenal a higher chance of winning something this season. In Eduardo, Arshavin, van Persie, and Bendtner I think Arsenal possess more than enough potency up front without having to accomodate their 12-goals-and-yet-still-disappointing striker.
If ever there was a case to be built that scoring goals can mask serious flaws, then Adebayor (and Anelka) would surely make for good test subjects. Though Premier League Fantasy Football is hardly the definitive measuring stick of success in a season, one would imagine it reflects a players worth pretty accurately. Adebayor proves this isn't always the case, what with him being the 5th most potent striker (points wise) in the league, only 13 points off top spot and only 5 points adrift of partner in crime Robin van Persie (who has been streets ahead of the Togo international in terms of value this season).
I wrote in to F365 during those long summer months of 2008 saying that Arsenal should swipe the hand off A.C. Milan if their interest in Abedayor was legitimate, and it appears it was...or at least someone's interest was. Figures nearing £30m were being talked about, which would have been fantastic business from an Arsenal perspective, and this after a season in which Adebayor scored over 30 goals (I think; I couldn't be bothered checking the exact number). For me, he simply has too many fundamental flaws to be worthy of a place in a side that at least in theory should be aiming to win the league.
I won't go into a prolonged discourse about Adebayor's shortcomings, but suffice to say that he isn't clinical enough, he doesn't defend from the front very well, and he is always offside. He has some value to Arsenal mind, what with his towering presence and his unpredictability. He gives the team a different option (i.e. hoof it up to Adebayor) which can be the game breaker when playing the likes of Bolton etc. But then so does Bendtner. And Bendtner at least tries.
Adebayor, in his recent interview which I elluded to earlier, said "I don't care if I stop on 12 goals if we win something with the club". This is actually inadvertently good advice from the big man. Wenger should stop Adebayor from scoring goals by benching him, thus giving Arsenal a higher chance of winning something this season. In Eduardo, Arshavin, van Persie, and Bendtner I think Arsenal possess more than enough potency up front without having to accomodate their 12-goals-and-yet-still-disappointing striker.
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