Emmanuel Adebayor: Why I lose it
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Manchester City star Emmanuel Adebayor has lifted the lid on the treatment by Arsenal fans that led to his outrageous behaviour in last weekend's match at Eastlands.
The Togo striker, who quit the Gunners in bitter fashion this summer, ran the entire length of the field to celebrate directly in front of the visiting fans, causing several supporters to surge forward towards the playing area.
Adebayor told The Sun: "I was running on pure emotion and when you take emotion out of football we are going to have a big problem.
"People say I had time to think because I ran the length of the pitch but that is not true.
"I was abused all match and scored a goal I knew would win the game for us. Ten seconds is nothing. Your emotion is going to last a lot longer than that."
He added: "There is only so much abuse a man can take until he reaches breaking point.
"I was being abused by people who six months ago were singing my name and the abuse was for no reason.
"I really didn't understand it at all. They were clapping Kolo (Touré) but they were shouting personal abuse at me before the match even kicked off."
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 Emmanuel Adebayor celebrates after scoring in front of Arsenal supporters Photo: mcfc.co.uk |
The Togo striker, who quit the Gunners in bitter fashion this summer, ran the entire length of the field to celebrate directly in front of the visiting fans, causing several supporters to surge forward towards the playing area.
Adebayor told The Sun: "I was running on pure emotion and when you take emotion out of football we are going to have a big problem.
"People say I had time to think because I ran the length of the pitch but that is not true.
"I was abused all match and scored a goal I knew would win the game for us. Ten seconds is nothing. Your emotion is going to last a lot longer than that."
He added: "There is only so much abuse a man can take until he reaches breaking point.
"I was being abused by people who six months ago were singing my name and the abuse was for no reason.
"I really didn't understand it at all. They were clapping Kolo (Touré) but they were shouting personal abuse at me before the match even kicked off."
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