Adebayor: Five Goals In Two Matches

The Togolese striker of Arsenal FC, Emmanuel Adebayor is gradually
picking himaself up from the shadow of his departed hero, Thierry Henry.

Adebayor, throughout the pre-season matches of his club, was declared
unfit to play in the matches due to an injury which was just getting better then.

Now the Togolese striker is back on his feet and scoring like no man business
for his darling club, the Gunners.

Recently Adebayor scored five goals in two matches for the youthful Arsene
Wanger side.The latest of which was the hat-trick he score against Derby County
on Saturday September 22,2007.

My observation is that it seems that Adebayor is now getting to realise the fact
that he has to contniue to be himself and never play like any oither person no matter
the amount of respect he has for such person.


Throughtout the period of Henry in the team,Adebayor was not himself .
The only time he ever tried to be himself were those days when Henry was nursing
the long lasting injury last cummulated to his departure from the club.

At that time a cearful observer would have noticed that Adebayor would definetely
not perform to his full capacity as long as the likes of Super Star Henry were still in
the club to cause him to have an inferiority complex.

Whenever Adebayor scored any goal (which he usually did after losing many chances),
he would looked to the reserve bench to singal to his hero who would always be there
to wave his "Shining hand".

There was even a match when Adebayor jumped out to the
sideline to hug his hero and had a funny dance step with him after scoring a long awaited
goal.

The annoying part of his celebration is that Adebayor hardly thanks the person who
did the assist first before going to Henry as if he was the one that passed the ball which he
converted to a goal.

Well...

Adebayor, congrats for now and l hope you will keep it up for a long time to come.

This is your chance and Wenger looks up to you to perform.The man believes too
much in you to deliver.Do it for him.



Sikirulai Olukayode Kazeem.


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