The Official Emmanuel Adebayor Welcome Thread

natenate101 · Jan 27, 2011

EManny is saying all the right things, let's hope he turns it on out there when he gets his chances, Looks like it could be a very good fit.

WhiteBlood · Jan 27, 2011

Give Lass 6, Ozil 10, and Adebayor gets whats left over.

Complex23 · Jan 27, 2011

WhiteBlood said: ↑

Give Lass 6, Ozil 10, and Adebayor gets whats left over.
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23? Dunno i'd rather let him have 25 although i must agree with giving ozil the #10. If only it were this easy

Shay Z · Jan 27, 2011

Lassana wearing the 10 is just so wrong.

Pokerface1717 · Jan 27, 2011

natenate101 said: ↑

EManny is saying all the right things, let's hope he turns it on out there when he gets his chances, Looks like it could be a very good fit.
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This. Was really impressed with his interview, and he's showing a real desire to get into the first team straight away. We have a lot of games comping up, so he will be used and I hope he has an instant impact, as signing mid season isn't always easy.

EManny? I thought we call him Manola?

macaluca · Jan 27, 2011

Pokerface1717 said: ↑

EManny? I thought we call him Manola?
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Neither... Manolo.

4x4s · Jan 27, 2011

macaluca said: ↑

Neither... Manolo.
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Manolo is such an awesome name for Adebayor, a shame he can't have it on his shirt.

4x4s · Jan 27, 2011

jafo1972 said: ↑

The only available number will be Diarra's #6 if he finally leaves for Monaco.
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That's perfectly fine, because it's no.9 upside down.

Complex23 · Jan 27, 2011

4x4s said: ↑

That's perfectly fine, because it's no.9 upside down.
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so if he does a backflip on a regular basis, all will be well!

Kasoul · Jan 27, 2011

he used to wear number four for togo iirc, so i am sure six is fine for him.

i would rather give ozil the ten though.

blanc · Jan 27, 2011

Definitely gives us a different dimension

JRisAGalactico · Jan 27, 2011

I actually like the trend of classy players wearing the #23 here. I'm a fan of the traditional/classic kit number assignments but it'd be nice to have up and coming players want to wear 23 here because of dudes like Becks, Sneijder, (yeah, even Rafa,) Ozil.

GRAN VIA · Jan 27, 2011

about numbers

i think

lass get 6

and the adebayor get 10

hahaaa>>10 from black to black and dont miss robinho looool

ozil is sooo nice with 23...

good bay mamadou<<i will not forget ur header against mallorca so you will be in our all madridsta hearts

razingtonbear · Jan 27, 2011

That's racist.

Achillean · Jan 27, 2011

GRAN VIA · Jan 27, 2011

just kidding man i love all of them

razingtonbear · Jan 27, 2011

Them?

As in black people?

That's racist.

EstebanGranero23 · Jan 28, 2011

Oezil cant change numbers!! I bought his jersey. And btw, they cant change numbers midseason, can they?`

demogorgon · Jan 28, 2011

razingtonbear said: ↑

That's racist.
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Not really.

ratheesh7k · Jan 28, 2011

AS was running his story today.

http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/silla-ruedas-milagro/20110127dasdaiftb_32/Tes

Below is a lousy atttempt at translation <what google could provide me>.

Emmanuel Adebayor (26/02/1984, Lomé, Togo) will tend to remember with a smile, but his mother, Alice Emiola, what happened 22 years ago was a divine miracle ... and football. The story is incredible. The new Real Madrid player was by then four years and could not walk. Alice visited Nigeria, Lagos, Ghana, Africa could all looking for a solution to her son. But months passed and still no walk Emmanuel. One day he went to a church where he was promised that would pray for a week for him. If at that time was not cured, could no longer walk. The prayers began at midnight Sunday, but came the next Saturday and the boy was still in his wheelchair. "That day my mother began to mourn for her it was over," recalls the player. Surprise. But the seventh day came the miracle. It was 09:30 h. Adebayor's family was inside the church, praying. Breaking the silence the cries of some children playing football outside. Suddenly, one of those guys shooting and the ball went into the church. No one got up to retrieve it. Nobody ... except the small Emmanuel, who was running toward her. Alice became frightened. "I was terrified because I had never seen walking," says the new white front. "He got up and began to mourn. I wanted to catch the ball. In the end he ran and held tight," says Alice. All present began to hug and kiss the child and mother. "Your son is walking through football. That must be because you have football in his veins," he said. Something that felt very Alice: "So I knew I was destined to be a footballer." Thus ended a four-year ordeal, but Mrs. Adebayor wanted his son to have us keep this amazing chapter of his life and told him repeatedly. Maybe that's why he was born in a deep religious feeling: "Everything I do I put in the hands of God, my creator,"
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razingtonbear · Jan 28, 2011

demogorgon said: ↑

Not really.
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Shay Z · Jan 28, 2011

Woah!! Have you fellas read the story about how he couldn't walk till the age of 4 and then his mum took him to some church and they prayed for him for 6 days on that 6th day some kids kicked a football into the church and he got up and started walking towards it.

What the........... what???

Cyrudan · Jan 28, 2011

Aye stumbled on it as well.

So far Adebayor is saying all the right things in interviews. If he delivers as well I probably wouldn't mind it if he stays

Some words from former Togo manager Pfister

Otto Pfister said:

'He has a particularly individual character,' says Pfister. 'I saw this before and during the tournament [the World Cup]. He is mentally very strong. Big matches for him are like games between children. He is frightened of nobody. Football is not a job for Adebayor, but play. This is his big advantage. He is like a kid in kindergarten. Not many players in the world have this.'
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Hope this is true

Some random facts from 2008

- Higher The 6ft 3in Adebayor has the leap of a basketball player. Fulham’s Jimmy Bullard claimed Adebayor could jump high enough to be head and shoulders above the crossbar, making him impossible to defend against. Some 26% of Adebayor’s Arsenal goals have been headers, while Henry headed just 3% of his goals. In his ﬁrst three seasons Adebayor has already scored more headed goals than Henry did in his whole Premier League career

- Faster Deceptively quick, sprint tests earlier in the season showed Adebayor is very nearly as quick over 40m as Henry and even quicker over 100m than Theo Walcott

- Better The template for lone strikers is Didier Drogba but Adebayor is a better passer and almost as good at holding up the ball. His 88% passing success rate is well above the Premier League average for strikers
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We might even score on corners then!

razingtonbear · Jan 28, 2011

Couldn't walk or just didn't want to bother? I know what my money would be on, and it isn't any praying nonsense.

mymy33 · Jan 28, 2011

How many four year old boys do you know who "just don't want to bother" walking?