Funny; I distinctly remember AVB being pilloried last season for PLAYING Adebayor...now he's our most important player...how times change
I have said this before but as fans we generally only judge a player by what we see him do or don't do during a game. I am now coming to the conclusion that Ade was so poor last season because of the system AVB instigated of setting up the whole attack for bale even to the detriment of other good attacking players. As opposed to Rodgers who has put in place a system which exploits Suarez fully but not to the detriment of other players.
Ade wasn't **** last season because of tactics, he was **** because he kept trapping the ball 10 yards, hiding behind defenders and shooting at the corner flag.
Ade wasn't **** last season because of tactics, he was **** because he kept trapping the ball 10 yards, hiding behind defenders and shooting at the corner flag.
Ade wasn't **** last season because of tactics, he was **** because he kept trapping the ball 10 yards, hiding behind defenders and shooting at the corner flag.
But surely all bad performances are down to the manager not being able to train them properly so therefore AVB was at fault. :-"
AVB's fault then for not focusing on his touch, motivation and shooting in training obviously (according to your own logic).
I believe AVB did the right thing with Ade - try and sell him and when he couldn't, keep him away from the team where he can't do any damage.
There's not much AVB can do about Ade's silly wages that nobody else will meet.
Ade wasn't **** last season because of tactics, he was **** because he kept trapping the ball 10 yards, hiding behind defenders and shooting at the corner flag.
As stated above, you can try and do that - some players are just dingdongs and need getting rid of.
Adebayor scored goals under Redknapp and Sherwood but couldnt do the same under AVB....... I have no problems with Ade whilst he has been at Spurs. Its not his fault one manager couldnt set the team up that allowed the strikers to flourish
bad performances are down to bad attitude
As stated above, you can try and do that - some players are just dingdongs and need getting rid of.
So, AVB couldn't get the best out of him, but he deserves no critique for this because Ade is just a dingdong.
TS can get the best out of him, but he should get no credit for this. Can you explain why?
because its TS and Scaramanga has an unnatural hatred towards the man.
because its TS and Scaramanga has an unnatural hatred towards the man.
Even after all the time he has been at the club, I still can't figure out Adebayor. He has the potential to be amongst the best strikers in the league, but at times his application is lacking. I'm not really sure whether it was AVB's tactics that couldn't get the best out of Ade, because there were games when he played very well. I feel that when he went missing on his return from the African Cup of Nations he alienated himself from AVB. A young manager who was undermined by certain players at Chelsea, he could see the same thing happening at Spurs and decided to remove the chance of a repeat. It ultimately was the wrong decision, but if this was his reasoning, then I can see why he went the route he did.
I think Adebayor needs to know he is number one choice at the club, or he has the petulant side to him that will mope at times. Sherwood was almost immediate in his praise of him publicly, which was a rather astute move with hindsight.
LVG has a reputation as not dealing with egos very well, whether rightly or wrongly I'm not sure. Will be interesting to see, if he is our next manager, if he will work well with Ade or try and replace him.