If anyone was ever in any doubt as to why Emmanuel Adebayor was unpopular with Arsenal fans then he showed everyone why with the most grandiose display of narcissism in recent footballing history. Not content with scoring against his former club, he raced the entire length of the field to celebrate in front of the livid and astonished Arsenal fans. He then topped off his Saturday afternoon by blatantly kicking Robin Van Persie in the temple, narrowly missing his eye.His afternoon began with him play fighting with Emmanuel Eboue before he 'hovered' in the Arsenal half before kick off. Adebayor clearly had an agenda. He was out for some kind of vengeance. If only he had class...
By behaving in the manner in which he did he simply showed the rest of the country why he was so unpopular with the Arsenal faithful. Manchester City fans be warned. You have a player with four goals in four games, a player who is potentially un-playable, but you have a man who can ruin a dressing room, a man capable of falling out with anyone, let alone Craig Bellamy, Robinho et al. I'd hate to be there when the laughter stops.
I don't think any Arsenal fan can be particularly surprised by his behaviour. After all, he brazenly flirted with Europe's elite after a fantastic season and after signing a very lucrative new contract. He then proceeded this by putting in some of the most lazy, abject performances witnessed by Arsenal fans. Then, as galling as it seems, he wondered why he was un-loved, wondered why he was booed and complained that the Arsenal fan's never loved him. I wonder why Emmanuel, I wonder why this happened?
Saturday was never about Manchester City beating Arsenal as far as Adebayor was concerned. He was out for vengeance, he purposely hurt Van Persie and I expect he wouldn't have been so unhappy had City lost, as long as he had scored and settled some personal scores. I wonder how he will perform when Europe's elite become interested again. His time at Arsenal was not a good precedent. City fans; enjoy it while it lasts.Above: Arsenal fans are glad to see the back of him.
