Why the hate for Adebayor?

[blue wang]

Its odd that there seems to be this stigma attached to him that hes lazy and cant be assed. 14 goals in 26 starts in his first season with us considering his difficulties is pretty damn good to be honest. I swear supporters would rather fuckin players like Claudio Reyna back here, "AT LEAST HE PUT A FUCKIN SHIFT IN". Sorry lads but I have never seen Samuel Eto'o doing laps from one end of the pitch to another. Unfortunately for Ade I think his lank body shape immediately leads to people saying "HES LAZY" etc when in fact he probably runs as many K's as any other striker. Really fuckin pisses me off at the moment actually.

boy is qaulity no doubt.
need a mid fielder like abregas.

could see his work rate was up towards the end of the season

 

[redmizzle]

total bollox.. no birth records in africa 25 years ago? you ever been to the place ? or you're just going on what you see on tv? bet you're one of these ignorant people who thinks africa is one big country.dunno if you realise it but your comment is borderline xenophobic and racist.

Whilst they probably had birth certificates, they were notoriously suspect.

From the British Journal of Sports Medicine....

Detecting the presence of over-age players in age-related tournaments has been a difficult challenge for many sports organisations. “Age-doping” is a form of cheating that involves falsification of information about the age of a player to gain advantage in the sport. This clearly contradicts the ethics of sport and fair play.

Until now, the age of competitors has generally been proven by official documents such as birth certificates. In some regions of the world, however, births are registered at police stations or rural health clinics, or by village elders. Since births do not take place at established hospitals, their registration is often delayed because of cultural, religious and climatic reasons. At times, the large distance between a place of residence and a registration “office” can mean days of travel (and hence delay). Thus, the official “birth certificate” may not reflect the actual date of birth.

In addition to this phenomenon, there is compelling evidence that some players carry documents that are deliberately falsified. In some competitions, officials’ suspicions were raised when an entire team had birthdays in the same month of the year or when numerous players on the team had consecutive serial numbers on their birth certificates. It was also noted that some players appeared to have two sets of travel documents, and officials were bemused when players were shopping for teddy bears for their children in an “under 16” tournament. There was clearly a need to put a stop to this unhealthy practice and bring honour to the sport.

Physical appearances can be deceptive. No scientific tool can accurately match bone age with chronological age. However, skeletal maturation is a reliable variable in evaluating the “tempo” of growth. Evaluation can be based on methods such as development of dentition or the methods described in the Greulich and Pyle Radiological Atlas or by Tanner and Whitehouse. x Rays are commonly used for this purpose for medical or legal indications. Wrist x rays are readily available and cheap, and emit low radiation. However, the use of x ray radiation is illegal in most countries for non-criminal purposes (WHO, IAEA). Member associations of FIFA objected to the use of x rays for this purpose in football players.

In the lead-up to November’s FIFA U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009, officials were having familiar discussions. “Are all the players on the competing teams really 17 or under?” Competing teams often raise questions about players who look older than expected. FIFA and all member associations are obliged to provide a level playing field for all players participating at FIFA competitions. Over-aged players clearly have an unfair advantage due to their higher physical maturity as compared with players of correct chronological age.

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Age determination using MRI of the wrist as an alternative to x rays

In 2003, in response to numerous requests by member associations, FIFA’s Medical Assessment and Research Centre (F-MARC) started to investigate the use of biological markers for age determination.

MRI scans of the wrist were performed in more than 500 football players who had confirmed birth certificates. These players of different ethnical origin (Switzerland, Malaysia, Algeria, Argentina, Senegal) were aged between 14 and 19 years. A six-point grading system for the fusion of the growth plate was developed.1 Based upon the normal population, complete fusion was very unlikely to occur prior to 17 years of age; the probability was below 1%. In other words, if MRI shows complete fusion of a player’s wrist, the player is likely to be older than 17 years with a certainty of more than 99%. F-MARC then performed MRI scans of the wrist on players selected randomly at the FIFA U-17 World Cups 2003, 2005 and 2007. The MRI scans of these players showed far higher rates of fusion (up to 35%) than the reference populations2

To tackle this potential problem of overage players, FIFA will conduct an MRI of the wrist at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in November. Randomly selected players will be tested in Nigeria under the supervision of FIFA’s medical experts. It is noteworthy that following this announcement, some teams who qualified for the competition replaced up to 15 players from the original squad!

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There is usually no smoke without a fire.
And yes i have travelled around Africa in a football capacity.

thats a pointless long post..are you saying he's using false documents? im sure MCFC is vigilant enough about these things.

 

[M22_blu]

I've bit me tongue over Adebayor all season as up till the arsenal game he was fantastic. Since then he's done nothing but get on my tits week in week out, sorry but he is a lazy twat. No desire to win atall just wants the ball put on a plate for him. I no it's been said so many times but theres nothing more annoying than when he doesnt even bother to jump for the ball with defenders giving them free headers and able to easily regain possession. He never tries putting defences under pressure and not capable of passing the ball 5 yards half the time.

Last few games when he's been asked to play as the main striker he's really let me down. He takes away from tevez's game and I really wouldnt care if he was replaced so that we could get someone to compliment tevez as footballs built on partnerships and them 2 aint ever gonna work.

 

[citygirl77]

I didn't know anybody DID hate him. He sometimes frustrates me, definitely. But hate him? No chance.

Hate is a strong word. Don't think anyone on here is saying that, there saying sometimes he is lazy.

 

[CityPar]

I've bit me tongue over Adebayor all season as up till the arsenal game he was fantastic. Since then he's done nothing but get on my tits week in week out, sorry but he is a lazy twat. No desire to win atall just wants the ball put on a plate for him. I no it's been said so many times but theres nothing more annoying than when he doesnt even bother to jump for the ball with defenders giving them free headers and able to easily regain possession. He never tries putting defences under pressure and not capable of passing the ball 5 yards half the time.

Last few games when he's been asked to play as the main striker he's really let me down.

He takes away from tevez's game and I really wouldnt care if he was replaced so that we could get someone to compliment tevez as footballs built on partnerships and them 2 aint ever gonna work

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Pretty much spot on. Ade clearly knows where the goal is but tbh I have seen nothing of his partnership with Tevez that leads me to think it will work. Out of the two I'd keep Tevez. So I reckon we need another striker who would compliment him and not diminish Tevezs' effectiveness on the pitch.

 

[MCFC BOB]

Its all based around the effort. Adebayor scored more goals than Bellamy, yet everyone loves Bellamy purely on the fact that he puts a shift in and bangs in the odd goal.

 

[CityPar]

Its all based around the effort. Adebayor scored more goals than Bellamy, yet everyone loves Bellamy purely on the fact that he puts a shift in and bangs in the odd goal.

That's a little too simplistic. I think you'll find Bellamy is well up there on assists which is something Ade knows nothing about. If Ade doesn't score he does nothing else. Bellamy will at least lay one on a plate for a team-mate if he doesn't get one himself. Bellamy will also defend when the chips are down. Ade likes to go walkabout at times like these. Basically the Bellamys' and Tevezs of this world are team-players. Ade is not.

 

[m7mcfc]

Ade has been lazy but I like the fella I think he will come good, I hope your listining.

 

[ayrshire_blue]

Away don't talk shite. Ade is always looking to link up with the midfielders and in the last few games he was one of our best players. It doesn't happen for him sometimes but he's had a good first season and no doubt he will be a vital asset given time.

Well done ade, 20plus goals next season please.

Let's sign Paul dickov back, he can run like fuck that boy and will definitely put pressure on defenders for you...well thats what u want in your picture of a striker is it not?

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

He's a fantastic player.

The media and Arsenal fans have long viewed him as lazy. No doubt due to his African heritage. I've said it before but the picture these people paint of Adebayor stops just short of him sitting chewing corn and playing a banjo, they may as well go all the way and call him 'Sambo'.

Most people are thick as pig shit and believe anything the press say. Hence City fans not liking Adebayor.

Depressing but true.