''It might be better to play away at the moment. At least you know you are going to be having the majority of opposition fans booing, rather than our own fans. Will it help playing away from home? To be honest, I think so. And I am not just talking about me, I am speaking on behalf of all the players. When you are playing at home and your own fans start booing you after a few minutes then it is harder. It is like going through a sad moment and your family is not welcoming you home - thats the worst thing ever because you have nowhere to go. - Emmanuel Adebayor, November 2014.
One might forgive the Spurs supporters for not crying for Emmanuel Adebayor as he laments the poor atmosphere existing in White Hart Lane, as it was just last winter that he had taken to a social media site to mock the club in the wake of a 5-0 drubbing at the hands of Liverpool. The Togolese front-man has not endured an amorous career, having received his fair share of boos at Arsenal for a want-away attitude and perceived mercenary tactics towards the end of his stay at the Emirates Stadium. Having lit up Eastlands following a £24 million move in 2009, his performances quickly tailed off and he was soon out the door, before finding himself at Spurs, where he has endured a love-hate relationship with the support. Having been frozen out under Andre Villas-Boas, he was reintroduced under Tim Sherwoods reign last term, and so far during this campaign, he has started nine of the clubs eleven league games. Worryingly for Mauricio Pochettino, however, is the fact that the Togolese centre-forward has failed to find the spark this season, scoring just twice in all competitions so far this season. Looking surly and disinterested at times, Adebayor has attracted his fair share of critics so far this term, and there is a possibility that his new boss may get fed up of waiting for his £100 p/wk star to start performing.
Recent Journalism & New Media graduate. Insatiable thirst for all things football, and hopes to break into the field of sports journalism in the near future.
Have made a significantly insignificant playing career out of receiving several slaps around the head for not passing the ball.
