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Adebayor: `I don`t deserve a punishment`

SoccerNews in English Premier League 14 Sep 2009

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Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor believes he doesn`t deserve a punishment from the English Football Association (FA).

The forward from Togo stamped on Robin van Persie`s face in Saturday`s match against Arsenal (4-2 win for City) and taunted the fans of his former club after scoring the third goal.

On Sunday FA chief executive Ian Watmore already told that the player`s actions would come under scrutiny.

Today, Adebayor told the press he doesn`t know why he should be punished. `Neither the police or the FA have told me that they want to talk to me. The same goes for the club.`

`I heard a steward got wounded after Arsenal fans threw firework,` the City striker said.

`I regret that. I also apologized to Robin. It was foolish from me to celebrate my goal in front of the Arsenal fans but they cursed at me. It wasn`t planned at all, it came to my head at the last moment. That`s all.`

Arsenal forward Van Persie said Adebayor didn`t apologized to him. `I didn`t heard apologies from him. In fact, I`ve heard nothing at all from him.`

On Saturday the Dutch international already stated that he was furious at his former teammate.

I am sad and disappointed by Emmanuel Adebayor’s mindless and malicious stamp on me during the match,” said the Dutchman.

`We are both professional footballers and I know that the game is physical. I, too, have made hard and sometimes mis-timed challenges but never with the intention of hurting an opponent. He set out to hurt me today.`

`I feel lucky that I have not suffered a greater injury. The contact was only centimetres from my eye. I have not received an apology from him, there were no words exchanged afterwards. He had his own agenda today and that is bad for football.`

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  • Brad

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    Ugh, I should get a copyright thingamajigger for that word…. I practically own it. . .
    OF COURSE HE WAS TRYING TO BE MALICOUS!!!! AND OF COURSE YOU WOULD’VE BEEN MAD!!! I WOULD!!!! ADE WAS!!!
    Thing is, I saw on the replay of Ade’s stomp attack (and I will also add that he has a BIG foot, and BIG cleets) that Ade was looking dead at RVP’s hand/face (as I said before) and clearly meant to nail VP 11.
    But to make both of us happy. .. .
    VP shouldve got a red card, of course, and Ade got the ban.
    and of course, you cant try to kill someone and then moan to God “He shot my face off!”

  • Chelsea FC Fan

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    haha…very clever Brad…but to answer your incredulous question, RVP should have been carded or cautioned…he slid himself in to Ade, connected on the feet, no connection on the ball (Ade moved the ball away with his left) and landed under him…not in front of him…when you take away the ground from a player there’s not much else to do except…well…stomp on you. I would have been so pissed if I was Ade…

    And RVP is soft…don’t intentionally try to injure a man and then complain ‘he hit me!!’

  • Brad

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    Also, CFC Fan, how should van Persie have been punished? It was Ade who was acting like an idiot. He is the one to be punished. Of course he already has, but it seems TOO soft to me.

  • Brad

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    I dont see how the ref missed out on Ade’s assault on Gooner 11.
    In the replay, Ade was clearly looking down where Van Persie’s hand/face, whatever he was aiming for, and clearly aiming to draw blood, which he did.
    THIS IS INCREDULOUS!!!!!
    Also, his overzealous celebration for his goal….. even more incredulous. He almost caused a war to start between Man C. and North London.
    It is like what Soccer Snob said, he should be banned AT LEAST-my real opinion is 5 max- 3 games in all competitions. That would serve him right for his foolishness.

  • Chelsea FC Fan

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    Van Persie should have been red carded for that challenge on Ade…he deserved what he got and I think Ade was more going to stomp on his hands than his face but his face got in the way…Arsenal fans have been notorious for heckling Ade, even when he was with Arsenal…in my opinion, the fans got what they deserved too.

    Go ahead and punish him b/c you have to satisfy your fans…but I am 99% sure of what was going through Ade’s head…Arsenal fans and Van Persie both deserved it. Van Persie is soft like cotton for expecting an apology…he knew he wanted to take down Ade for all of Arsenal to see, but no-no-no – not this time buddy…Ade ain’t going out like that.

  • pele87

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    yes, adebayor deserve to be banned or fined or whatever but pls don make some claim that’s “over the limit”. it only sounds like sore loser to other ppl.

  • The Soccer Snob

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    Wow, Ohams, for someone to praise god so much and give so many well wishes to his fellow man, you certainly condemned Ade to burn in hell pretty quick. I think you have some anger issues you need to consult a professional about.

    He should definately be suspended at least 3 games PER infraction (the stomping and taunting). And if you people disagree with, burn in hell 😉

  • KC Ohams

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    Hi, my fellow faithful Arsenal fans
    Thanks be to God that all things work together for gud despite the past result we had pls n pls my beluvd fans neva give up.
    Hweva,in aspect of Adebayor’s stupid act pls we deserve no apology from him cos he intensionally did that which he did so may he go to hell n burn to arches i care not n for FIFA he need to be ban for some match(s) for his act cos he simply deserves it.
    Thanks n stay blessd while looking 4wrd 2ward Tuesday’s match ahead i simply wish us all (Arsenal) victory.

  • KC Ohams

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    Hi, my fellow faithful Arsenal fans
    Thanks be to God that all things work together for gud despite the past result we had pls n pls my beluvd fans neva give up.
    Hweva,in aspect of Adebayor’s stupid act pls we deserve no apology from him cos he intensionally did that which he did so may he go to hell n burn to arches i care not n for FIFA he need to be ban for some match(s) for his act cos he simply deserves it.
    Thanks n stay blessd while looking 4wrd 2ward Tuesday’s match ahead i simply wish us all (Arsenal) victory.

  • The Soccer Snob

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    Wow, Ohams, for someone to praise god so much and give so many well wishes to his fellow man, you certainly condemned Ade to burn in hell pretty quick. I think you have some anger issues you need to consult a professional about.

    He should definately be suspended at least 3 games PER infraction (the stomping and taunting). And if you people disagree with, burn in hell 😉

  • pele87

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    yes, adebayor deserve to be banned or fined or whatever but pls don make some claim that’s “over the limit”. it only sounds like sore loser to other ppl.

  • Chelsea FC Fan

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    Van Persie should have been red carded for that challenge on Ade…he deserved what he got and I think Ade was more going to stomp on his hands than his face but his face got in the way…Arsenal fans have been notorious for heckling Ade, even when he was with Arsenal…in my opinion, the fans got what they deserved too.

    Go ahead and punish him b/c you have to satisfy your fans…but I am 99% sure of what was going through Ade’s head…Arsenal fans and Van Persie both deserved it. Van Persie is soft like cotton for expecting an apology…he knew he wanted to take down Ade for all of Arsenal to see, but no-no-no – not this time buddy…Ade ain’t going out like that.

  • Brad

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    I dont see how the ref missed out on Ade’s assault on Gooner 11.
    In the replay, Ade was clearly looking down where Van Persie’s hand/face, whatever he was aiming for, and clearly aiming to draw blood, which he did.
    THIS IS INCREDULOUS!!!!!
    Also, his overzealous celebration for his goal….. even more incredulous. He almost caused a war to start between Man C. and North London.
    It is like what Soccer Snob said, he should be banned AT LEAST-my real opinion is 5 max- 3 games in all competitions. That would serve him right for his foolishness.

  • Brad

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    Also, CFC Fan, how should van Persie have been punished? It was Ade who was acting like an idiot. He is the one to be punished. Of course he already has, but it seems TOO soft to me.

  • Chelsea FC Fan

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    haha…very clever Brad…but to answer your incredulous question, RVP should have been carded or cautioned…he slid himself in to Ade, connected on the feet, no connection on the ball (Ade moved the ball away with his left) and landed under him…not in front of him…when you take away the ground from a player there’s not much else to do except…well…stomp on you. I would have been so pissed if I was Ade…

    And RVP is soft…don’t intentionally try to injure a man and then complain ‘he hit me!!’

  • Brad

    0 0

    Ugh, I should get a copyright thingamajigger for that word…. I practically own it. . .
    OF COURSE HE WAS TRYING TO BE MALICOUS!!!! AND OF COURSE YOU WOULD’VE BEEN MAD!!! I WOULD!!!! ADE WAS!!!
    Thing is, I saw on the replay of Ade’s stomp attack (and I will also add that he has a BIG foot, and BIG cleets) that Ade was looking dead at RVP’s hand/face (as I said before) and clearly meant to nail VP 11.
    But to make both of us happy. .. .
    VP shouldve got a red card, of course, and Ade got the ban.
    and of course, you cant try to kill someone and then moan to God “He shot my face off!”

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