“I think it’s going to be great here at West Ham. They’re going to help me a lot and I plan to help the team a lot too.
“My job is to score goals and hopefully, one day, when I play for the first team I will score goals. That’s the thing that I like the most and that’s what the fans can expect.”
EPL Bettings Odds | Monday, 14 September 2015 | West Ham (6/5) v. Newcastle United (5/2) ; Draw (13/5)
Adebayor will get another chance
Clubs in England’s top-flight and the Middle East will be willing to roll the dice on forward Emmanuel Adebayor following his release from Tottenham Hotspur, says The Sun‘s Charlie Wyett.
Wyett has likened Adebayor to Mario Balotelli, who was given another chance by former club AC Milan this summer, and believes a gamble on the former Togo forward will inevitably lead to the player being benched by his next manager.
Unfortunately, Wyett is probably spot on.
“Someone will give him another chance, because they always do,” Wyett said.
“Managers always think they can get the best out of players with a history, like Brendan Rodgers’ desperate decision to bring Mario Balotelli to Anfield.
“There will be another manager, maybe in this country, who is desperate and feels Adebayor may be worth a gamble.
“He’ll walk into another team in the Premier League or the Middle East and, after some great performances and spectacular goals, he’ll be back on the bench frustrated and angry with his coach. That is the cycle.”
Wyett added: “Clearly Pochettino wanted him out and Spurs had to get him out of the club.
“He is such an infuriating player. We’ve seen it so many times with Adebayor, under a new manager or at a new club he looks great – everything you would want a top striker to be.
“But, as we know, talent is one thing and mental strength is another.”
Adebayor, 31, tallied two goals and one assist in 13 English Premier League appearances for Spurs last season.
