Adebayor facing 5-game ban

[Ryan]

Emmanuel Adebayor faces five-match ban after FA lay violent conduct charge
• Stamp on Van Persie was deliberate, says Arsenal manager
• 'I was shocked at animosity in his attitude towards Arsenal'

David Hytner in Liège
The Guardian, Wednesday 16 September 2009


Arsène Wenger has told Mark Hughes that he is the only man who believes in Emmanuel Adebayor's innocence, as he laid into the Manchester City striker for the challenge that left Robin van Persie dazed and bloodied at Eastlands on Saturday.

"It looks very bad," said Wenger, the Arsenal manager, after he learned that Adebayor had been charged by the Football Association with violent and improper conduct. "You ask 100 people; 99 will say it's very bad and the hundredth will be Mark Hughes."

Adebayor's violent conduct charge is for the stamp that caught his former strike partner Van Persie on the side of the face during City's 4-2 victory. The improper conduct charge relates to the manner in which he celebrated the scoring of his goal in front of the travelling Arsenal fans. He faces a three-match ban for the former and an additional one or two games for the latter.

Hughes, the City manager, has defended Adebayor, insisting that there was "no malice" behind the challenge on Van Persie but Wenger begged to differ. "Did you watch it?" he said, when asked whether there had been any malicious intent, as Van Persie has already claimed. "I shouldn't have to answer that question.

"But you watched it, you have watched football for years, you know as well as me what a player can do. You can always ease off or not ease off. I played football and I know exactly, in a fraction of a second, when you master well your body, where you leave in or you move out. You know exactly at that fraction, 'I can injure somebody or I can not injure somebody' and you ease off or you leave in.

"In England, you have many cases where the players leave in, although less now than 10 years ago. You have some challenges 10 years ago where if you did that in the street, you go to jail.

"Of course we are disappointed," Wenger added, "because when you go to the head, you are always scared for people. You want to be protected, and this is Adebayor or anybody else. I think it was a very bad challenge, surprisingly bad. I didn't expect him to do that, but the referee should have sent him off for his challenge on Cesc Fábregas.

"I was surprised that there was such animosity in Adebayor's attitude towards Arsenal because Arsenal was great to him. He will realise that in a few years. That's why I was deeply surprised and shocked. It has now become the case of Man City and the FA and we do not want to interfere in that. But you ask me what my opinion is, did he do it on purpose? I say yes."

Wenger was asked whether he saw any similarities between the Birmingham City defender Martin Taylor's tackle which broke the leg of Eduardo da Silva in February 2008 and Adebayor's challenge on Van Persie. "In Eduardo's case, it was an act of clumsiness and this time, I don't think the two things are comparable," he replied. "In Eduardo's case, you have more doubt than in this case."

Van Persie issued a statement in the hours after the City game, in which he rounded on Adebayor in the strongest of terms. "Of course I back Robin; in football everybody is free to have an opinion," said Wenger. "If somebody stamps on your head in that way, you wouldn't say, 'Thank you very much, can I turn the other cheek'. Only Jesus Christ did that."

Van Persie did not travel to Belgium yesterday for Arsenal's opening Champions League Group H tie against Standard Liège because of a knee injury. Wenger is also without Andrey Arshavin, Theo Walcott, Denílson, Samir Nasri, Carlos Vela and Johan Djourou, plus the goalkeepers Manuel Almunia and Lukasz Fabianski, meaning that the 21-year-old Italian Vito Mannone will play only his second match for the club.

Van Persie has also learned that his behaviour during the City game is now the subject of a police investigation after he allegedly swore in the direction of the City support. Greater Manchester police have confirmed they have received a complaint about the Dutchman's goal celebration when he made it 1-1. He ran towards the corner flag, prompting an angry reaction from the crowd and is accused of shouting an obscenity. "We have received a report of a public order offence," said a police spokesman. "An initial account is due to be taken by officers." Adebayor has until 6pm today to respond to the charge of violent conduct.

Incredible hypocrisy from Wenger there.

Still, Adegayor alright.

 

[reuque]

What I am mostly annoyed by this fact is that they face the Scum this weekend with only Craig fucking Bellamy as their only fit striker!

 

[mark1975]

"You ask 100 people; 99 will say it's very bad and the hundredth will be Mark Hughes."

Ahahaha.

 

[ibromurph]

3 things.

1) Incredible hypocrisy as Ryan says. I wonder what Wenger makes of that challenge from Bentdner when Adebayor went on that great run along the touchline. Bentdner came flying in to literally snap the fella in half and take him out. But as he missed, I guess the intent doesn't matter to Wenger and it doesn't count. Great manager. Even greater hypocrite.

2) Why do people insist it was "a stamp".. like he trod on his face with his heel of something. It was more "a rake" than a stamp, not that it matters much in terms of intent.

3) Whilst Adebayor deserves to be banned for a good few games, it's just a shame that the FA are forcing this through asap to ensure that he misses the Manchester Derby. Not that Citeh had much of a chance anyway.

 

[mark1975]

[quote author=ibromurph link=topic=35850.msg944182#msg944182 date=1253084373]
2) Why do people insist it was "a stamp".. like he trod on his face with his heel of something. It was more "a rake" than a stamp, not that it matters much in terms of intent.
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I agree it wasn't, but in the slow motion capture it's clear in that split second that he glances down and instead of pulling out attempts to push the momentum onto his foot and to ensure he catches VP in the face. It's still a cunts act.

Wenger is a hypocritical fucker though.

 

[gkmacca]

Wenger: 'If somebody stamps on your head in that way, you wouldn't say, thank you very much, and turn the other cheek. Only Jesus Christ did that.'

That endeth Parable Class for, er, good. :🙂




http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/incoming/Wenger-Only-Jesus-could-have-turned-the-other-cheek-over-Adebayor-article158579.html

 

[keniget]

[quote author=mark1975 link=topic=35850.msg944177#msg944177 date=1253083341]
"You ask 100 people; 99 will say it's very bad and the hundredth will be Mark Hughes."

Ahahaha.
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Heh, that was very good.

Anyways, I don't get care about the rights or wrongs of the issue at hand... Adebayor is a cock and deserves to get banned just for that.

 

[spider-Neil]

[quote author=reuque link=topic=35850.msg944176#msg944176 date=1253083174]
What I am mostly annoyed by this fact is that they face the Scum this weekend with only Craig fucking Bellamy as their only fit striker!
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I don't think bans have immediate effect, ade will play v the mancs

 

[mike2903]

[quote author=spider-neil link=topic=35850.msg944202#msg944202 date=1253088572]
[quote author=reuque link=topic=35850.msg944176#msg944176 date=1253083174]
What I am mostly annoyed by this fact is that they face the Scum this weekend with only Craig fucking Bellamy as their only fit striker!
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I don't think bans have immediate effect, ade will play v the mancs
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New fast track system means they try and have the ban in place within 5 days or something like that.

 

[gkmacca]

ARSENE'S BIBLICAL EXEGESIS

'Turn the other cheek': Now, as I've already said, this was Jesus's thing. I did not see it myself, but apparently he used to do it at bar mitzvahs quite a lot. It basically was a kind of gurning or face manipulation that amused some people, but it fell out of fashion and need not concern us any longer.

'Do not covet your neighbour's wife': I think this is fairly self-explanatory. You should go several doors down the road at least, or maybe round the corner. Somewhere quiet with a big tree out front. Exercise is a good thing, as is travel. You need to be cosmopolitan these days.

'You shall not covet your neighbour’s house; you shall not covet your neighbour’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbour'.: Basically, the message is, you really must end this fixation you have on your neighbour. Really, it is very unhealthy. Mourinho used to suffer from this with me, and I had to get a restraining order. He used to hide in the bushes. Once again I tell you: go for a long walk.

'You shall not boil a kid in its mother’s milk'.: This one I am afraid has me baffled. Maybe it has something to do with an ITV documentary? I haven't seen it.

'You shall not murder': Well, this brings us full circle. Jesus was not a fan of this, but if someone murders you I think you have the right to murder him back. That is what I have told Robin, anyway.

 

[Vlads Quiff]

Hahahaha, Arsenal had fucking Bergkamp doing the same things for long enough, I really do dislike Wenger he is paranoia personified

regards

 

[jimmy]

;D @macca

It's a miracle - Wenger can see! Does he not noramlly "not see" all the controversial events when his players are at fault?

 

[spider-Neil]

[quote author=mike2903 link=topic=35850.msg944208#msg944208 date=1253089352]
[quote author=spider-neil link=topic=35850.msg944202#msg944202 date=1253088572]
[quote author=reuque link=topic=35850.msg944176#msg944176 date=1253083174]
What I am mostly annoyed by this fact is that they face the Scum this weekend with only Craig fucking Bellamy as their only fit striker!
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I don't think bans have immediate effect, ade will play v the mancs
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New fast track system means they try and have the ban in place within 5 days or something like that.


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are you joking? have you got a link to the new rule?

 

[aqua.Lai.ni]

[quote author=Ryan link=topic=35850.msg944173#msg944173 date=1253082582]

Emmanuel Adebayor faces five-match ban after FA lay violent conduct charge
• Stamp on Van Persie was deliberate, says Arsenal manager
• 'I was shocked at animosity in his attitude towards Arsenal'

David Hytner in Liège
The Guardian, Wednesday 16 September 2009


Arsène Wenger has told Mark Hughes that he is the only man who believes in Emmanuel Adebayor's innocence, as he laid into the Manchester City striker for the challenge that left Robin van Persie dazed and bloodied at Eastlands on Saturday.

"It looks very bad," said Wenger, the Arsenal manager, after he learned that Adebayor had been charged by the Football Association with violent and improper conduct. "You ask 100 people; 99 will say it's very bad and the hundredth will be Mark Hughes."... ...

You ask 100 people whether eduardo the cheat dive?; 99 will say no and the hundredth will be arsene the myopic.