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Originally Posted by Matty_
The Adebayor incident really spoiled what was an fantastic game played at a good tempo with some real quality thrown in for good measure.
One thing i would like to say though is does the fact that Ade runs the full lengh of the pitch to celebrate in front of the Arsenal fans, give said fans the right to start hurling objects onto the pitch and causing mayhem?
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Absolutely not. The people who did that are being investigated by the police and hopefully they will be found out. Then they will be banned from the Emirates and every other stadium.
Quite funny in a way, Has anyone seen Arsenal fans get any louder than the occasional chant? Seeing them riot was very strange.
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He may well be a Man-City `Problem` but it`s not a bad problem to have a player who has scored 4 in 4 now is it? Plus to have a ready made replacement if he starts behaving in a manner Mark Hughes doesn`t like(remember he was no shrinking violet)
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The problem with Adebayor is not how he acts when he is playing well, although yesterday proved that may not be true. It's when things at the club are tough or he is introduced to any form of criticism. Then, like he did at Arsenal, he gives up trying. Wenger after all is very good at controlling his players but he tends to get rid of the ego players.
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From these first 5 or 6 matches my conclusion is that United are not the same team without Ronaldo, Liverpool have plateaued, Chelsea look to have the best overall squad and chance of the title, Manchester City (the crappy little club!) are the real deal and Arsenal still have a soft underbelly.
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Arsenal's last couple of losses are different to last season. Against United we were the better team for large portions of the game, even when we conceded it was against the run of play. I only saw highlights but although we didn't play as well as we did against United it's not as if the City result reflected the game.
Arsenal's problem is an inability to finish the chances we have a occasional mistake that let's us concede against the run of play. I mean we dominated periods of that game but as usual a lack of concentration and failure to convert chances cost us. Clubs like United and City have the quality to take advantage of that.
I have to admit to being wrong about City, I think next week will be a bigger task. Arsenal have the ability to snatch defeat from the claws of Victory. United have the ability to do the opposite.
So I think we still a bigger danger. So far I think the table will be:
- Chelsea
- Arsenal
- United
- City
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Originally Posted by Kymmy
I think that Hughes could be the manager to knock some sense into adebayor.. He is a fantastic player but does need a short sharp shock!!!
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Again, He is a ego player. If Hughes doesn't handle him right he will become the toxin in the dressing room he was for us. It's not about discipline, Wenger has the ability to do that. It's about managing his ego otherwise he will lose it again.