Pretty Boy Lee wrote: "Manu is available like his friend Jo
Lees Alter Ego wrote:Pretty Boy Lee wrote: "Manu is available like his friend Jo
Im glad Adebayor has a friend in Jo
Ted Hughes wrote:Lees Alter Ego wrote:Pretty Boy Lee wrote: "Manu is available like his friend Jo
Im glad Adebayor has a friend in Jo
He doesn't have a freind in Mee.
Ted Hughes wrote:Lees Alter Ego wrote:Pretty Boy Lee wrote: "Manu is available like his friend Jo
Im glad Adebayor has a friend in Jo
He doesn't have a freind in Mee.
brite blu sky wrote:After Platt's comments i can only think that Mancini is trying to get something out of Adebayor before summer. Maybe he already knows we cant get anyone decent in the Jan window to replace him. Surely though Bob sees this the same as everyone else, he is at the club so how do you get him to perform like he can.
Personally i think we need him until he can be replaced, but just think he is a waste of space now.
Pretty Boy Lee wrote:Roberto Mancini has assured Emmanuel Adebayor that he has a role to play in City's campaign despite Jo being preferred to the Togolese striker for the 4-1 victory at Fulham.
Adebayor, who scored a Europa League hat-trick against Lech Poznan, has been linked this week with a possible loan move to Juventus when the transfer window opens in January.
But manager Mancini plans to utilise Adebayor in the Blues' demanding run of ten games to the New Year that starts with tomorrow's testing Premier League trip to Stoke.
He said: "Manu must continue to work hard and when he has a chance to play, he must play well. We must play ten games to the end of the year, it's important every player thinks of their job and when they play, play well.
"No player is happy when he doesn't play, but all the players will play this coming month. It is the same for Adebayor, the same for Jo, the same for Balotelli.
"Manu is available like his friend Jo and like Mario. It is not certain that Mario will be in the starting XI, he could be on the bench. I've spoken with him, but I continue to think that his sending off was not correct."
Mancini will replace suspended full-back Pablo Zabaleta with either Micah Richards or Jerome Boateng and insists that City will be going all out for a second successive away win - for the fans' sake.
He said: "We play for the supporters, we try to win for the supporters. We are happy when they are happy, so this is our target. We always want to win for them. When you play like we did at Fulham, everybody is happy.
"We must always try to play. Stoke play different football to us, but if the pitch is good we can play the same football as at Fulham. Stoke are a good team, a physical team, but we must play our way."
johnpb78 wrote:brite blu sky wrote:After Platt's comments i can only think that Mancini is trying to get something out of Adebayor before summer. Maybe he already knows we cant get anyone decent in the Jan window to replace him. Surely though Bob sees this the same as everyone else, he is at the club so how do you get him to perform like he can.
Personally i think we need him until he can be replaced, but just think he is a waste of space now.
Before summer? He is only looking at the time between now and January in that article.
There is nothing in there that convinces me that Adebayor will still be here at the end of the transfer window
brite blu sky wrote:johnpb78 wrote:brite blu sky wrote:After Platt's comments i can only think that Mancini is trying to get something out of Adebayor before summer. Maybe he already knows we cant get anyone decent in the Jan window to replace him. Surely though Bob sees this the same as everyone else, he is at the club so how do you get him to perform like he can.
Personally i think we need him until he can be replaced, but just think he is a waste of space now.
Before summer? He is only looking at the time between now and January in that article.
There is nothing in there that convinces me that Adebayor will still be here at the end of the transfer window
After listening to Mancini on the OS match preview i think you might be right there, he clearly states that there are 10 games before the window and we need all players to perform in that time, THEN see where we are. Ok on the one hand he is trying to get Adebayor to get his arse into gear and it is still open, but also that in Jan the situation will be different.
I can't see Ade responding to that at all, it is difficult to imagine him responding to anything tbh. I get the sense that Mancini is fairly pragmatic, so if Ade got his finger out in training and got a chance and was demon, then Bob might let it run and see if it continues to summer. Bear in mind that RSC is going, so a striker can be brought in that may replace Ade without us having to worry about what he does.
Ted Hughes wrote:brite blu sky wrote:johnpb78 wrote:brite blu sky wrote:After Platt's comments i can only think that Mancini is trying to get something out of Adebayor before summer. Maybe he already knows we cant get anyone decent in the Jan window to replace him. Surely though Bob sees this the same as everyone else, he is at the club so how do you get him to perform like he can.
Personally i think we need him until he can be replaced, but just think he is a waste of space now.
Before summer? He is only looking at the time between now and January in that article.
There is nothing in there that convinces me that Adebayor will still be here at the end of the transfer window
After listening to Mancini on the OS match preview i think you might be right there, he clearly states that there are 10 games before the window and we need all players to perform in that time, THEN see where we are. Ok on the one hand he is trying to get Adebayor to get his arse into gear and it is still open, but also that in Jan the situation will be different.
I can't see Ade responding to that at all, it is difficult to imagine him responding to anything tbh. I get the sense that Mancini is fairly pragmatic, so if Ade got his finger out in training and got a chance and was demon, then Bob might let it run and see if it continues to summer. Bear in mind that RSC is going, so a striker can be brought in that may replace Ade without us having to worry about what he does.
That's all well & good provided we can actually get a top quality striker in Jan but what if the clubs we're talking to realise we're desperate & ask for more than even the Sheikh is willing to pay? They don't have to sell now, they can hold out til summer. If we can't get anyone in, we're relying on Adebayor to be a key player & if Tevez gets injured, our season & possibly Bob's future, will depend on him & Balotelli. Crazy but easily predictable situation we have allowed to develop & very bad planning from all concerned.
I recon we need to be nice to Ade until someone actually signs.
brite blu sky wrote:Ted Hughes wrote:brite blu sky wrote:johnpb78 wrote:brite blu sky wrote:After Platt's comments i can only think that Mancini is trying to get something out of Adebayor before summer. Maybe he already knows we cant get anyone decent in the Jan window to replace him. Surely though Bob sees this the same as everyone else, he is at the club so how do you get him to perform like he can.
Personally i think we need him until he can be replaced, but just think he is a waste of space now.
Before summer? He is only looking at the time between now and January in that article.
There is nothing in there that convinces me that Adebayor will still be here at the end of the transfer window
After listening to Mancini on the OS match preview i think you might be right there, he clearly states that there are 10 games before the window and we need all players to perform in that time, THEN see where we are. Ok on the one hand he is trying to get Adebayor to get his arse into gear and it is still open, but also that in Jan the situation will be different.
I can't see Ade responding to that at all, it is difficult to imagine him responding to anything tbh. I get the sense that Mancini is fairly pragmatic, so if Ade got his finger out in training and got a chance and was demon, then Bob might let it run and see if it continues to summer. Bear in mind that RSC is going, so a striker can be brought in that may replace Ade without us having to worry about what he does.
That's all well & good provided we can actually get a top quality striker in Jan but what if the clubs we're talking to realise we're desperate & ask for more than even the Sheikh is willing to pay? They don't have to sell now, they can hold out til summer. If we can't get anyone in, we're relying on Adebayor to be a key player & if Tevez gets injured, our season & possibly Bob's future, will depend on him & Balotelli. Crazy but easily predictable situation we have allowed to develop & very bad planning from all concerned.
I recon we need to be nice to Ade until someone actually signs.
Exactly, i was saying in the summer that it was a gamble to rely on Ade and we should try and get someone. However as i say we will more than likely be looking for someone to replace RSC. That replacement can actually replace Ade without bothering what we do with Adebayor, so in that sense we wont be looking desperate if you get the drift.
With what Bob is saying it could well be that Ade is still in the balance... ie. if he performs and continues to then he could be kept around.
If i was City i would have a plan to attract a half decent English striker in Jan, as well as any other top international striker.
Mark ( Blue Army ) wrote:Tut tut Lee :)
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brite blu sky wrote:Larsson was so good for Barca they have never been as good since in terms of mixing up their play.
In a very realistic point of view City have got nothing to lose anyway, as both RSC and Adebayor are practically useless, although Ade could be of use if he wanted.
Anyways i hope City pursue something what is being suggested, there is nothing to lose and it fits with not rocking the boat.
Got any ideas in mind for older still hungry forwards, or younger yet to prove themselves strikers ?
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