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Emmanuel Adebayor defends row with Manchester City team-mate



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Posted Wednesday, November 03, 2010 by theguardian.com

Emmanuel Adebayor defends row with Manchester City team-mate
“Sometimes you have to shout and bawl to try and get a reaction from your team-mates" says Adebayor.  

Emmanuel Adebayor has spoken of his belief that he did nothing wrong when he became embroiled in a heated exchange with his Manchester City team-mate Vincent Kompany during their 2-1 defeat to Wolves. The two players could be seen angrily remonstrating with each other as City slipped to their second successive defeat, but Adebayor said he would not try to curb his temperamental side.

"Sometimes you have to shout and bawl to try and get a reaction from your team-mates and sometimes that means getting them worked up in order to do the right thing for the team," Adebayor said.

"That's what great teams do. It is all about passion and desire to do well and, if Vincent and I are guilty of that, neither of us have a problem with it. We are really good friends and we have had a good laugh about some of the things that were written about us yesterday. It was funny because it is totally inaccurate.

"The press have treated it as though there has been some kind of massive fall out, but it couldn't be further from the truth. These things happen all the time in football at every club, either in matches or on the training ground, and the only reason, as I say, is passion.

"Vinnie and I love this club and are passionate about helping to make it successful, so if that means the odd disagreement, so be it. Trust me, if I have to have arguments with all my team-mates every single weekend to help us win games, I'll be doing exactly that and I'd want the same in return."

This side of Adebayor was well known during his days at Arsenal, when he clashed with a number of players, most notably Nicklas Bendtner and Robin van Persie. At City, his relationship with the manager, Roberto Mancini, has seldom been harmonious, with both men confessing there have been angry words behind the scenes.

Adebayor has spoken freely about being open to the idea of a January move but his recent form, four goals in his last two games, has made him a key player at a time when the club's leading scorer, Carlos Tevez, has a thigh injury.

Tevez is in Argentina seeing his family, having been given permission to extend his stay until Thursday at the earliest, on condition he continues to receive treatment from the Argentinian national team doctor. He is not expected to be available for the match at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday and the initial prognosis of two weeks out makes him doubtful for the first Manchester derby of the season, at Eastlands next Wednesday.

With the City team due to fly to Poland tomorrow for Thursday's game against Lech Poznan in the Europa League, Adebayor has the chance to demonstrate that City do not have to be so dependent on Tevez. "I am hungry to play and haven't had that many chances to play this season so I was determined to enjoy myself at Wolves and if people think I played well, then I'm happy, but I'd be much happier if we'd have gone on to win the game," he said.

"My form is good and I'm feeling great, but I need to play to get some momentum and hopefully I will be able to do that now. I've been given the chance to play in the last few weeks and I've scored four goals, which is great for my confidence, and if I am involved against Lech Poznan and West Brom, I'm confident I can continue to score goals."

Mancini is considering giving Shay Given his first start of the season on Thursday, providing the Republic of Ireland goalkeeper is fit after finishing training early today due to a calf injury. Mario Balotelli also ended the session early but the striker is expected to be on the flight to Poland.



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