Adebayor: I felt unloved at City

Posted Monday, April 04, 2011 by thesun.co.uk

Adebayor: I felt unloved at City
CONTROVERSY ... Emmanuel Adebayor infuriates Arsenal fans by celebrating a goal for Manchester City in a 4-2 win in September 2009

And the 27-year-old insists it was a lack of support from the Italian and the City faithful that led to his exit.
He said: "When I first joined Manchester City, I was very happy.

"At the beginning everything started very well. I was pleased, I was playing and I was scoring goals.

"Suddenly we had a game against Arsenal and you all know what happened. From then it went downhill for me.

"It was a difficult moment for me, we changed the bosses. Mark Hughes left, Roberto Mancini came along and it was even more difficult.

"But today the difference between leaving Arsenal and going to Manchester is that at Arsenal the fans loved me, I think even today they love me.

"When I come to Madrid I feel the same atmosphere, I feel the fans love me here as well.

"If you ask a player there is nothing more important than to feel loved. That's all you want to feel."Today here in Madrid I feel very happy because I feel loved by all the players, by the supporters, by the staff members.

"They love the way I am working, they love my character. So without any doubt, those are the key moments in my life."

Despite enduring the worst six months of his career earlier in the campaign, Adebayor insists he has no regrets about leaving the Gunners two years ago.

Speaking ahead of the first leg of Real Madrid's Champions League quarter-final clash with Tottenham at the Bernabeu, he added: "I don't regret going to Manchester City.

"I did my part for Arsenal, I contributed a lot but I did not have the chance to win anything.

"It was a tough moment when the club asked me to leave. It was the most difficult moment in my life because when I grew up my dream was one day to play for and stay at Arsenal and all my dreams stopped there.

"I did not go beyond Arsenal. I know there are lot of bigger clubs than Arsenal but it was my dream because my hero played there, Nwankwo Kanu, so my dream was to play for them for as long as possible.

"But when I came back from holidays and they told me that I had to leave the club, it was very difficult for me.

"After that, there was interest from Manchester City in me, so I went there. I was very happy."

But with Mancini deciding to adopt a more defensive formation this term and preferring one striker to spearhead his attack, Adebayor found himself on the sidelines and started just two Premier League games.

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