Adebayor - My respect for 'amazing' Ronaldo

• turbo_drift

  15 Feb 08, 15:33

  

  According to Emmauel Adebayor, his main rival for the Golden Boot has skills you would normally only see on a computer game.

  Cristiano Ronaldo set English football alight last season, winning both Player of the Year prizes and scoring 17 goals in 34 Premier League appearances. If anything he is scaling even dizzier heights this term with 19 goals in 20 League games.

  Adebayor is neck-and-neck with Ronaldo at the top of the Premier League scoring charts and has the utmost respect for the Manchester United star. The Golden Boot is clearly not Adebayor's priority but, if he is to win it, he knows he has to eclipse one of the world's finest.

  "He is a player I like to watch," admitted Adebayor. "He has a lot of quality and watching him is like watching something else, it is like playing on the PlayStation sometimes.

  "He is an amazing footballer and I show him a lot of respect for what he has done this season. There are not a lot of players, especially midfielders, who can achieve what he has achieved.

  "The Golden Boot is something I would like to do as a footballer but the most important thing is that I want to achieve something as a team. At the end of the day, if I win the Golden Boot and the team does not win anything, I cannot see me enjoying myself. It would be better to win the title.

  "It's all about the fans, the family, the team. It's about the people who like us. The most important thing is to win the title."

  The Arsenal fans have made their feelings clear about Adebayor. The Togolese striker has been serenaded with a new chant at recent games and won the January Player of the Month award by a landslide. Their support is appreciated.

  "The Arsenal fans voted me as player of the month and I'm very happy and pleased about that because it means a lot of people believe in you," said Adebayor.

  "I'm pleased and I want to achieve a lot in my career. That is why I'm here and that is what I'm fighting for."

• glacer

  15 Feb 08, 20:39

  my prediction. Ronaldo win golden boot but Arsenal champs

• tripsky

  15 Feb 08, 21:30

  i thk... Adebayor golden boots and Arsenal champs... me man utd fan btw.

• Trump_Card

  15 Feb 08, 21:32

  Originally posted by tripsky:

  i thk... Adebayor golden boots and Arsenal champs... me man utd fan btw.

  I think ... Arsenal champs Ronaldo golden boots ...

• a-Lost-9uY

  15 Feb 08, 21:37

  Originally posted by Trump_Card:

  I think ... Arsenal champs Ronaldo golden boots ...

  
  ya n dun 4get..SAF botak

• Trump_Card

  15 Feb 08, 21:41

  Originally posted by a-Lost-9uY:

  
  ya n dun 4get..SAF botak

  30 goals only right ? If SAF wants to keep his hair , he can tell his players not to create chance for Ronaldo or convert him to defender lor

• gunner77

  15 Feb 08, 22:26

  my prediction

  ronaldo golden boots gunners champs

• 798

  16 Feb 08, 10:57

  i think adebayor will win the golden boot as ronaldo peak somehow too soon. now the pressure is on manure as they r too depend on ronaldo n i have a feeling dat ronaldo might injured himself which might rule him out for the entire season. if u notice u will realise ronaldo has not been resting well n his form somehow has drained out.