Sunday, June 29, 2008

Final Sunday, and some on Ade

Some new quotes out there, which reportedly have come from that f#$%-ed up mouth of Emmanuel Adebayor. Take a load of this crap:

"If my good form of last season has increased my value, my employers have to take account of that."

"I have to prepare for my retirement. Even if you are not scoring fine goals and you have money, you can enjoy a happy retirement. The time for preparing for that moment is now."

"People ask if I am asking for the same salary as Henry. That is not necessarily the question. But I am being considered a worthy replacement for Henry while not deserving his salary. The question lies on this level."

Well, ladies and gentlemen, if indeed this crap did come from him, and I tend to believe it, then he has ceased being an Arse player, whether or not he stays.

He has one good season, and he's talking like he's the f#$%king replacement for Henry? Talking about padding up the bank account for retirement? For god's sakes, it's become crystal clear where all the problems he had with Monaco and Togo came from. Some had said that Le Boss would be able to whip him in shape. But looks like one good season does things to a bastard ego. Bugger off. Barca, Milan, whoever wants to take you, be my friggin' guest. Hindsight is always 20-20, and that's why I say that the writing was always on the wall. He always did see himself as the god-chosen one to replace Henry. Bendtner should've really socked it to him good and proper. Let's see the boy score 20 next season. How on earth he can humanly demand a Henry-esque salary now really is incredible. Le Boss should just drop him like a steaming piece of turd. Now. Or even better, yesterday.

The Sun has a funny piece on the tap 10 flops of the EUROs. No real surprises there. Henry's at #5, and haha - Petr Cech at #2. Adrian Mutu's there too, and that's deserved. With one penalty, he could've dramatically changed the quarter-final line-ups. But alas. Kinda strange that Ronaldo's not on that list. A flop is always relative, and relative to the hype surrounding him before the start, then he truly was a flop - as he has always been in the big games.

One quick word on the final then: (a) Spain are worthy favourites, playing the type of football they have always had the potential for. (b) Spain have always flattered to deceive. (c) Germany always somehow produce the right kind of dull game to eke out a victory. (d) So who the hell knows which team's intrinsic tendencies will prevail. I so want Spain to win, but at the back of my mind, I can't help but think Germany...

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