Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor has shown little remorse for the stamp on Arsenal's Robin van Persie for which he received a three-game, claiming that he can't feel sorry for something he did not intend to do.He has also asserted that the abuse he received from Gunners players and supporters had pushed him to the limit of his self-control, contributing to the 90 metre sprint to celebrate his goal in front of the Arsenal fans for which he received an additional charge of improper conduct which is yet to be judged."I am sorry Robin got hurt, but I can't regret something I did not mean to do," Adebayor told The Sun."Anybody who knows me knows I would not set out to hurt anybody and I would especially not mean to hurt an old team-mate."I really am glad Robin was OK because I know my stud was close to his eye, but there was really nothing I could have done - there was no way I could have got out of the way in time."As for his celebration, the Togolese asserts that he felt justified simply because of the sheer volume of invective which had been directed his way over the course of the game. He added: "People talk about us as being football players and the money we earn, but just because we are fortunate it does not mean we need to take abuse."If you were to abuse a man in the street for over an hour he would react and it would be a worse reaction than a goal celebration!"There is only so much abuse a man can take until he reaches breaking point. I was being abused by people who six months ago were singing my name and the abuse was for no reason."I scored and I wanted to show people it is not a good idea to abuse me. I really didn't understand it at all. I was running on pure emotion and when you take emotion out of football we are going to have a big problem."People say I had time to think because I ran the length of the pitch, but that is not true. I was abused all match and scored a goal I knew would win the game for us. Ten seconds is nothing. Your emotion is going to last a lot longer than that."Adebayor also claims that some of his former colleagues at Arsenal were less than civil with him ahead of the game, refusing to shake his hand before kick-off."There were players from Arsenal who refused to shake my hand before the match," he explained."I don't want to give you their names - that is not my style - but there's more than one of them."My friends, like Eboue, were fine with me. They are decent people. But I could not understand some of the Arsenal players being disrespectful towards me."Thierry HenriBarca forward surprised by Adebayor's actions.Former Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has been the latest player to slate Emmanuel Adebayor for his behaviour in the 4-2 win over the Gunners last weekend.Henry, now at Barcelona, condemned Adebayor for showing a lack of respect to Arsenal fans and players, but most of all, to manager Arsene Wenger. The French striker also reminded Adebayor that he would not be where he is today if not for the Gunners manager.“You have to remember, no matter where you end up, the people who helped make you along the way and gave you the chance,” Henry said, according to The Daily Mirror.“I won the treble with Barcelona last year, but I know if it wasn’t for Arsene Wenger and Arsenal I would not be the player I am today.“I think the same has to be true of Adebayor. He might be one of the world’s top strikers today, but he wasn’t before Arsene got hold of him and gave him that chance.“When he came from Monaco he wasn’t even getting games back in France and then within two seasons he was a player who was wanted by a lot of top clubs in Europe.“Arsene puts a lot of investment in you when he sees talent and I don’t think it would hurt for Adebayor to show him, the club and the fans a little more respect.”Adebayor was suspended for three games for violent conduct after making contact with Robin van Persie’s head with his boot. He will miss today's Manchester derby and may also face further repercussions after being charged with improper conduct for sprinting the full length of the pitch to celebrate his goal in front of a vocal visiting Arsenal contingent.Henry said that he had never seen such a furious response provoked from the Gunners faithful, and felt that Adebayor would have earned a lot more respect had he chose to keep his celebrations in check.He said: “The fans at Arsenal were great. They were and always will be my family. I never saw them behave badly so to react like they did at the weekend shows just how angry and upset they were.”“They will show you love and respect, but like any relationship they will ask for that love and respect back.“No matter what Adebayor’s emotions were, he could have earned himself a lot of respect by not celebrating the goal.“That would have shown real class, and that to be honest is what most players choose to do when they score against their old clubs. I don’t really understand why he didn’t do that.”
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All seem not to be well for the Togolese superlative striker, Emmanuel Adebayor just as FA confirmed recently that Manchester City striker is facing two charges after his controversial behavior during the Citizens' 4-2 victory over Arsenal (Adebayor’s former club) at the weekend.Adebayor faces a charge of violent conduct for his alleged kick to the face of Gunners forward Robin van Persie. A statement on the FA's official website explains: "The Football Association today issued two charges against Manchester City's Emmanuel Adebayor following Saturday's Premier League fixture between Manchester City and Arsenal.""Under the fast-track disciplinary process, Adebayor has been charged with violent conduct following an incident with Robin van Persie, which resulted in the Arsenal player receiving facial injuries. "Referee Mark Clattenburg has advised The FA that he did not see this incident, but has confirmed that had he done so, he would have sent Adebayor off for violent conduct. The player has until 6pm on Wednesday evening to respond to the charge."The Togolese striker is also facing a charge of improper conduct, for sprinting 90 metres to taunt Arsenal's fans after scoring City's third goal in the Eastlands win. This caused outrage in the away section, with a steward being knocked unconscious in the ensuing melee in the stand."Adebayor has also been charged with improper conduct following his actions when turning and running the full length of the pitch to celebrate in front of the Arsenal supporters after scoring," the FA statement continues."The Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have written to The FA with their views on this incident. A separate date will now be arranged for a commission to consider Adebayor's goal celebration."We have also asked the GMP and the clubs to identify those supporters involved in any violent and aggravating behaviour. The FA would like to see anyone found guilty of such behaviour face action through the legal system and banning orders from football."The FA would like to thank the Manchester City FC stewards for the way they managed a very difficult situation and to pass on sincere best wishes to the steward who was injured during the game."We will continue to work with the LMA and PFA in particular to help remind players of their responsibilities, especially in highly charged situations."However, the teeming fans of the Togolese striker especially those in United Kingdom have been crying foul over what they called ‘‘cruel decision’’ made by the FA officials, saying they over publicized and over blown the little error committed by their man owing to the fact that he left Arsenal for Manchester City and because of racial background. But they consoled themselves with the hope that no matter what the seeming travails could be presently will soon come to an end.
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