Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Kick, Push

At times this season I have been okay with the fact that Adebayor might leave Arsenal this summer but after this goal, which probably left Villareal fans having flashbacks of Ronaldinho, I'm not so sure:



Similar to this past weekend, Fabregas placed a nice ball in the box to Ade but all credit should go to the big man for that finish. Because of his size and rugged style of play, it's easy to forget Adebayor has this level of skill and composure. I don't know what has gotten him back on track but after some bland performances this season, but it's good to see glimpses of why this guy was the African Player of the Year.

In regards to the rest of the game, the Gunners only came away with a 1-1 draw (Marcos Senna had a screamer early in the first half) but the crucial away goal puts Arsenal in the driver's seat for the second leg at the Emirates. The team didn't put together a great performance but I wouldn't say it was disappointing. If anything, this minor blip can be used as more motivation to pull out a win in the second leg.

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