Tottenham forward Emmanuel Adebayor is determined to help his team-mates maintain their four-point advantage over rivals Arsenal.
Tottenham forward Emmanuel Adebayor is determined to help his team-mates maintain their four-point advantage over rivals Arsenal.
The striker left Arsenal in 2009 for Manchester City, but after failing to make a lasting impression at Etihad Stadium, joined Tottenham last season on loan before completing a permanent deal in the off-season.
Adebayor told The Telegraph: Everyone knows there s a big rivalry between Arsenal and Spurs.
When I was at Arsenal, my job was to score goals for them. Now I m at Tottenham and I have to help the team finish in the top four.
We have a big chance this season to finish on top of them and we have to take it.
Last season at the last game of a tough race, you know what happened. We don t want to commit the same mistake.
For me it s a big chance to show people I was right to leave Arsenal, which means finishing on top of them. If that s with Tottenham, even better.
The two clubs clash at White Hart Lane on March 3, when Adebayor can expect the visiting Arsenal supporters to give him a typically hostile reception.
He insists boos and taunts from opposition fans are no distraction.
I ve seen people dying in front of me. So 30,000 people abusing me, I take it as a joke, part of life, Adebayor said.
Adebayor will also be looking to make amends for his performance in the first north London derby of the season, when – after putting Tottenham ahead in the 10th minute – he committed a rash foul, was promptly red-carded, and saw his team lose 5-2 to the hosts for the second year running.
