Wenger Made Life Difficult For Me In 2008/2009 Season –Adebayor

Former Togo striker, Emmanuel Adebayor, has disclosed that former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger made life difficult for him in the 2008/2009 season in the Premier League.

Recall that Adebayor ended the 2007/08 season with 30 goals in all competitions as Arsenal only narrowly missed out on the Premier League title and were moments away from reaching the last four of the Champions League.

Reflecting back on his acrimonious departure, Adebayor in a chat with Optus Sports admitted he was taken aback by Wenger’s ‘harsh’ decision to banish him from the first team at such short notice.

“I had a great season in 2008, I had everyone calling me,” Adebayor said.

“Milan, when Milan was great with Kaka, Gattuso, Maldini and Shevchenko, but I said I wasn’t going, I’m staying with Arsenal.

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“I went on holiday but when I came back to the club I had a meeting with the boss, and he said ‘I don’t need you any more.’ And I was like ‘wow’, what am I going to do?

“I wanted a chance to fight for my place and he said no. He said if I stayed I’d not be in the squad for the league, not in the squad for the Champions League or the cup. I thought, ‘ok, this is harsh’.

“I decided to try and give it a chance to force my way back in, but I came back the next day to the training ground and they blocked the gate.

“I wasn’t allowed to enter the Arsenal training ground facility and that’s when I realised it was over.”