Real´s Adebayor: ´I´m a nice guy´

Real Madrid forward Emmanuel Adebayor has insisted he’s not a trouble maker, despite disagreements with previous managers and fellow players.

Adebayor has enjoyed a fine start to his time at Real making scoring two goals in three appearances.

But the Togolese striker has made positive starts elsewhere before falling out with colleagues – most recently at Manchester City.

He had a public dispute with team-mate and Ivory Coast defender Kolo Toure which resulted in the pair being pulled apart in training.

“I’m not a troublemaker at all. I’m a very nice guy and I love enjoying my life,” said Adebayor, who is likely to feature when Real Madrid face Espanyol in Barcelona on Sunday.

“I love enjoying myself. I love laughing a lot. I love playing. I love joking. That’s how I see life. Sometimes, you know, we are all human beings, sometimes it happens that even with me and my mother we don’t find an agreement.”

“That’s part of life. That for me is normal. So, I’m not a troublemaker and I would never fight against anybody.”

Latest reports have suggested the 26-year-old’s loan deal will become permanent with City expected to make a significant loss on the ?25 million they paid for him.

Despite only making 34 appearances at Eastlands the former Arsenal striker scored 15 goals.

He’s not the only player to move from Manchester to Madrid either – and Adebayor is already enjoying linking up with former United star Cristiano Ronaldo.

“I think Ronaldo is, yeah, a strong player. I have a chance to train with him now,” Adebayor said.

“I can guarantee you how he works every day. He’s always in the gym working to be very fit. To push him to the floor is not easy, so whenever he got on the floor I think he got a lot of kicks.

“I think Ronaldo got a lot of kicks. But that’s the game and I think he will come back stronger and score a lot of goals for Madrid as he’s doing at the moment.”

Fri 11 February, 2011

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Mourinho: Real´s title hopes slipping away

Jose Mourinho admits it will be ‘difficult’ for Real Madrid to win the La Liga title after their shock 1-0 loss to Osasuna on Sunday.

Javier Camunas was the hero for Osasuna at the Estadio Reyno de Navarra, with his second-half winner meaning Real have now slipped seven points behind league leaders Barcelona.

Barca have lost just once this season and seem destined to claim their third straight title, and even Mourinho admits his side have a mountain to climb if they are to resurrect their championship hopes.

“This is our second defeat in La Liga and we are in a very difficult situation with respect to the first-place team,” Mourinho said.

“I don’t like to lose when you give the match away by not playing, not fighting or not being committed or focused. That is not the case.”

“Tonight the other team played its heart out and had a week to prepare for the match. They played to the brink.”

“My players have done their jobs with dignity and I have nothing to reproach them for, they fought to the end. We lost three points that we didn’t deserve to lose.”

“Tomorrow is a new day. There will be another match and we will be there.”

Mourinho paid tribute to struggling Osasuna, who broke an eight-game winless run with their victory on Sunday.

“Osasuna are a tough team and the crowd was fantastic,” Mourinho said. “I don’t think many teams win here.”

“We had opportunities to score in both halves, but we haven’t done it. And if the opponents score first it is very difficult. Congratulations to Osasuna.”

Mon 31 January, 2011