Adebayor Praises Le Roy Appointment

Skipper of Togo’s Senior National Team, Emmanuel Sheyi Adebayor has praised the appointment of Frenchman, Claude Le Roy as coach of the Hawks.

Le Roy was in London on Thursday to meet the Crystal Palace forward and following the meeting, Adebayor took to social media to express his delight about the former Ghana coach’s appointment.

“With all the talent we have in Togo, our national team deserve a competent manager”, Adebayor wrote on instagram with a picture of him and Claude Le Roy.

“I am glad to see that we are making progress and naming Claude Le Roy as the new coach is a new step forward.

“It was great meeting with him here in London. This is all I ever wanted for my country.. Positivity”, he added.

Claude Le Roy’s first ever assignment as the head coach of the Togo National team will be a double Afcon 2017 Qualifiers against Djibouti and Liberia in June this year.

Adebayor Praises Le Roy Appointment

Emanuel Adebayor Eyes Drogba"s EPL Record

Veteran Togolese striker Emmanuel Adebayor is reportedly set to join another London-based English Premier League (EPL) side Crystal Palace.

Palace manager Alan Pardew has already admitted that the 31-year-old free-agent is a target for them in this January Transfer Window period.

The former Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal star is also eyeing a move to Palace this month so he can become EPL’s leading African goalscorer.

Adebayor is just nine goals short of the Ivorian legend’s record of 104 EPL goals. Drogba played 254 matches for Chelsea across two spells with the club.

However, Adebayor is currently on 96 league goals from 230 games which he scored while playing for Arsenal Manchester City and Tottenham.

Nigerian striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni, who is placed third behind Adebayor, is on 95 goals. Another Nigerian legend Nwankwo Kanu is next in line with 54 goals.

Adebayor has also been linked with another EPL sides Watford and Sunderland. But he reportedly prefers staying in London.

Talks between Tottenham and Palace are said to be ongoing for Adebayor because the former are still paying the final year of his £100,000-a-week contract.

A deal is expected to be agreed after Palace and Tottenham’s EPL clash at the Selhurst Park this Saturday.

Emanuel Adebayor Eyes Drogba"s EPL Record

Opportunity: Chelsea Striker Blasted For Not Taking Chance

You’d Your Opportunity But Didn’t Take It, Chelsea Striker Told

 

Patrick Bamford has been lashed out by Crystal Palace captain, Mile Jedinak for not making the best of the opportunities given him by manager  Alan Pardew.

 

Bamford, 22, joinedjthe Eagles on loan from his parent club chelsea but has seen limited game time awarded him. The young English forward terminated his loan deal with Palace stating he was not given enough game time as was the reason why he left his parent club Chelsea.

Patrick Bamford (left) in action for Crystal Palace against Swansea Cight right back, Kyle Naughton

Crystal Palace defender and Captain of the Australian National football team, Mile Jedinak has not taken the criticism from the young forward against his team lightly stating,”You get opportunities when they are presented to you and they have to be taken.

Crystal Palace and Australia defensive midfielder, Mile Jedinak

“He gave a good account of himself [against Swansea] and was unlucky with his chance, sometimes you’re judged on that one chance – it’s the nature of this game. Particularly in the final third when you’re playing up top.

“It’s unfortunate he didn’t put the chance away and we didn’t get the three points.”

 

The England U21 forward has returned to Chelsea to sort his next move.

Opportunity: Chelsea Striker Blasted For Not Taking Chance