Striker Emmanuel Adebayor: I Love Real Madrid And Want To Help
Emmanuel Adebayor has professed his love for Real Madrid since joining on loan from Manchester City.
Real Madrid striker Emmanuel Adebayor has professed his love for the club and stressed his desire to help the team achieve success this season.
The on-loan Manchester City hitman netted his first goal for his new team during the Copa del Rey semi-final against Sevilla in midweek.
Speaking in an interview with AS, he discussed his joy at finding the net, and also his early impressions of life at the Santiago Bernabeu.
He remarked: “I am very happy to have scored. It was a dream to play in a stadium as impressive as the Santiago Bernabeu. I love this club and I am here to help. I’m here to play as often as they want me to play.
“I am impressed by the quality of the players, it is fantastic. [Mesut] Oezil scored a great goal before I managed to get mine.”
The 26-year-old also reckons that despite the incredible recent form of Barcelona, Los Blancos have every chance of picking up a victory in the Copa del Rey final in April.
He said of the Blaugrana: “They are one of the best teams in the world, and we do not doubt their quality, but a final is a game over 90 or 120 minutes, and we will have our chances. We will go for it.”
The Young Real Madrid Stars Being Scouted By Premier League Clubs
English teams have their eye on Jose's kids.
Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid stars make the headlines but a number of Premier League managers - and their scouts - are more interested in what’s going on in the reserve Castilla team.
A new generation of stars are making waves in the Segunda B – the third tier of Spanish football - and Mourinho has handed first-team debuts to some of his emerging talents.
The 3-1 victory over UD Extremadura on Sunday was watched by scouts from Manchester United and Manchester City with representatives from Fulham and Wigan also present.
And with Aston Villa, Everton and Bolton all interested in bringing a number of the stars from the Meregue ‘Factory’, Goal.com UK takes a look at five young talents who could soon be heading for the English top flight.
ALVARO MORATA MARTIN (Morata)
Many young players are blighted with the ‘he’s the next such and such’ comparisons but it’s hard to avoid talking about Morata without comparing him to the great Raul or another Bernabeu legend, Fernando Morientes.
Signed from Getafe in 2008, he’s made inroads with Castilla, scoring five in the last four games, and Mourinho’s first-team, featuring in La Liga and Copa del Rey fixtures this term.
Morata is a lean and tall forward, excellent in the air and shows stand-out quality with and without the ball. A devastating finisher who gives defences real problems with his movement – he likes to come deep but also moves wide, posing the back line plenty of problems.
And he’s making his mark at international level, too. Morata has bagged four goals in five games for Spain’s Under 19s. Manchester United are amongst the teams interested in the youngster.
PABLO SARABIA GARCIA (Pablo Sarabia)
Arsene Wenger has a proven track-record in taking young Spanish talent to north London and moulding them into world-class talents. Rumour is, Sarabia could be his next project.
Sarabia has already developed a fearsome reputation for his trickery and guile on the wing, earning himself the nickname the ‘Jewel of the Castilla’.
But Wenger will have to join the lengthy queue of Europe’s elite clubs who are following the 18-year-old. Spanish rivals Barcelona are also interested, as are Inter, and Manchester United have scouted him in the past six months.
But any club hoping to capture his signature will have to guarantee him first-team action.
JUAN CARLOS PEREZ LOPEZ (Juan Carlos)
Very much the attacking midfielder, Carlos stands out for his physical abilities and his prowess in front of goal – he bagged 10 goals in the second half of last season.
However, this young Spanish starlet is just about the glory, his work ethic is second to none in the current squad, a box-to-box dynamo who does his fair share of defending.
His technical capabilities in midfield though are most likely to form the basis of his future career – short and long passing plus excellent movement make him a very bright prospect.
Carlos has struggled for goals this season but remains one of Mourinho’s favourites, Real’s embarrassment of options in the centre is the only reason for his failure to trouble the first team.
JUAN FRANCISO MORENO (Juanfran)
If you’re looking for the player who looks most likely to become the next superstar from the current Castilla side, Juanfran is the lead contender.
Mourinho has already put his stamp on this pacy right winger, comparing him to the Bernabeu’s current beau, one Cristiano Ronaldo.
And you can see why the Special One is so taken with the 22-year-old – he’s big, powerful and boasts all of the requisite tricks to make it in the Spanish top flight.
However, like many of his fellow Castillans, the lack of first team opportunities means he could be tempted by a move away to prove against the best on a regular basis.
FRANCISO MANUEL RICO CASTOR (Fran Rico)
Rico made a devastating start to his Castilla career, scoring on his debut against Vecindario in 2008, but his career stumbled soon after following a shocking knee injury.
He sat out eight months of the season, but testament to his work ethic and a lengthy period of physiotherapy he came back, fitter than ever.
The 23-year-old is a cultured midfielder, not prone to rash decisions or losing control, he dictates the play from midfield, picking his passes at will.
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