Emmanuel Adebayor just can't stop scoring, and has acknowledged former Arsenal great Thierry Henry as his inspiration.
The Togolese hitman found the net for the ninth successive match during the 2-0 win over Blackburn, which has much to do with the fact that the Gunners are now five points clear of Manchester United on the top of the table.
There was a lot of pressure on Adebayor's shoulders when Henry left for Barcelona for £16million in the summer, and the 23-year-old has done brilliantly well to fill the void left by the player he looks up to more than any other.
"Thierry is like a big brother," he said with a wide grin."A lot of times he is sending me a message saying things like, 'I know you have a lot of quality, you have scored 15 or 16 goals now and you can score more if you put more concentration in every game.'"So that is what I am trying to do, to listen to the elder players."He believes in me, in my strength of character and my quality."
I want to thank him as he has helped me a lot. We are in touch always."He talked to me during the summer when he was leaving. We have a lot in common and get on well."
Adebayor went on to claim that Arsenal are full of conviction now that they are five points clear of their nearest rivals."We are feeling closer to the title," the leggy striker admitted."Kolo Toure is coming back, Emmanuel Eboue is coming back and Alexandre Song will be back in two or three days."We have done well while they have been at the African Nations Cup and want to push even more when they get back.
"The title is not finished yet. You know Manchester United can come from behind but we just have to keep our focus and see whether we win the title.
"We have a lot of big games coming up. We go to Manchester, we go to Chelsea, we play at Liverpool as well so it is going to be exciting."The belief is there but the most important thing is to keep our feet on the ground. It is not going to be easy."
Derek Wanner, Goal.com
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