piresistible wrote:That body language can indeed account for 70 to 80 percent of communication, I believe too many people have misinterpreted the humility Cesc showed upon scoring the fourth goal for something that, imho, is simply not there but helps give weight to (yawn) tabloid gossip.
Only a couple of yards away from goal & a reactionary training ground back-heel as opposed to an intentional, venomous pile-driver or considered lob, he merely showed why he's captain of The Arsenal & a fantastic role model. In an instant he made a statement of intent for his band of brothers 'Nowt to get carried away with boys, we've simply done our job'. With no disrespect to Wigan, who I like as they look to play good football, MUFC & CFC would expect to beat them 3 or 4 zip @ home without fuss. From what I could see, his reaction was borne of genuine humility & respect for fellow professionals along with quick thinking & cleverness following Adebayors contrasting behaviour of the previous week, nothing more, nothing less. I'm of the opinion that Cesc does not crave being the 'Star Player' as such but rather being in a team full of star players & the one responsible for them producing star performances, like Denis Bergkamp.
On Adebayor, I don't think he should receive a ban for the celebration as he didn't breach any rules. Warned as to his future conduct & fined a few quid but no more than that. What's being lost in translation is that he didn't want to leave Arsenal, hence acting like a guy just dumped by his girlfriend & pretending he's not bothered whilst his actions say otherwise. We as Arsenal fans should close this chapter & acknowledge he had the ability to be the best target man going but lacked the mentality to achieve it & or prevent himself disappearing up his own backside.
I think the point is Cesc usually celebrates like crazy so it was odd to see him looking half-arsed and miserable. But given that he celebrated the first two golas on saturday, and given that we know he's had a few knocks, I think we can say he may have not been feeling right. He also gave us in block 23 a wave before a free kick on saturday so I wouldn’t say he's dreaming of strolls down the Ramblas just yet . Still, his overall attitude seems to be one of exasperation at the moment - whether with his being kicked by the opposition, his fitness or with his incompetent sidekicks in midfield, who knows.
Adebayor loved Arsenal and therefore is just hurting and rejected? Er, I don’t think a spurned boyfriend has usually can feel aggrieved if held his girlfriend to ransom for loads of money first (well, most men, I can’t account for what DB10 gets up to

) Nor would he be coming out with statements like 'Arsenal need to pay me what they paid Henry, if they do I stay, if they don’t I won't', 'Milan are like Beyonce' etc. Though that’s enough talk about that cuntslop. Cesc's celebration or lack of had nothing to do with Adebayor.