Emmanuel Adebayor – Tottenham Hotspur
Adebayor is one of those characters that has the uncanny ability to court controversy wherever he goes, and though he’s not behaved particularly badly this year, his form has been virtually nonexistent.
The 29-year-old made the move to White Heart Lane last season on loan from Manchester City where he set about winning over his detractors unable to forgive him of his association with the red half of North London.
But 18 goals later and hewas welcomed like a long lost son when he put pen to paper on a permanent deal over the summer.
However, the honeymoon period was soon over as in the early season encounter with Arsenal he went from hero to villain. Scoring the first goal of the game, all seemed to be going well until just minutes later he was sent off for an outrageous two-footed challenge on Santi Cazorla. Spurs went on to lose the game 5-2, capping off a bad day at the office for the Togolese international.
His form since hadn’t improved, adding just two more goals in the Premier League.
An opportunity arose to win some plaudits during the second leg of the club’s Europa League tie with Inter Milan last month and he took it, scoring the crucial away goal that secured their place in the quarter final.
But, unable to keep a good thing going, he missed the decisive penalty in the shootout against Basel, taking a ridiculous run up and blazing over the bar.
Many expect him to be moving away over the summer with Andre Villas-Boas reported to be looking for new striking options.