Does Your Team Have An Eboue?
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Arsenal fans will miss Kolo Toure next month when he goes to the African Nations...but how many will mourn the absence of Emmanuel Eboue? He's that rarest of things - a very good player whose moral deficiences make him unpopular even with his own fans.
You will always find ManYoo fans who will defend Ronaldo, Chelsea fans who will defend Michael Essien and even Rovers who will defend Robbie Savage, but it's difficult to find a Gooner who will look anything other than embarrassed when you mention Eboue.
Even Arsene Wenger gave him a public rebuke for the dive that led to Arsenal's Champions League final opener in Paris, but that has not deterred him from making a habit of outrageous simulation, running 50 yards to get involved in rucks that don't concern him, niggling and needless fouls and now somehow escaping even a booking for raising his hands to Emanuel Pogatetz in frustration.
The fact that he was hauled off after an hour against Boro by Wenger suggested that the Frenchman was happy to mete out his own punishment to a player who has impressed and disappointed in equal measure since his arrival at Arsenal.
Assuming that Alex Hleb will soon return to the Arsenal line-up, there will surely be no tears shed when Eboue boards a plane to Africa. For every dangerous foray to the byline, there's a ridiculous leap to the floor clutching his face.
How many other fans are thoroughly embarrassed by the antics of one of their own? Wigan fans need not answer - we'll just assume you're ashamed of T*tf*** Bumble.
Sarah Winterburn -
well at least AW shows tat he doesnt want a diver in his club unlike some other players and managers.
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Err... its not just about diving, i think its more to do with a habit of outrageous simulation... They are embarrassed when Eboue for every foray to the byline, there's a ridiculous leap to the floor clutching his face or legs or something...Originally posted by felirox:well at least AW shows tat he doesnt want a diver in his club unlike some other players and managers.
The fans are embarrassed by the antics from him... Drogba used to do it too and the Chelsea fans don't like it... So now he has stop.
Outrageous simulation is probably worse than diving. Cos it irritate people more. -
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err..okay. myb that disease has infected eboue.Originally posted by zocoss:Err... its not just about diving, i think its more to do with a habit of outrageous simulation... They are embarrassed when Eboue for every foray to the byline, there's a ridiculous leap to the floor clutching his face or legs or something...
The fans are embarrassed by the antics from him... Drogba used to do it too and the Chelsea fans don't like it... So now he has stop.
Outrageous simulation is probably worse than diving. Cos it irritate people more. -
maybe the two coming closest would be doug ellis and alpay ozalan but they're ex villas
alpay for abusing beckham and doug ellis for sacking alpay for abusing beckham
sir alex never sacked ronaldo for his antics against rooney.....and man u fans would defend ronaldo too...