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The plaudits continue to flow the way of Carlos Tevez, with Emmanuel Adebayor joining in with the chorus of approval.

The pair were reunited for Monday's win over Wigan following the Togolese hitman's four-game suspension, but it was the Argentinean who caught the eye with his second hat-trick of the season.

But it's not just the 25 goals so far that have caught the eye, Carlos' never-say-die spirit and tireless running have helped him achieve instant cult hero status with City's fans, and his team mate can only agree with them.

"He never gives up," says Ade. "I've had the chance to play with a lot of great strikers, but Carlos really is special. He's from Argentina, and we all know how Argentineans play. They are always hungry for the ball, and Carlos is just like that.

"He fights for the team week-in,
week-out and in training he is always
doing his job. I'm very happy playing
alongside Carlos and I'm really enjoying
my game at the moment because of it."

Monday's win was just what City needed after the defeat to Everton, and for Ade it was a good example of the Blues must never lose focus when playing sides outside of the Barclays Premier League's upper reaches.

"We've done quite well against the top clubs," he admits, "so we have to learn how to beat other teams, like we did against Wigan. In the first half the fans were getting frustrated, but what was important was that we kept calm, we got the goals for them and we won the game."

The three points on Monday put City within touching distance of Spurs in the race for fourth place, and Ade thinks the pressure is all on the team against whom he scored eight times in his three-year stint with north London rivals Arsenal.

"Spurs know that they have to come to play us at home, so we have to win as many games as we can before then. We know that playing Spurs is going to be a special game, it could well be a fight for the top four but of course then we have some games to go before then. That starts with Burnley on Saturday, they are fighting to get away from the bottom of the table and will be very motivated. We'll have to be ready for them."

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CityGer wrote:You might want to take a leaf out of his book in certain respects, Ade.

Glad you're enjoying yourself, though. With all the time off you've created for yourself, it's no surprise.

DoomMerchant wrote:

CityGer wrote:You might want to take a leaf out of his book in certain respects, Ade.

Glad you're enjoying yourself, though. With all the time off you've created for yourself, it's no surprise.

i can't believe the slacker went and nearly got himself killed for some leave. Lazy bastard. ;)

i agree in the spirit of your message, but...what can you do? Ade's been ok...if we moved him on i wouldn't be shocked. Even still tho, Tevez can't produce some of the amazing magic Ade can in the air or with his feet. It takes all kinds. He needs to find his shooting boots tho and get a few more goals this campaign. We need about 3 more from him before season's end. I hope he has them.

cheers

CityGer wrote:

DoomMerchant wrote:

CityGer wrote:You might want to take a leaf out of his book in certain respects, Ade.

Glad you're enjoying yourself, though. With all the time off you've created for yourself, it's no surprise.

i can't believe the slacker went and nearly got himself killed for some leave. Lazy bastard. ;)

i agree in the spirit of your message, but...what can you do? Ade's been ok...if we moved him on i wouldn't be shocked. Even still tho, Tevez can't produce some of the amazing magic Ade can in the air or with his feet. It takes all kinds. He needs to find his shooting boots tho and get a few more goals this campaign. We need about 3 more from him before season's end. I hope he has them.

cheers

I'd never give him stick for the time he took to recover from what happened in Angola, he actually came back from that sooner than I expected. It's the time he has missed due to needless suspensions that fucks me off. His antics against Arsenal were disgrace, I couldn't believe the number of people on here sticking up for him....."it wasn't a kick, it was an accident"...fuck off, of course it was a kick!! And then against Stoke, completely avoidable, just hold your nerve and be a pro, Ade. He couldn't.

The up shot is that he's missed nearly a quarter of the season through his own petulance.

As I say, he could learn a lot from Carlos' unselfish style and team ethic.

DoomMerchant wrote:

CityGer wrote:

DoomMerchant wrote:

CityGer wrote:You might want to take a leaf out of his book in certain respects, Ade.

Glad you're enjoying yourself, though. With all the time off you've created for yourself, it's no surprise.

i can't believe the slacker went and nearly got himself killed for some leave. Lazy bastard. ;)

i agree in the spirit of your message, but...what can you do? Ade's been ok...if we moved him on i wouldn't be shocked. Even still tho, Tevez can't produce some of the amazing magic Ade can in the air or with his feet. It takes all kinds. He needs to find his shooting boots tho and get a few more goals this campaign. We need about 3 more from him before season's end. I hope he has them.

cheers

I'd never give him stick for the time he took to recover from what happened in Angola, he actually came back from that sooner than I expected. It's the time he has missed due to needless suspensions that fucks me off. His antics against Arsenal were disgrace, I couldn't believe the number of people on here sticking up for him....."it wasn't a kick, it was an accident"...fuck off, of course it was a kick!! And then against Stoke, completely avoidable, just hold your nerve and be a pro, Ade. He couldn't.

The up shot is that he's missed nearly a quarter of the season through his own petulance.

As I say, he could learn a lot from Carlos' unselfish style and team ethic.

i thought his performance against Arsenal was magnificent. All the way around. You don't think RVP and his elbows have earned a boot in the face? just asking. Wouldn't usually condone it, but i have to say a lot of neutral fans applauded that act.

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Kladze wrote:He has all the attributes to become a Drogba like forward - except one ..... absolute 100% application.

CityGer wrote:

Kladze wrote:He has all the attributes to become a Drogba like forward - except one ..... absolute 100% application.

Exactly. That's why he frustrates me so much. However, let's not put Drogba up as some sort of angel in terms of discipline.