Wenger: I will rotate Adebayor

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Date	Time	C	Opponent	F	A	R	S
26 Oct	4:00 PM	P	West Ham United (A)	2	0	Win

Manager Arsène Wenger has admitted that he overused striker Emmanuel Adebayor last season, resulting in the Togolese international suffering from burnout.

The Frenchman was explaining his surprise decision to not start Adebayor against West Ham, only to call on him as a substitute.

The tactic paid dividends, with Adebayor's presence in the penalty area resulting in an own goal and he scored another, giving the Gunners a 2-0 win.

Wenger said: "Last year I overused him.

"Now we go into a period where you play every three days. When there is a little breather in the championship you play a game in the Champions League.

"[That's why] I want to rotate a little bit. I have a small, compact squad but it is full of quality and I can only show that by trusting the players who are young but have quality."

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Usman Suleiman from zaria

Posted on 28 Oct, 2008 at 03:54 PM - Reply

regard to wenger sub. he shld pls always make the changes in time, especially when we really need to win and the idea of bringing carlos vela and be playing him for every last 4mins of the game is worrysome. at least he shld be playing not less than 25 mins. tanx

maya

Posted on 28 Oct, 2008 at 11:10 AM - Reply

Way to go Wenger. After all, we have a pack of interesting striker available. Vela.. ^^

goddy

Posted on 28 Oct, 2008 at 09:35 AM - Reply

thats perfect but risky if not well planned according to the games.

DUMEX

Posted on 28 Oct, 2008 at 08:38 AM - Reply

i like dat pro...but pls get us eto'o or martins... tanx

dumex

Posted on 28 Oct, 2008 at 08:31 AM - Reply

go ahead...but dont always wait till its 70-80 minutes before introducing him...at most 65minutes ok!

Peter

Posted on 28 Oct, 2008 at 08:31 AM - Reply

Thats good - hes a bit of a super sub anyway!

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