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Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor targets a top three Premier League finish next season
City are looking to improve on their fifth place finish last term
14 Jul 2010 01:00:00
By Anthony Sciarrino
Emmanuel Adebayor cautioned Chelsea and Manchester United that Manchester City will be serious contenders for the Premier League title next season.
The Togo international believes that City can claim a top three spot in the league after the team doled out £59 million already this summer to sign David Silva, Yaya Toure and Jerome Boateng.
Adebayor hopes that a great start in their opening two matches against Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool will vault the team into title contention.
“Fifth place last season was OK, but we want to do better than that this time and we’re looking for the top three,” Adebayor told The Mirror.
“The start to the season is very important in many ways. If we go to Tottenham and get a good result and then do the same against Liverpool, it will be great for the confidence and show the guys that we are title contenders.
“It’s a difficult start to the season, but it’s good for us in the sense that we can send a message out.
“If we are going to win the title, we should not be concerned about how the fixtures fall.”
City are currently on tour in the United States, training at Nike’s headquarters in Portland, Oregon, as they prepare for the Premier League season.
Adebayor, who scored 14 goals in 26 games last year, believes that City’s preparation in America will help the team get off to a great start this term.
“This is a perfect chance for us to get some hard work done as a group and we have some great facilities in the United States.
“The facilities we have at the Nike HQ in Portland are spectacular and we have some exciting games against big teams whilst we are in the United States. There is great anticipation among the players about the coming season.”
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The Togo international believes that City can claim a top three spot in the league after the team doled out £59 million already this summer to sign David Silva, Yaya Toure and Jerome Boateng.
Adebayor hopes that a great start in their opening two matches against Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool will vault the team into title contention.
“Fifth place last season was OK, but we want to do better than that this time and we’re looking for the top three,” Adebayor told The Mirror.
“The start to the season is very important in many ways. If we go to Tottenham and get a good result and then do the same against Liverpool, it will be great for the confidence and show the guys that we are title contenders.
“It’s a difficult start to the season, but it’s good for us in the sense that we can send a message out.
“If we are going to win the title, we should not be concerned about how the fixtures fall.”
City are currently on tour in the United States, training at Nike’s headquarters in Portland, Oregon, as they prepare for the Premier League season.
Adebayor, who scored 14 goals in 26 games last year, believes that City’s preparation in America will help the team get off to a great start this term.
“This is a perfect chance for us to get some hard work done as a group and we have some great facilities in the United States.
“The facilities we have at the Nike HQ in Portland are spectacular and we have some exciting games against big teams whilst we are in the United States. There is great anticipation among the players about the coming season.”
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