Emmanuel Adebayor says Arsenals
players have learned how to overcome difficult moments following
Sundays 3-1 win over Fulham.
The visitors equalised 12 minutes from time at Emirates Stadium but
the Gunners answered the questions asked of them, thanks largely to
a fantastic measured strike from the Togolese forward.
Stand-in captain Gilberto added emphasis to the scoreline with a
spot-kick three minutes from time. According to Adebayor, the
turning of one point into three is something Arsenal would have
struggled to accomplish earlier in the campaign.
I think weve learned how to deal with the difficult moments,
said the 23-year-old. When they equalised it was a difficult
moment for us on the pitch but we never know how to give in. I
think at the beginning of the season these are the games that would
have finished 1-1. We know we all have to give our best from the
beginning to the end of the game and if we do we know at the end we
are very happy.
As a footballer you always want to finish first or second [in the
league] but we lost at the beginning of the season so this season
was very difficult for us. Now I think we understand how football
is and that you have to have the same approach whoever you play
against. I think we have in our heads what we are going to do now
and how we are going to prepare for next season.
The former Monaco striker puts Arsenals progress down to the
experience the younger players are now putting into practice. Its
something he believes bodes well for the next campaign.
A lot of players have a lot more maturity, said Adebayor. Out
there today you could see that. Even when they equalised we just
wanted to play our football, we kept our shape and in the end we
won.
We all just tried to do our best. We wanted to win this game and
we are very proud of ourselves. But now, in the other two games, we
want to finish as well as possible.
I think we can show that we can finish well and we can start well
next season. Its very important for us and thats what we are
working and fighting for."