Joe Cole, Glen Johnson today - pretty soon every single goal scored will be met with the obligatory muted celebration out of respect. Denis Law was probably the first/most famous, which means it's only takne 40 years for this bug to catch on, and n ow it's getting annoying. When Eduardo scored against us for Shaktar and didn'tr celebrate it was a genuine act and it was greeted with warmth at he Emirates. RvP - I couldn't care less, I wish he'd just go and celebrate with his new chums, because turning his back on us to join the winning team was a smack in the face. Anyway, is anyone else getting fed up of it. I bet if Nasri scored against us he'd be honest enough to celebrate, though I don't think he'd go as far Adebayor did. If I'm honest, I didn't mind what he did as I think players and fans should have a banter, warts and all.
I believe Robbie Keane did not celebrate half of his goals because of this very reason. They were all his boyhood clubs, as well.
Look at it this way - if you split with a girlfriend where you had any kind of meaningful relationship, whether it be an acrimonious split or not you wouldn't exactly go rubbing your knads in her face everytime you were with someone new. The Adebayor thing I honestly have no issue (I think he should have got a super long ban for trying to take RVP's eye out) but the celebration was fine. Lets be honest football fans chants can get vile and it can get under players skins and they were abusing the **** out of him so when he scored he had every right to give it back. Also from the fans reaction it was obviously a case of being able to dish it out but not being able to take it.
It's not up to you to be fed up with it, or to have any opinion on it at all. You don't get to be judge of who's reasons for not celebrating are valid and who's aren't.
*cough* it's a forum, all we do is discuss opinions *cough* I'm not tired of it myself, I think it's all a form of respect and relationship with fans that's admirable in the modern game. Kevin Nolan scored against us, ran towards the gallowgate in front of us, wings ready to fulfill the chicken dance, but he looked up and just stopped to have a hug with his team. I clapped him because I think that's one of the rare examples of respect that professional footballers tend to show towards the paying public. It's a bit of class.
Silly point really by the OP. You won't appreciate that he didn't celebrate as a show of respect. I like to see it as he actually did show some respect or would you rather he did an Ade? Would you applaude him? No you'd have article slagging that off. I suppose you'd be satisfied only if he pledged his life to you. I understand the discontent for him leaving as he was so pivotal in your team, but it's better than rubbing it in like some arseholes would.
If you're going to liken an ex-club to an ex-girlfriend and a celebration to "rubbing your knads in their face" then you wouldn't do it to a stranger either. Should no one celebrate goals unless it's against a team they really don't like? I agree with the OP that it's getting too common. You should certainly always celebrate with your fans at home, except perhaps if it's the first game you've played against your old team. The exceptions should be for players who had a really strong connection with the fans, manager and club and we all know they're few and far between. If Joe Cole cares that much about West Ham to not celebrate with the Liverpool fans after all this time he should have joined them on a free and not Liverpool. The way things are going at the moment the likes of Benayoun will now not celebrate if he scores against you, Caulker and Sigurdsson won't ever celebrate if they score against Swansea despite only having short stints there.
If Sol Campbell scored against you surely you would rather he celebrates it like a normal goal than pretend he actually has some respect for your club..
i understand and i knew it would be brought up. however if you know the story you will know that its not the same...as it happens he didnt celebrate by keeping quiet which proved to us what a **** he is. cant recall RVP saying one thing then doing another and ****ing off for nothing. He banked you 24mill and has never spoken a bad word about you..massive massive diffrence therefore a bad example Krome.
Not the same, but leaving for our rivals after we stood by him through his multiple injuries was a pretty big kick in the balls. He clearly had no love for Arsenal
I understand. I'm not going to argue just because I'm from the dark side. As a whole footballers are patronising twats who can afford to talk the talk whilst leaving us working class fans to cry in our beer mugs.
