True Gooner said:The offside calls reduced even with Adebayor in the line up, infact AnthonyG and I both noticed this and we commented on how Adebayor seemed to push defenders back less and as a result stopped making runs altogether (late Nov-Dec).
Yep - Ade seemed to start looking to play the 2nd striker role even with RVP or Bendtner in the team. At one stage he was dropping into the midfield on top of them & we had no one up front. In another match with Bendtner it looked as if they had reversed roles - Ade came deep & chased the ball while Nik ended up staying around the area. It didn't start that way & I don't think it was by design, just that the strikers were being starved of the ball & Ade went looking for it & has done since.