Saha: Punished Magpies

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Adebayor backs Saha talent

Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor has admitted he looked up to Louis Saha early in his career and is delighted to play alongside him.

The pair combined famously in the 5-0 drubbing of Newcastle as Saha netted a brace on his debut, and Adebayor believes his former Metz team-mate will help Spurs challenge for the Premier League trophy.

“I have immediate respect for Louis. I know him from when I was at Metz, he was the senior player, I was the youth player and I used to look up to him,” said Adebayor, who came through the Metz ranks as a youngster.

“Now to have the chance to play alongside him, it was a pleasure.

“I’m happy for him. It was his first game at home and he scored two goals. Hopefully he will be the striker that we need who can give us a push until the end of the season.

“At the moment we are third and we have to keep going, keep fighting and see how far we can go.”