How to make sure he doesn't pass you."But Adams remains his prime inspiration "A great man. He was here when I first arrived and he helped me a lot; I played with him in the reserve team. We won 2-1, and I think he scored a goal."Tour?aughs, as though the concept was faintly ridiculous. Sometimes it is difficult for the strikers to get a goal because the opposition is very tight on them, so I like to open the game up I can find more space. But you must have the confidence to do that."Such words should not convey any impression of arrogance.
He is humility personified; still regarding himself as essentially a student of the game, and surrounded by professors. "Sol and Martin Keown as well - he's a fantastic guy - they talk to me before the game, through the game, after the game They tell me, 'Don't do that, do this, think about that'. I really appreciate learning from them, because they are great players. They teach me things like how to be clever when you have a difficult striker against you. Of course, I was worried that we were going to go out of the Champions' League, but we showed we are strong enough But, yes, I like to get forward. Just as importantly, he surged upfield with menace, co-ordinating the efforts of his midfielders, and would have scored but for a saving tackle on him.He smiles ruefully at the memory "The last 15 minutes, it was very hard.
You could just about make a case for it being a reasonably decent final three minutes, following Ashley Cole's desperate, diving-headed winner.Among the few positives, Tour?as a beacon in the gloom which pervaded Highbury for much of the contest. He was the essence of dependability, intercepting the ball one minute, committing himself to an excellently timed sliding challenge out on the flank the next and, most crucially, charging down goal-bound attempts when required. Like yours, no? Some of you are good at the writing, some are good at asking the questions."Before it can be pointed out that some of us like to think we attempt to make a reasonable fist of both, he moves to the subject of Wednesday evening and the vital defeat of Dynamo Kiev in the Champions' League It was not the Gunners' finest hour by any means. "It is important to have the right combination if the team are going to be strong," responds Tour?"The guy who is tall can get higher; the guy who is short can go quicker In every job it is like that. "Now I think I have a very good partnership with Sol."And importantly, you put it to him, his agility complements Campbell's towering presence.
