Adebayor keen to banish Wembley blues

Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor is determined to exact revenge on Chelsea for ruining his only Wembley appearance three years ago.

Adebayor will lead the line for Spurs at Wembley today as the north London club look to move one step closer to lifting their first FA Cup in 21 years by beating Chelsea in their semi-final.

Liverpool await the winners of the Chelsea-Tottenham tie in the final.

Having spent five years on the books of Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham it is surprising that Adebayor has not yet won a single competition in England – the only piece of silverware he has to his name is a winner’s medal from the 2011 Copa del Rey triumph with Real Madrid.

For a striker who has been a part of the fibre of English football for so long, it is also surprising that Adebayor has only made one appearance at Wembley so far in his career – Arsenal’s 2-1 defeat in the 2009 FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea.

The loss, which came in Adebayor’s final season at Arsenal, still rankles with the 28-year-old and he hopes to put that right today.

“My only appearance at Wembley so far was that 2-1 loss so my memories are not good,” Adebayor said.

“But this is a new game and we want to win. Football is all about winning medals and they are the moments in life that you can look back on with pride.

“I want to win the FA Cup so I can show my medal to my kids and say ‘look what daddy won!’

“I didn’t win anything with Arsenal, I didn’t win anything with Manchester City, so I want to win the FA Cup with Tottenham. To do that would be special, a dream for me.

“Tottenham haven’t won a trophy since 2008 and so it would be great to win silverware again.

“We are two wins away from achieving that.”