I have nothing to prove - Adebayor

Crystal Palace’s new signing Emmanuel Adebayor said
he has nothing to prove and does not deserve a
reputation of being a disruptive influence in the
dressing room.
According to Reuters , the Togo striker, who joined his
fourth Premier League club last week, made his debut
in Tuesday’s 2-1 Premier League defeat by relegation-
threatened Bournemouth.
Prior to his move to Palace, the 31-year-old was a free
agent after being released by Tottenham in the close
season and had played just 17 minutes of top-flight
football in a little over a year.
“There is a bad reputation about Adebayor. But if you
ask every single manager that I have worked under,
maybe just one or two would say I am a bad apple in
the dressing room,” Adebayor told the Evening
Standard newspaper.
“I just want to play football and have happy moments
again. I do not have anything to prove. I just want to
enjoy my football. I have been there and done it and I
am pleased to be back.”
Adebayor said he had held talks with manager Alan
Pardew over taking a leadership role in the Palace
camp.
“He said I have to be a leader, which means I have to
set an example. Which means I have to come on time
in training, do my job professionally and that is what I
am doing,” the former Arsenal striker said.
“Football is something I love doing and I want to enjoy
it.”