Former Manchester City forward Emmanuel Adebayor has told the Turkish media his time at the club turned into a nightmare when Roberto Mancini was installed as manager.
The Togo international spent three seasons with Manchester City, but had loan spells with Tottenham Hotspur and Real Madrid during his time at the Etihad.
Speaking to Hurriyet, Adebayor was asked about his time in England, after spells with the likes of Manchester City, Tottenham and Arsenal: “The only club I have a chance to join at the time was Manchester City. Mark Hughes was the manager that time. At the start it was fine, but once Mancini took the charge of the club it turned into a nightmare.
“He’s by far the worst manager I’ve ever worked with. I hated his training sessions.”
Adebayor was signed by Mark Hughes in 2009, and the 33 year old made a decent start after scoring on his debut for the Premier League side.
However, the forward was frozen out when the Welshman was replaced by Mancini. The Italian coach brought in the likes of Edin Dzeko, Carlos Tevez and Mario Balotelli, which resulted in Adebayor dropping down the pecking order.
In 2011 Mancini confirmed the player was no longer in his plans, and subsequently he was loaned out to Tottenham.
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