Wenger tells Adebayor NOT to celebrate!

Monday, 04 February 08, 04:18 PM

Well, that's only half the story, but yes, the usually uninvolved Arsene Wenger has decided to interfere in player affairs.

Adebayor's celebration this season has largely involved running towards the fans, sliding across the turf on his knees. However, Wenger has asked him not to celebrate in this way because of an incident that happened in 1997 with Patrick Vieira.

Vieira went for exactly the came celebration, but ended up injuring his knee, and spent 5 weeks out. At the time, Arsenal still had David Platt, Manu Petit, Ray Parlour and Gilles Grimandi to provide cover in central midfield, but if Adebayor got injured now, the team would be in serious trouble.

This also reminds me of another incident back in 2000 (or maybe it was 1999), where Thierry Henry ran towards the corner flag to celebrate - he pulled it back, and unfortunately was injured when it rebounded and hit him!

Do you know of any weird celebration related injuries? Let us know below! 

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