Former Premier League star Emmanuel Adebayor has described Jose Mourinho as the best coach in the history of football. The Togolese striker has played under different managers during his long career and he has talked about his fondness for Mourinho under whom he won his only piece of silverware at Real Madrid on loan.
Speaking to Spanish outlet AS, he told: “I love Mourinho, we had a great relationship and he was the one who brought me to Madrid, although it wasn’t easy for him to find a place for me in the side. The only trophy I have ever won was at Madrid with him. Now he’s at Tottenham and I wish him the best of luck. He is the best coach in the history of football.”
Mourinho is currently with Tottenham Hotspur whom he joined in November last year. The Portuguese tactician was able to improve the performances of the club over the course of the campaign, but they still finished only sixth on the league table. That was sufficient to book them a spot in the Europa League spot, but the FA Cup final win for Arsenal has meant that they will have to make it to the group stage in the hard way.
The north London side have to play three qualifiers between mid-September and early October and that is hardly the perfect preparation for the new Premier League season. The 2020/21 top-flight campaign starts from September 12 and Spurs are expected to find themselves competing in two competition from the beginning of the season.
Of course, Mourinho has the option of rotating his team around in Europe, but that could potentially cost them a group stage berth, suppose they come up against a good opposition during the qualification rounds. Spurs have already made one signing in Pierre-Emile Højbjerg. Mourinho wants another five additions to the squad ahead of next season.
That is because they have played two games additionally. On the other hand, if Arsenal is not able to stop them City has already won seven consecutive matches in Premier League. 
The Togolese striker, who was a member of some of the most memorable clubs in Europe, said that he expects a tough fight in which Senegal will win. Even though his own country was unable to qualify for the world cup this year, Emmanuel Adebayor has hope and expects the African teams representing the region in the world cup to do well. 
Without him, Arsenal fail to win a lot more than when he is available. However, there has been a clear drop-off from the Ghana star in the second half of the last two league matches. On Sunday against Southampton, his performance after half-time was nowhere near the level he reached in the first 45 minutes at St Mary’s. 
The 38-year-old was pictured talking to Kane in the mixed zone while Llorente, who was instrumental to Tottenham’s progression to the final of the Champions League in 2019, was also present. 
On June 13, 2016, it was announced that Emmanuel Adebayor will leave Crystal Palaceat the end of his contract at the club. As stated in the message conveyed in a club statement, the striker left Palace at the end of June 30, 2016. 
Adebayor, 38, played four times in the colours of Olimpia before he was sacked. The sacking has now been deemed unfair by FIFA following the ruling on the situation involving Olimpia and Adebayor by a tribunal last month. Olimpia have been ordered to pay Emmanuel Adebayor €510,000 (£420,000) in damages plus an additional interest of 12% backdated to 2020. 
