EMMANUEL EMENIKE: I’m a real ‘goal fighter’

Spartak Moscow striker Emmanuel Emenike has described himself as a real goal fighter whenever he wore his jersey to lead the attacking role and do everything possible to make the fans smile but he remain as calm as water off the pitch.

The former Karabukspor of Turkey king of goal scored a sensational 13 goals to help the club for a ticket to next season’s UEFA Champions League. But despite his quick exploits in the Russian League, Emenike yet to be boastful of his personal achievement but rather focused on how to improve his goal scoring ability that will make him known as one of the best strikers in the rank of Samuel Eto’o, Didier Drogba and David Villa on the most prestigious campaign next season.

Few would deny that Emmanuel Emenike remains one of the most elegant and gifted creative striker of his generation. Cerebral, unerringly accurate from open play and set pieces, and a fine striker of the ball, currently enjoying a well-deserved post-season break, as he recharges his batteries for next season campaign. The talented striker graciously made time for an in-depth and exclusive interview with 9jasoccerboysblog.

“I’m a different person whenever I am on the pitch, infact whenever I wore my club jersey, I have become a goal fighter, said Emenike.

‘I don’t like defending my attitude but what I can tell you is that I’m a cool headed guy off the pitch and that is why you see everybody behind me here now, I love hanging around with my family and my friends off the pitch so that they can tell me the wrong path of my attitude. Some people who doesn’t know me have wrote a lot of things but I never care because my career is very important to me. And I understand the fact that you can satisfy everybody in this life and that is my slogan.

“I thank God for everything because scoring 13 goals in my first season in Russian league could not be seen as easy task, I fought hard to make myself happy and to score the goals.

“The leagues requires lots of stamina and little ruggedness otherwise you will be flop but maybe because of where I was coming from made it easy for me.

“You must be very ruthless with the Russians so that you can make you name in the country, they like to frustrate foreigners but once you show them your stuff, then you will be respected. Living in the country was a sweet one because it’s a lively place to be especially Moscow.

Emenike entertained 9jasoccerboysblog with his goals highlights DVDs in what a colleague described as stadium TV placed on the wall.

“As a striker, you must know how to score some difficult goals, I was commended with some goals I scored against Nsofor’s club and that is why most fans called me open goal scorer.

“I do watch my goals video before I go for the next match, that will enable me to see my errors and I can make corrections. And that is Europe for you.

(cuts in….) Emenike’s family was all over the gigantic sitting room while his close brother (football agent) Ebuke Felix Emenike inserted another DVD of Emenike against Dynamo Moscow to show us the scene behind his racism allegation in Russia.

“The fans were looking for ways to frustrate us because beating them could throw them out of UEFA competition and that was why they started such behavior. They thrown me snow ball several times, I even told one of their players to try talk to them but the guy told me to ignore them and I could not hold back my emotion, then I decided to show them my middle finger (lol).

Excited Emenike further speaks on UEFA Champions League.

“That is the big one, I can’t just wait to be there. I have seen a lot of good African players excel in the Champions league and I hope to follow their steps, maybe that will be my final breakthrough to the highest scene in football.

“People want to see me there, my club want me to be there and they know I can make the club proud, the fans can’t just wait to see me scoring goals but I pray to God to give me the wisdom to excel when I am there.

The 25-year-old has also debunked the reports linking him to Liverpool, Totteham and Chelsea.

“The decision of moving is with my club, and as I am talking to you now, no any official talk from my club. Maybe when I return but for now I am still a player of Spartak Moscow for good.

“Apart from that, I want to win trophies with Spartak, so I think I am more confident that I will stay. Though I have a dream to play in England and maybe another season coming but for now I want to stay in Russia.

“I will be a perfect player for English teams, there is no way a good player will move from Russian league to England and will be flop because you already have the strength and the ruggedness involve to compete, so I will be a star in any team base on my quality.

The former FC Capetown of South Africa looking towards Chelsea, Real Madrid and Barcelona clash in Champions league draw.

“When you play and score a against big clubs like Real Madrid and Chelsea then you know you can always do it well with the likes of Arsenal and Barcelona.

(Cuts in… Emenike on phone with former Super Eagles defender Ifeanyi Udeze in VGC)

The Super Eagles striker refused to comment on the latest exclusion of some foreign based stars in Super Eagles team.

“That I am not part of the team? life goes on. I have no comment on that please.