Jamie Carragher launched a withering attack on Emmanuel Adebayor, labelling the Tottenham striker 'a disgrace', questioning his consistency and asked why he can't be like Chelsea legend Didier Drogba. The much-travelled Togolese hit two on his first start of the season as Spurs beat Southampton 3-2 at St Mary's on Sunday, but the former Liverpool defender, famed for his never-say-die attitude on the pitch, did not hold back in the Sky studio. Carragher blasted the 29-year-old's attitude before questioning Adebayor's future at Spurs, where he had been forced to train with the reserves under former boss Andre Villas-Boas. 'Today and yesterday is like an Adebayor love-in,' said Carragher on Monday Night Football. 'He did play well but let's not get carried away.' 'For me, a player like him, he should be one of the best players in the world. why isn't he? He's got everything. He can play up on his own. He can play up with a partner.' Return to form: Adebayor was forced to train with the reserves by former Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas, but has had a recent renaissance under caretaker boss Tim Sherwood Speaking before Tim Sherwood agreed an 18-month deal to become the new head coach at White Hart Lane, he added: 'You can critiscise AVB for putting him in the reserves, but (Arsene) Wenger got rid of him, (Roberto) Mancini got rid of him, AVB tried to get rid of him, I'm sure if Sherwood, at the end of the season, or if a new manager comes in, will try and get rid of him.' Fellow pundit Gary Neville was pictured sniggering during Carragher's tirade - and he wasn't finished there. 'So let's not get too carried away with Adebayor,' Carragher continued. 'For me a player like that is a disgrace, really. If he can play like that with that ability, why isn't he doing it every week? He should be. Why isn't he like Didier Drogba?' 'So he comes in for a few games, does well and everyone;s saying how great he is. AVB should have played him a lot more, should have done this. Why can't he do this every week?' Drogba, who scored 157 goals in 341 games for Chelsea, won the Champions League, three Premier Leagues, four FA Cups and two League Cups in a storied eight-year career with Chelsea. He is now plying his trade in Turkey with Galatasaray, and will face his former club in the last 16 of the Champions League in February. Meanwhile, the nomadic Adebayor - who lists Metz, Monaco, Arsenal, Manchester City, Real Madrid and Tottenham on his c.v. - won the Copa del Rey during his loan spell in the Spanish capital.