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Emmanuel Adebayor has held heart-to-heart talks with Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas over his unhappiness at a lack of first-team football. Following a protracted summer transfer saga, Adebayor joined Spurs from Manchester City after last season's successful loan spell.But he has grown frustrated at White Hart Lane, having made just three substitute appearances. He arrived expecting to be the club's first-choice central striker, but has had to play second fiddle to in-form Jermain Defoe. But Villas-Boas has assured the former Arsenal forward that he remains an integral part of his plans. The Portuguese manager and his backroom team felt Adebayor was not fit enough to start during the opening games of the campaign because his pre-season had been disrupted by the on-off nature of his transfer. The 28-year-old Togolese striker was put on a special fitness programme to get him back up to speed, but his progress has been hampered by a hamstring problem.