It's a totally different prospect doing it for Wolves or Newcastle against United than it is trying to do it for United against team after team who have come to defend, to sit deep, to double up almost automatically on our danger men.
Agreed but in certain games i.e. Leeds or last 20 minutes against say City it would be a different option than throwing exactly the same types of players on. Greenwood Rashford, Martial are similar. These types of players are rare and just for shts and giggles it would be fun to watch like the days of Asprilla although he was better.
If he was on a rugby team, they'd tell him to lose weight.
Hardly. Stop evaluating him through the lens of a forward. He's not a forward
Because he’s a brainless footballer who basically does what he wants. He’s not in a team that can afford luxuries like that
He's also not much of a winger, or a wing back.
Only final ball is missing in Adama's game, that and his stamina levels. Everything is missing in James' game except stamina.
He was oilly as hell at the start of the second half, so he still does it. Unless he just goes full pelt on a stationary bicycle during the half time.
Wouldn't say the final ball is missing either. Sure he's no De Bruyne, but he put up 0.18(twice) and 0.23 xA per 90 in his 3 seasons at wolves
Ofcourse final ball is missing, he is exception dribbler and beats player for fun. Player with better composure would have had easily better xA considering the position he finds himself after beating players.. Anyways he isn't the player who should be judged on goals and assists. He takes on defenders and destabilize the whole defense line, others benefit with the amount of space they get as Traore is marked by 2-3 players all the time.
He's an exceptional dribbler in transition and on the wing. Most of his final balls are crosses or cutbacks. Not that easy to pull off a lot of xA off of those, playing for Nuno's wolves. Agree he's not great at it, but good enough imo
ridiculous over exaggeration
I agree, should have said off the ball movement is missing from Adam's game.
He would have more assists if Wolves players could actually finish.
He did but not towards the end of his career. I remember that season he was unstoppable with that one move he had with his right foot, no one could deal with it.
Exactly this. He shouldn't be asked to create or score goals because he sucks at it. But be the one to pass the ball to make an assist or other key players who can actually do it.
He could easily be very close replcia to LAV as a RB but the problem with Wolves is they don't have anyone consistently better in the attacking department, so Adama doesn't play to his trengths up front, I believe he will be rated much higher if he's moved to wingback or full back..
Wingback maybe, the defensive responsibilities of a fullback would overwhelm him.
His ability to beat players is special, he's a complete outlier statistically.
I nearly spat out my dinner when I read that.
He's a nothing player who does nothing special. Only gets recognition because of his size.
Maybe, but who even cares? He's an extinction-level threat to the high press, and even against a deep block he occupies 2-3 defenders by himself at all times
You can't actually stop him 1 on 1 on the wing. Have no idea why Wolves players refuse to get in the box.
He never touched weights in his life, mate
Brilliant
That's basically because he can use his power to just run through people. His ball control is terrible and his actually dribbling skill is quite poor, it's just kick and rush. He can bully his way past people but he has absolutely no end product.
