Amad is a mainly left footed player. He didn't score it with his weaker foot - he wouldn't have wanted to go so wide, but would have wanted to strike it with his stronger left.
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- Appearances
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- Goals
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- Assists
- 0
- Yellow cards
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- Red cards
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2 yellows though? It wasn't a straight red.
Just what he needed. With young players they need those game changing moments just to keep them in the managers plans.
Pellestri always tried when he was on the pitch, but he never really grabbed the chance.
Garnacho had his moments like the winner against Fulham (last season) and used those to keep his place.
Pellestri always tried when he was on the pitch, but he never really grabbed the chance.
Garnacho had his moments like the winner against Fulham (last season) and used those to keep his place.
Mowbray was just great with Amad, helping him through a slow start and then building his team around the partnership between him and Roberts. I'd love it if we chuck him some talent at Birmingham next season.
I guess it's semantics. Your second yellow is a red, although it is a bit weird. "1 red, 1 goal" sounds better though.
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I used to post quotes from the Sunderland fans from their forum on here. They absolutely loved the guy and like many fans wrote him off at the start for being too weak.
A couple months later and there were posts about how he's the best player they've seen play for Sunderland
A couple months later and there were posts about how he's the best player they've seen play for Sunderland
No point relying on Amad? What are the various reasons?
Does it really need elaboration?
Antony is crap, Sancho is an idiot (hopefully both leave this summer), Pellistri isn't going to be around and Amad isn't good enough to be a rotation option yet.
No point relying on Amad.. When he’s just scored the winner vs Liverpool and won MOTM. That does need elaboration. He’s obviously good enough to a rotation option at the very least.
I think you've misunderstood me. I'm not saying there's no excuse for him not playing in general. Like I said, I may disagree, but I got why the likes of Rashford, Bruno, Garnacho, Antony, etc, were keeping him out of the team. I was only referring to the period where Forson was ahead of him in the pecking order.
The reasons given at the time didn't, and still don't, make sense to me. We know Amad is a better player at this moment in time, but, even leaving that aside, the supposed pros of Forson being ahead in the pecking order weren't valid in the first place. Some said it was because Amad doesn't work hard - he does. Some said it was because Amad wasn't impressing in training, which was the most valid argument, but we now know he was thanks to ten Hag praising his performances in training. Or, like you say here:
Amad is a central player. He always drifts inside when on the right, and has played plenty of games as a 10. The best part about his Sunderland stint was his link up play with Patrick Roberts as they would interchange as the 10 and RW with beautiful plays (alongside Hume at FB).
I don't think I'd agree that Forson played well and earned his minutes, myself. Nothing against the lad but he was just out of his depth. You mention his assist to Mainoo, and whilst I'm not turning my nose up at it, it was pretty basic. All in all, he just didn't show enough to me.
All that is fair! I've said before but, last season, if he messed up in possession, he sometimes threw a tantrum instead of tracking back, but it wasn't often. No excuses for that, but, in general, he did work very hard out of possession so the Forest bit didn't concern me that much. I forget who it was against, but, in one of our more recent games, he lost the ball but this time hounded the opposition back and won back possession for us.
He's played like 15 minutes of football over the whole season man, just chill with the emotions because he scored the winner. My baseline expectation is another loan for him (hopefully to some newly promoted PL club) and then decide keep / sell.
We want him to have similar influence during his loan as guys like Gallagher and Broja.
feck sticking him on loan again and feck selling him. This kid is a quality talent. You don't appear to understand that.
Your reasoning makes no sense.
Fodan has small frame. It’s not a problem really.
There's definitely a place in the team for Amad.
Garnacho is the only other winger in the team with a nailed down spot.
Garnacho is the only other winger in the team with a nailed down spot.
As is Bernardo Silva’s. I think they’re both very similar players. RW/offensive CM, left footed, both very accurate passers whilst attempting creative passes in the final third, with very good close control when dribbling.
Yep, if you've got a low centre of gravity and a bit of wiry strength, there's no issue being on the smallish side. Obviously a team can't have too many players like that so the skill requirement is a little higher, but Amad seems to have that skill level.
Thought he was meant to be lacking pace. Looked very quick when he put the head down and chased after Garnacho for the goal
Watching the replay on youtube now and when he comes on the commentators don't even say his name. They'll remember his name now dopey bastards.
Messi being the best example of that type of build
Simply love it!
Definitely not slow, but he's not blitzing with his pace. He does have very good acceleration, though, which is helpful.
Can he fast every time he plays for us?
Scoring the winner against Liverpool, then walking off was such a boss move.
Also, that's not an easy goal to score. Hoping he gets more minutes going forward.
Also, that's not an easy goal to score. Hoping he gets more minutes going forward.
Still had a lot to do after receiving the pass. Garnacho failed to draw the defender away and passed the ball too early. Thank feck he managed to squeeze the ball in.
Thought he was very passive on the ball before the goal but he worked hard for the team. There was one instance he covered great distance to nick the ball away from Mac Allister as Liverpool were countering.
Thought he was very passive on the ball before the goal but he worked hard for the team. There was one instance he covered great distance to nick the ball away from Mac Allister as Liverpool were countering.
Those are sliders, not sandals
In Norway we call them flip-flops
Never heard them called sliders, flip flops are the ones with a thong between your toes so I'm sticking with sandals
Probably worthy of its own thread in the General !
He came from the Ivory coast
He had the Scousers on toast
Dialoooo ohh ohh
He had the Scousers on toast
Dialoooo ohh ohh
Slides not sliders. One you wear on your feet, the other you eat.
On rewatch he's even more MOTM. Stopped that counter attack from Liverpool with his tracking back which saved the game, won the ball back for the equaliser in extra time and then obviously got the winner.
What?
He stayed here to prove his worth in Jan and he's been given minimal minutes to do that, yet with those minutes has probably contributed to the team, with our best result and biggest moment of our season. Why the feck does he need to prove he can do it at Crystal Palace or Southampton?!
He came from Italy
He boiled the scousers wee
Sorry but you're talking absolute nonsense. What he did at Sunderland was far more impressive than anything Gallagher or Broja have done. I gurantee if you had put Gallagher or Broja in that sunderland team they sure as feck wouldn't have carried it and been called the best loan signing the club has had in their entire history (which is the general consensus between all sunderland fans) - also in a lot of respects the championship is a much tougher league than the prem and there's a lot less protection. We didn't need to send out Mainoo or Garnacho on loan for 2 years when the talent is there for all to see and we don't need to send our Amad again either.
Sack this guy, bring Giggseh in til the end of the season.
Amad is def good enough, i watched him a lot playing for Sunderland. Head and shoulders their best player. I suggest you go watch some footage.
Played in the Championship and took the big defenders there to school on the regularI think he looks more one to utilise against the more technical teams as he's so tiny and slim, the bigger defenders may just muscle him off the ball
I hope his goal gives ETH enough faith in him to give him more opportunities
Whether he makes it here or not he can always look back at that goal, a late winner against our biggest rivals
Bookings for removing shirts should only apply if there's an offensive message on a shirt underneath, just add the time it takes to put it back on (minimal in his case) on as stoppage time, he was so caught up in the delight of scoring the winner, let him have his moment
Did he get to come back onto the pitch for the applause from the fans at the end? (My Liverpool supporting OH had turned it off in disgust
The clue is the the poster's name!