Adama Traoré. But he was no slouch himself, having built a career on the back of his pace and power. Adama Traoré, 25, from Mali Al-Adalah FC, since 2019 Left Winger Market value: €200Th. Z. Comes across as hard working and down to earth. The next step for Traore is to introduce himself to the senior international stage, where he still has the option of representing Mali or Spain. Ultimately, Traore's first season in England was a failure; hampered by injuries, adjusting to a new country and culture, the language barrier and a change of manager, which saw Sherwood make way for Remi Garde. Right Winger, Contract expires: Like Nuno's Wolves, Adama is a part of a growing project. Liverpool's 2-1 win at Molineux in January. Born in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia to Malian parents, Adama joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2004 at the age of eight, after a brief period with neighbouring CE L'Hospitalet. He is not alone. One of our most improved players under Nuno but I fear that his head will be turned by all of this media attention. This season he has completed 132 dribbles, more than any other player in the Premier League. True to form, Traore's first season in the Premier League for his new club was something of a disappointment. Back on topic, Traore is an exciting prospect,and will,I’m sure only get better. We'll let a man with first-hand experience of going up against him answer that one. Boro's boss Aitor Karanka knew of Traore from the Spanish youth system and felt he could harness his ability. He's lived in Middlesborough, Birmingham and Wolverhampton - what on earth would tempt him to live in Madrid or Barcelona?? Villa paid a reported £7m to make him one of 12 signings that summer designed to hugely improve a side that had avoided relegation by just three points the season before. This is how Adama Traore became "unplayable". He'd seen as much already. Mali. Promoesport, Current international: Traore is a physical marvel of a footballer; built like a middleweight boxer (although incredibly he says he doesn't lift weights) yet with the lightning speed of an Olympic sprinter. He held his own and bested Sanchez a few times and Spurs were frequently dropping Dier into a back 3 to help them give cover from the countering prowess of Wolves. If I didn't think he was playing with the confidence he needed, and he was playing on the opposite side of the pitch (to the dugout), I would bring him to my side and encourage him and talk to him while the game was going on.". "In training, I knew he was faster than me so I would just show him wide because the quality of his crossing wasn't great. Remain patient and head back to Barca's B team, now playing in the third tier, or leave his boyhood club in search of regular first-team football elsewhere? I have worked with players and you tell them something and they look at you with glazed eyes and you're not getting anything back from them, but Adama always wanted to improve. Spain. VVD did find the last Wolves game against him very challenging indeed. Probably best to wait on anything further for some more sample size. Familiar inconsistencies emerged during the process of acclimatising to his new team. They are also struck by the fact that one of the fastest men on a Premier League football pitch moves so slowly off it; always happy to talk, always eager to help and, crucially, more often than not the last one off the training ground. "But we realised that, day by day, he was getting better and better, so we couldn't just let him go wide anymore, because he was just embarrassing everyone.". A fantastic player that had grown and developed into a real superstar. "Adama is a confidence player," the Republic of Ireland international tells BBC Sport. "He showed me some highlights of him playing for Barcelona's B team and he was running past players in a way I had never seen before, ever. A move back to the Premier League was inevitable. For this season at least, Wolves' rivals in the top flight are still faced with the same dilemma on the pitch - how do you actually stop Traore? Joined Apr 5, 2013 Messages 4,021 Location The Netherlands. I really wonder if he can play at the both sides, I'm absolutely sure he will be a complete winger. Matt Doherty operates down the same right wing for Wolves as Traore and admits he has modified his game so the side can better utilise his team-mates unique talent. Jan 25, 1996 (24). It was 2015 and the pair were team-mates at Aston Villa. It shows the transfer history, the clubs Adama Traoré played for in his career, time of transfers and the transfer fees. This guy is a cheat code on the counter. "I knew he was really talented but until I got there and we trained I didn't realise how good, how quick he was," Pulis tells BBC Sport. He has these flashes of that type of passing which is why I don't have any real problem keeping long passing where it is. For using this site, please activate JavaScript. From a technical central midfielder to an explosive winger, we now go to Adama Traoré. He rarely complains when he gets tripped or when his shoulder is put put of place by the opponent but just gets on it. Jiménez served as the outlet in the channel on the right looking to be the medium range outlet while Adama served at the long one who could go physically challenge with the CBs if the ball was played into space and go shoulder to shoulder with them or run in behind from a flick on from Jiménez. As a Liverpool fan the away game at Wolves has been the only game i was genuinely concerned that we would loose so far this season. The only people I had struggled with on a totally different level were Theo Walcott, Gabby Agbonlahor and Aaron Lennon. 1 1 1. It materialised in the form of a club record £18m transfer to Wolves in August 2018. Adama Traoré Check out the stats and related news of Wolverhampton Wanderers player Adama Traoré at FotMob.com. This is how Adama Traore became "unplayable". Only Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha, with 123, is even in three figures. Adama Traoré, 24, from Spain Wolverhampton Wanderers, since 2018 Right Winger Market value: £31.50m * Jan 25, 1996 in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain City boss Pep Guardiola has likened him to a motorcycle such is the difficulty opponents have in stopping him and, following. Jan 25, 1996 (24). From the skinny kid who shone too seldom at Barcelona, to the muscular speedster finally delivering with Wolves. Date of birth/Age: Personally the consistency from strictly the eye test without Wyscout or something more to help seemed lower was all. 30.06.2022, Agent: His DA is more than 90. He then rarely got a look in under the Spaniard's successor, Garry Monk, before he too was sacked, 23 games into the following Championship season. Assa Traoré, seen here at a rally in Paris on June 13th, has become an animating force of resistance to police violence in France since the death of her brother, Adama, in 2016. He drew what felt like was 10+ fouls. he is really a great athlete, he runs like a train, unfortunately he lacks the finish, For me Adama should not have so many stats in red, although in body balance and speed he stands out, he is still not an elite player and he is not so regular as to have those stats. He reminds me a lot of Antonio Valencia, a traditional winger who using his speed, strength and right foot to take down the left-back. While he isn’t the typical La Masía product, his immense quality is undeniable. Date: Jul 1, 2013 : 13/14: Jul 1, 2013: FC Bar: Barça U19: Barça : FC Barcelona B: £180Th.- "I don't think anyone can handle that raw pace," says Richards. Campbell advised him not to run at full speed, to dial it back to 70% to give himself time to decide what to do next and greater options to choose from. "When you have someone of that talent you just give him the ball.". Joined: 2013 Aug 23 , 19:59 Has thanked: 6 times Been thanked: 8 times. Traore was a menace, unplayable, every time he got the ball he looked a threat. Note: the number of club matches may be incomplete. No-one I had faced had really out-paced me. Richards and his team-mates soon discovered what everyone at Barca already knew - here was a potential world-beater undermined by notable flaws. Jun 28, 1995 (25), Place of birth: Exhibit A: the viral clip from Pulis' first game in charge, at home to Villa on 30 December 2017, in which Rushian Hepburn-Murphy breaks away down the right and appears uncatchable until Traore appears into shot, moving as if on fast-forward to motor past the increasingly deflated young winger and collect the ball with 10 yards to spare. Picking him every week, encouraging him every week, even when he did things that weren't brilliant, helped him.