‘We’re building a player’ – the transformation of Wolves’ Adama Traoré

12 September 2019 02:49
Former Barcelona winger has added nous to his speed and trickery after being moulded into a raiding wing-back by NunoAdama Traoré made his Barcelona league debut at the age of 17 by coming on a substitute for Neymar. That was nearly six years ago. Since then he has been best appreciated as a kind of rodeo act: enjoy the thrilling ride, just do not expect a dignified finish. But now Traoré is bucking that trend and showing signs of becoming a player who is as efficient as he is exciting. There is no one else like him in the Premier League.Wolves had no one like the current him last season even though they signed Traoré from Middlesbrough for £18m in August 2018. That, you see, was Traoré the Frustrating Winger, as opposed to the player unleashed this season: Traoré the Sharp Wing-Back. Related: Adama Traoré: ‘I am self-critical, I need to do better in the final third’ The way he took the team up, the way he created, unbalanced the opponents, he can do all this and other things Related: Lionel Messi admits he 'would have loved' Neymar to return to Barcelona Continue readingreadfullarticle

Source: TheGuardian