Who said I was comparing the two?I want what you're having, you are comparing Traore and Modric
I was pointing out that there's more to football than goals and assists stats.
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I was pointing out that there's more to football than goals and assists stats.
winks is a god then
Michael Carrick wasn't considered to be a forward or winger.
Come on, you know you want the baby oiled assassin.
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Well - funny you should say that. How many years did the stat police support Winks because he had a 97% passing accuracy? It's only recently they figured out all 97% were 5 yards and backwards. Stats - they don't tell you the full story.
But he was still questioned for his lack of goal inputs back then. The likes of Jenas scored more and was involved in more. (yet he got stick all the time too)
Fans just don't understand what a player is, or isn't adding sometimes if it's not written in a basic stat for them.
So we want players with poor stats?
We want players who can add something to the team, whether there is a stat for that or not.
Stats are important for attackers, you need some players to be productive. But there are players out there who enable the productive players to do their thing. Adama has the potential to be that kind of player imo, the same way Moussa Dembele let Eriksen, Alli & co do theirs.
Although I do think he will get assists if we sign him.
Although I do think he will get assists if we sign him.
I think what Adama adds to a team is drive in bursts.
Statistically I doubt his crossing will add much more than Royal but he does give defenders problems due to his dribbling strength,
So we could agree that Adama will add umph.
edit I mean oomph.
Exactly, What he'll also do is push the whole team further up the pitch. We will be playing in the opposition half more often which gives us more chance of scoring than if we're sat deep in our half and keep giving the ball away when we try to get out.
He's a bit like an Ox, driving forward well but once he gets to where he's going it seems to go pear shaped more often than not, so Conte is going to have to find a way of making his driving runs more useful.
Maybe get up the field and play a simple pass sideways, Or get Lucas to support him.
You've seen his finishing, right?
A marauding wing back at best... But as for the end product, I'd LOVE to be proved wrong, but right now, he just don't got it!
We are but the club should be able to sign multiple players at once particularly if the rumours we are selling 3/4 this month. If Conte wants Traore running the wing and someone like Brozovic or Neves in the midfield can we not go for both.
Getting Traore for wing back should not prohibit getting a good midfielder, striker or defender if we are ‘’backing Conte’’.
With Levy in charge probably not.
Can we not dream the dream
