Wolves winning goal today started with him. That's what he would bring that nobody else seems to do.
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Transfers January 2022 - Transfer Window
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Capable of replacing his goals if given the right service, sure. But he won't get the same service here currently. He also doesn't have Kane's overall ability. He's also a mercenary. Soon upsets the apple cart wherever he goes.
Lamptey would be 2-3x the price and isn't exactly an end product machine himself.
Traore has played RWB in the past and I'm sure would be fine doing it again. He excels in many of the areas you need from that role, but has big deficiencies which let him down as a RF. If we sign him I don't see Conte viewing him as an attacking player at all.
He will be Conte's new 'Moses' if we get him. A RW/RM who struggles with end product but is physical and good in 1v1's. His job would simply be to provide the width, and he's got twice the ability in these areas that Moses did.
Lamptey is a natural there though. Traore isn't even if he has played there on occasions. Though I'd certainly prefer him to play there than as one of our front three.
But I just think signing him first before anyone else, considering what we're desperate for, would be extremely under-whelming unless we're getting him for little or swapping someone like Bergwijn or Alli for him.
For me we already have too many players lacking end product without adding another.
I think we'd be signing him first (if it happens .. no real serious indication it's on yet anyway!) just because of opportunism. He's running his contract down and we can get him on the cheap, so it's a punt on a player with ability who is similar to others Conte has moulded in to very useful players before.
If a genuine top attacker who provides goals/assists was available like that too, I'm sure we'd be all over it. Someone like Raphinha would be the dream, or a proper central midfielder. But in January we're limited really, and Traore appears gettable unlike others.
But hey .. it's the last I'll say on him until the transfer rumours develop.
Two of mine, actually. Same amount I disagrees with as regards toHeyBeech ...
........Says the creep who just randomly searched out and disagreed with 10 of my recent posts because I happened to disagree with one of his!
Beech
.Learn to count. Oh dear. I’ll leave you be now.
Can’t wait til we sign Traore.
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I actually feel a bit bad for him, and don't doubt he'd get back to being an above average PL full back if played every week in a manner that suits him. A return to Wolves (+some cash) and Traore coming the other way would be a good deal for all parties involved.
I agree about doc, but so far it’s just ITK’s no credible journalism on it. So I think it’s bullshit.
I don’t get why wolves would even want him back.
So our goals when scored start with nobody?
I never knew this, but it's fucking cool how we manage to do that isn't it!
We need players that can create pre pre pre pre assists.
Yeah, not convinced the Wolves part is true (though hey, it could be) but it's definitely obvious he's being pushed out the door as hard as possible; it's too soon to give up on Emerson but we're actively looking for a RWB, so logically...
Just didn't really work out for him here. Should have never bought him to play in 4 and by the time we switched to wingbacks his confidence was totally destroyed. He'll be fine elsewhere.
Perhaps they have no back-up and need #2.... The part I don't get from that tweet is "Doherty being told he's heading back to Wolves. Didn't go down well with him".....
As if he has no say in the matter and we just dumped him on their doorstep and said "laterz Matt".
"Now that it's out there" is one of those 'ITK' phrases that turns me ever so slightly homicidal.
It's a fact that we offered 3m cash plus Josh onomah for grealish.
1 assist all season. He’s all style and no substance