Adama Traore

[chas vs dave]

He was the only threat against us in the home game last season.

I was also at Molineux when we won 2-1. He was unplayable that day. The team took turns taking him out.

My only concern is that he is massively inconsistent. Although you could throw that accusation at Moura and Bergwijn.

 

[tottenhamlad]

I think he's an amazing player. Has torn us apart a fair few times.

 

[dontcallme]

We're not paying circa £40m for Gil to be in the u23's.

LOL, that'll teach me to use the Sky Sports site for our squad.

All right I forgot him. Do you want to break me down? See me cry?

 

[M.I.B.]

He was the only threat against us in the home game last season.

I was also at Molineux when we won 2-1. He was unplayable that day. The team took turns taking him out.

My only concern is that he is massively inconsistent. Although you could throw that accusation at Moura and Bergwijn. Tottenham

FYP

 

[tiger666]

Swap Bergwijn for Traore.

I think Bergwijn is rubbish. I wouldn't swap him for this donkey.

 

[barry]

Some snobbery going on in here ! If played correctly he can be very affective! I remember verts saying he is basically unplayable. Scares defences opens space for others, I’d take him

This. He has unbelievably pace and strength, plus very decent ball control. Someone like that is always useful.

 

[Stamford]

I don't want him for the price but he's far better than being made out

 

[ToDarrenIsToDo]

Son Kane Traore

Backup - Gil Vlahovic Bergwijn/ Lucas

Let’s be honest that’s got danger written all over the place

 

[Spurrific]

"Awful" is vastly overstating it. Wolves were a mess last season having lost Jota and Jimenez and none of their players made a decent return of goals and assists. These are his dribbling stats:



He's certainly mediocre in many respects but he does one thing exceptionally well, progress the ball up the pitch with it at his feet, and it happens to be something that's incredibly useful for a counterattacking setup. I'd never in a million years want him to be a mainstay in a possession-oriented side but he's got his uses.

I disagree. He encapsulates exactly the sort of player we need to steer well clear off. Nuno is apparently not setting us up like he did Wolves - which is good, because they were drab and ineffective by the end of his time there. Losing Jimenéz and Jota obviously didn’t help, but Neto seemed to still manage to look like an actual footballer in their absence.

Adama is a good dribbler and fast, as you’ve said, but that is genuinely it - more of his crosses end up in the crowd than in the box, his shooting is almost Sunday League standard, and I say almost because he’s not quite there yet.

I’m not saying you’re a MOTD judge of player at all, but he is the epitome of a MOTD player - one flash of something semi-decent a game surrounded by 89 minutes of doing absolutely nothing. Spurs fans probably rate him because that one admittedly good game he had against us a couple seasons ago, in the middle of his purple patch, but that form is well over and he’s back to playing like the guy that ended up in the Championship with Middlesbrough again.

He isn’t good for anything we’d want to achieve, and I’m certain this link is nothing, because I don’t believe Paratici would be interested in him. He averages a goal in over every 10 games and an assist every 5 games and that’s with one season in the Championship and two in the Spanish second division - hardly the danger man some of us are apparently underrating.

 

[Neon_Knight_]

Traore seems to get a lot of praise from the media/pundits for a 25-year-old winger who only got 2 goals & 3 assists in 37 PL games last season. If that level of productivity is worth £45m, Bergwijn (younger and has 4 goals & 5 assists in 35 PL games) must be worth £80-90m. ?

 

[Pistols At Dawn]

Son Kane Traore

Backup - Gil Vlahovic Bergwijn/ Lucas

Let’s be honest that’s got danger written all over the place

Kane
Son - Dele - Traore
Ndombele - PEH

WOWWWW

 

[Nine while nine]

What I want

1) Spurs not to buy Traore
2) Traore to start for Wolves against us on 22 August
3) Our disorganised defence to initially struggle against him
4) Until Romero steps across, takes him out and Traore goes off injured

Then, the following day, the headline can read:

It wasn't the hairbrains. It was Cuti killed the Greased.

?????????

 

[hughy]

Kane
Son - Dele - Traore
Ndombele - PEH

WOWWWW

Any team in the top 10 would tear that midfield to shreds.

 

[Neon_Knight_]

"Awful" is vastly overstating it. Wolves were a mess last season having lost Jota and Jimenez and none of their players made a decent return of goals and assists.

While he may not be an "awful" player, he certainly would be awful signing for any team with top 4 aspirations...even if a staggering £45m fee wasn't being bandied about.

Moura, Bergwijn & Dele all have higher productivity than him - despite two of the three constantly being criticised by our fans for not contributing enough goals and assists. Replacing any of them with Traore would reduce our offensive potency (i.e. weaken us).

 

[Neon_Knight_]

Son Kane Traore

Backup - Gil Vlahovic Bergwijn/ Lucas

Let’s be honest that’s got danger written all over the place

All of your "backups" are better than Traore.

 

[JayB]

I disagree. He encapsulates exactly the sort of player we need to steer well clear off. Nuno is apparently not setting us up like he did Wolves - which is good, because they were drab and ineffective by the end of his time there. Losing Jimenéz and Jota obviously didn’t help, but Neto seemed to still manage to look like an actual footballer in their absence.

Adama is a good dribbler and fast, as you’ve said, but that is genuinely it - more of his crosses end up in the crowd than in the box, his shooting is almost Sunday League standard, and I say almost because he’s not quite there yet.

I’m not saying you’re a MOTD judge of player at all, but he is the epitome of a MOTD player - one flash of something semi-decent a game surrounded by 89 minutes of doing absolutely nothing. Spurs fans probably rate him because that one admittedly good game he had against us a couple seasons ago, in the middle of his purple patch, but that form is well over and he’s back to playing like the guy that ended up in the Championship with Middlesbrough again.

He isn’t good for anything we’d want to achieve, and I’m certain this link is nothing, because I don’t believe Paratici would be interested in him. He averages a goal in over every 10 games and an assist every 5 games and that’s with one season in the Championship and two in the Spanish second division - hardly the danger man some of us are apparently underrating.

His use is not in direct goal contributions but in dragging the opposition out of its shape and opening up space for others. You’re right that he’s got one trick (and that it isn’t scoring or assisting goals), what I’m saying is that it’s a useful trick in a particular context.

I’ve barely watched any preseason at all and if it’s true that Nuno isn’t setting us up on the counter then this would be a totally pointless transfer. If the link turns out to be genuine it will only be because Nuno himself wants it (and would probably indicate that we will be countering more than the early preseason matches might indicate).

 

[spursfan77]

Think Traore is being underrated a bit here. He's one of the most press-resistant players in the world and is devastating on the counter. He'd open up loads of space for Son and Kane (or whoever replaces Kane). A frustrating player, yes, but his end product has improved steadily throughout his career and he's still likely years away from his peak. I wouldn't want us to shell out 45m for him but I wouldn't be opposed to us signing him at a more modest fee.

Getting rid of Sissoko and replacing him with another athlete rather than a footballer would be so spurs. Fortunately I reckon Paratici will have different ideas.

 

[Russ1201]

Some snobbery going on in here ! If played correctly he can be very affective! I remember verts saying he is basically unplayable. Scares defences opens space for others, I’d take him

I prefer moura over him and probably Bergwijn to, decent player tho.

 

[septicsac]

Exactly what we do not need, another winger who does not score enough goals and for all his good games he is massively inconsistent.

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

He's a bloody good and very dangerous footballer who's pace will threaten any defence and largely mean they will double up on him or create space for others, however you want to put it, he's a threat. And that's not to mention his strength.

His main problem is consistency and there's the issue. We have (or had last season) many very good footballers who aren't consistent. Do we really need another one.

So would I like us to sign him? Probably not, if Nuno couldn't get a consistent tune out of him at Wolves then I don't see how he'll do it here, maybe having better players around him will help, but some of those alongside him at Wolves weren't too shabby. But if we do sign him, then we have a better player than a lot of people give him credit for. IMO.

Overall it's a nay from me. There are a couple of others i'd try for first.