Adama Traore

[the yid]

Get reeeeaaaaaaally fed up now currently looking like same old shit

 

[mil1lion]

Yeah fair points but Richards was a big strong lad but not built like Traore, who looks like a body builder. Not sure it's a like for like comparison.

A quick search suggests Traore weighs 72kg. Not sure what Richards weighed for City but was 10kg heavier in his 30s than Traore is now. I think Traore's weight and stamina are very manageable.

 

[Fredo]

Looking like 1 max this window now smh lol

 

[WorthATry]

Looking like 1 max this window now smh lol

Based on what?

 

[newbie]

It’s not so simple. I’m no expert but pretty sure the bigger and more muscles you have, the more oxygen your cardio system requires to keep those muscles moving.

It’s why long distance runners are skinny as fuck and sprinters are muscled up and explosive. Look at how boxers stamina fades away when they are too heavy.

Traore at the size he is is never going to have the stamina to run up and down that flank all day, even 60 minutes will be a tough ask.

It’s a serious concern with Traore. The games I’ve seen him play for wolves, he is nowhere near the fitness required. He makes a run and then stands with his hands on his hips having a breather!

Pretty much every quality modern wing back in football is slender.

I’m sure the club must know what they are doing otherwise we wouldn’t be buying him. But then we signed Doherty and Ndombele so….you can’t always say the club knows what it’s doing.

i agree but have you watched rugby ?

 

[Rosco1984]

Based on what?

the need to constantly moan

 

[Finchyid]

Based on what?

Twitter meltdown and there is only 3 weeks left of the window

 

[Aphex]

Maybe we did our due diligence but Poch and Mourinho pushed for their signings so the club backed them?

Everyday I come on here and people go mental about Levy interfering in signings. When he doesn’t, and actually backs his manager, we then get complaints about not doing ‘due diligence’. You’ve got to laugh.

I haven't even mentioned Levy at all?!

Maybe, we never know who is to blame for the signings do we. It's always the biggest mystery, would love to be a fly on the wall to really know who was the one that really pushed for particular players.

 

[Aphex]

i agree but have you watched rugby ?

Yeah of course, I don't know how the demands of that sport compare to football.

 

[Fredo]

the need to constantly moan

No its not based on the need to moan, its based on watching Spurs be so inept in the transfer markets, especially when it really matters like rn, need a striker and some form of AM also (not forgetting Son's injured now too) yet we just seem to never have any urgency. I wouldn't put it past us at all if we were to sign Traore and that was it lol. This is all whilst forgetting the real need for 2 CB's and a RWB and a CM too

 

[JUSTINSIGNAL]

I haven't even mentioned Levy at all?!

Maybe, we never know who is to blame for the signings do we. It's always the biggest mystery, would love to be a fly on the wall to really know who was the one that really pushed for particular players.

This is not aimed at you specifically but you're on this forum enough to understand what I mean.

And I agree it would be interesting to know the approval process for signing players. I assume Hitchen/Paratici will present a number of options to the manager along with strengths, weaknesses, personality traits, testemonials etc... and then offer their personal recommendations.

However, i'm sure in many cases the managers ego comes into play. With someone like Ndombele for instance, I can imagine Poch thought he was young enough that he could mould him to be more professional and hard working. Even if he was warned about his history.

 

[Stoof]

I'm not sure. I agree with you that all signings are a risk, but we are talking about due diligence here. It was well known Ndombele had attitude problems, lazy and inconsistent.

Doherty, whoever scouted him surely could have seen how poor he is technically and physically. Or did they simply go off stats?

So I think there is no problem with questioning if we are doing our due diligence around Traore too with regards to his fitness. He's built like a boxer.

This line of posting always sounds like the poster knows better than the people doing the scouting/medical assessments/tactical analysis. I mean there could be some truth in it, you could very much be a tactical genius/physiotherapist/space cowboy.

But to me, there's just an underlying arrogance in this tone of "I know better"; it's what irks me.

EDIT:

Also - yes, there were concerns about Ndombele's attitude before he completely turned it around at Lyon and showed that he could cope with the modern game. Doherty was a solid and consistent performer that offered a threat from set-pieces (and an International too). Please stop rewriting history with half of the information!

 

[Trix]

Reece James is out on a long-term injury.

Chillwell is done for the year on the other side.

I think there are rumors of Azpilicueta going to Atletico

Needing a player who can play RWB, same as us.

Yeah....... thing I don't get about this line of thought is he's not a RB or even a RWB. Now I get Conte bringing him in to do this because he's got form for it, and has done it a number of times and it's almost integral to how his system is set up. Is TT known for doing similar?

I've not heard anything regarding Chelsea being in the mix fwiw.

 

[Stoof]

No its not based on the need to moan, its based on watching Spurs be so inept in the transfer markets, especially when it really matters like rn, need a striker and some form of AM also (not forgetting Son's injured now too) yet we just seem to never have any urgency. I wouldn't put it past us at all if we were to sign Traore and that was it lol. This is all whilst forgetting the real need for 2 CB's and a RWB and a CM too

So based on impatience then.

 

[Fredo]

So based on impatience then.

Tbf to me I haven't moaned at all this window, been pretty patient, you'd just like to expect when you're almost 2 weeks in to the window, got a NLD at weekend, Son injured, supposedly expected to get 3 in, you'd start to see some real activity by now, specifically Traore. I still believe we can do 3, just starting to get slightly frustrated and yeah maybe you can call me impatient a bit, I'd say its more about being worried than impatient though.

 

[stonecolddeanaustin]

Yeah of course, I don't know how the demands of that sport compare to football.

Absolutely nowhere near. Just googled it and the backs cover about 7km a match and most of that is whilst walking or jogging. You make an excellent point - he'll have to trim down significantly to last as a RWB for 90 minutes.

 

[Stoof]

Tbf to me I haven't moaned at all this window, been pretty patient, you'd just like to expect when you're almost 2 weeks in to the window, got a NLD at weekend, Son injured, supposedly expected to get 3 in, you'd start to see some real activity by now, specifically Traore. I still believe we can do 3, just starting to get slightly frustrated and yeah maybe you can call me impatient a bit, I'd say its more about being worried than impatient though.

I'm not going to be fair to you. You came in saying "it's only going to be one signing now". You've just said you still think we can do 3. So it is entirely impatience.

 

[Fredo]

I'm not going to be fair to you. You came in saying "it's only going to be one signing now". You've just said you still think we can do 3. So it is entirely impatience.

Silly comment I agree, sorry Dad.

 

[KirstyG]

It’s entirely possible that Chelsea in for Traore but equally I sometimes see it as an easy clickbaity type play by the papers/journos etc. They know we are rivals and that it’s been done before so it’s as easy win to get interest from the public, clicks, reads and comments.

 

[SpartanSpur]

Yeah....... thing I don't get about this line of thought is he's not a RB or even a RWB. Now I get Conte bringing him in to do this because he's got form for it, and has done it a number of times and it's almost integral to how his system is set up. Is TT known for doing similar?

I've not heard anything regarding Chelsea being in the mix fwiw.

James and Chilwell are two of their highest output players this season so I could see an argument for them trying someone attacking like Adama there, especially if they considered it a cheap deal. I think Trevoh Chalobah can cover there and should be fit again soon.