Adama Traoré - GONE

[edgysatsuma89]

Reading his quotes in the Guardian article you can see why Barcelona moved him on.

He doesn't understand the Barcelona work ethic. If you see Barcelona lose the ball they work and work until they get it back. He was under the impression that this element of the game is for someone else. I don't think you will here the same thing from Barcelona's attacking players.

That article masked his attitude to his profession sound ridiculous. He only 'does his job' because the manager is banging on and on at him.

I enjoyed watching his odd run, but that little view into his mind set is enough to tell me we are well rid.

I saw the interview on tv and he basically said that. He said the wingers don't need to work that hard defensively at Barca. Has he seen them play?

[markeeeebeeee2005]

I haven't seen the TV interview, but if he thinks what he has said then he is on another planet.

Barcelona's attacking players work harder when they don't have the ball than when they have it. That is why they usually have the ball, apart from their fantastic passing.

[SoccerHQ]

I think he meant the B team.

[Dave]

I think he meant the B team.

I'd he did say it, that doesn't really make a difference though - they're taught to all play the same way from the youth team through to the first team.

It's not like the Barcelona B team play a "hoof it long to the winger who's got in behind" style.

[UK Redsox]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39695746

It is the age old question - who is better? Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo?

Well, there is one player who outshines them both... Middlesbrough's Adama Traore.

According to the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES), the 21-year-old Spanish winger is the best player in Europe - when it comes dribbling.

[KRS]

Perhaps the only bit worth quoting...

However, Traore's dribbling skills haven't made much of a difference to Boro. He has no goals and just one assist for the side currently second from bottom in the Premier League.

...says it all really.

[brontebilly]

Perhaps the only bit worth quoting...

However, Traore's dribbling skills haven't made much of a difference to Boro. He has no goals and just one assist for the side currently second from bottom in the Premier League.

...says it all really.

He got more than that for us last season!

Complete show pony. Guzan, Gestede, Traore, did Paddy Reilly make his way to Boro this season? Downing diabolical again while his home town team goes down.

[ldavfc4eva]

The true example of all fart and no shit

[LeeB]

The true example of all fart and no shit

Then he surely will end up at Spurs.

[paul_e]

He's 21 and has started 15 games and has been one of their better players in most of those games according to their forums (I had a quick look at a few of them).  He's a work in progress but if someone can get his delivery and/or finishing right his pace, power and dribbling are exceptional.  I watched a bit of their game against Swansea a few weeks back and he was a far better player than the one we saw cameos of last season so he is learning.

[frank black]

There's a player in there, just sort out his defending, awareness, passing, decision making, crossing and teamwork.

[kippaxvilla2]

We really have stitched Middlesvilla up good and proper with these deals (I thought it was a mistake selling Traore at the time but seems I was wrong).

[Hookeysmith]

Put him in the same category as Jordan Ayew.

Promised much and delivered fuck all.

Both guys will make a phenomenal living out of a game they rarely set alight

[Toronto Villa]

I suggested at the time of his departure that once Boro found themselves at the shit end of the table they'll want nothing to do with Traore. And so it has proved. Very much a luxury player and even then has very little to offer when he does actually play.

[LukeJames]

I thought it was strange at the time that Middlesbroughs tactic to stay up was to sign players from one of the Premier leagues weakest ever squads.