Adama Traore scored twice in a win over Manchester City.
He is a motorcycle. It is almost impossible. Nobody can handle this pace.
When a manager says that about a player, you know they are special talent.
That is how the Manchester City boss described Adama Traore after seeing him score against his side for the third time this season.
Traore hit a double against City in a 2-0 win at the Etihad Stadium and again in a 3-2 win at the Wolves, but City couldn't handle his strength and speed.
There were two memorable displays in a campaign where Traore was at his peak. He had nine assists and four goals and was expected to be worth £70m.
He has yet to register a goal or assist in 17 games this season.
With 18 months left on his contract and the January transfer window looming, could Wolves be tempted to cash in on the winger, or does he still have a future at Wolves?
Traore has changed as a player.
Traore was derided for his poor finishing and crossing for much of his career. He failed to impress at Villa after joining them from Barcelona, and he also failed to impress in the league with his new team, Middlesbrough.
Three years ago, Wolves signed the then 22-year-old for £18m after he improved in the Championship.
Traore struggled again but a combination of hard work on the training pitch and careful management by Nuno Espirito Santo resulted in his impressive season.
Traore seems to have gone backwards rather than kicking on. He didn't provide a goal or assist until March and hasn't made an impact this term.
His form has seen him increasingly utilized off the bench under current Wolves boss Bruno Lage, but even when he starts he is struggling to exert influence - against Manchester City last Saturday he had fewer touches than goalkeeper Jose Sa.
Traore could be changing as a player. He came on for the injured Hwang Hee-chan in the win at the Seagulls, and caught the attention of the crowd with his pressing and overall team play.
He is divisive as a player, with some fans praising him for his hard work and others frustrated that he failed to contribute with a goal or assist, with a look on social media after the Seagulls victory showing how.
Lage said last month that he wanted Adama to be more consistent.
"Adama is a player who can do something special when he has the ball, but I want more from him during the game, not just when he has the ball."
Is anything different at Wolves?
Traore is playing under a different manager than the one who got the best out of him two seasons ago, and Wolves are providing less of an attacking threat overall.
Wolves were the seventh highest scoring team in the league after 17 games with 24 goals, but they have managed just 13 so far this season. Only the bottom of the table has scored less.
Russ Cockburn is a Wolves fan who follows his team home and away.
If you only have one or two players to pick out in the box, then your crosses have to be perfect.
At Wolves, Adama Traore and Raul Jimenez have developed a strong understanding.
Three seasons ago Traore shared an incredible on-pitch chemistry with another player. The Mexican set up three of Traore's four goals and the Spain international set up seven of Jimenez's 17 goals.
Traore's form was badly affected by the absence of Jimenez for much of last season with a head injury and while he is back scoring, the pair are yet to rediscover their chemistry.
"He was starting to click under Nuno before Covid and Raul's injury," said lifelong Wolves supporter.
That was important when Nuno lost his job. When Nuno left, you could see a change in Adama, he needs an arm around the shoulder.
He doesn't fit Lage's system. He looks lost when we don't have the ball.
What will the future hold?
Traore is a player who gets fans off their feet, with part of the excitement due to being not entirely certain what he will do, but the goals and end product may be lacking.
Most teams will always be interested in a player of his caliber because of his unpredictability and excellent season in which he showed how devastating he can be.
Is it time for Traore to move on? Does he still have something for Wolves?
"I wouldn't sell him to a supporter who wanted to sell him," says Cockburn.
If he does kick on in the second part of the season, it is almost worth the risk.
Roberts thinks that many Wolves fans would bite their hand off if someone offered 30 million dollars.
He needs to move because he is not in the Spain squad and he wants to go to the World Cup. I don't think his head is in the right place.
Traore divides opinion.
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