Fulham's Adama Traore explains advice Pep Guardiola gave him after costly Man City misses
Pep Guardiola approached Adama Traore to offer him some advice after Manchester City's 3-2 win over Fulham and the winger has now opened up about the post-match chat
by Matthew Cooper · The MirrorAdama Traore has revealed Pep Guardiola have him some finishing advice after Fulham were beaten 3-2 by Manchester City last weekend.
City survived a scare thanks to a brace from Mateo Kovacic and a goal from Jeremy Doku, with Andreas Pereira and Rodrigo Muniz on target for Fulham. However, things could have been different if Traore had been more clinical in front of goal, with the pacy winger missing three one-on-one chances.
After the final whistle, Guardiola made a point of approaching Traore and offering him some tips. And when asked about his post-game chat with Guardiola, Traore told El Larguero: "I've known him for a few years, but it's always appreciated.
"He is the best coach in the world, without a doubt. After the game he came up to me to tell it was a good game, he gave me some pointers on how to finish the chances I had against them.
"I met him at Barca. When I arrived at Aston Villa I also had a call with him and he has always been friendly." Guardiola was also full of praise for Traore when asked about his performance in his post-match press conference.
"Adama, he's unstoppable that game," Guardiola said. "We couldn't control when he had the ball. You have to defend in your 18-yard box." However, former Premier League strikers Ian Wright and Michael Owen were more critical in their assessment.
"You know something, it's really frustrating, but we've known him for many, many years now, and what he's capable of doing," Wright told Premier League Productions. "It's a simple finish, just lift it over the legs, just a dink touch. All you've got to do is show a bit of composure.
"The ball's under his feet, he tries to finish with his left foot but there's no space for the place where he's actually trying to place that ball, that's got to be one where you whip it around the keeper. He's a frustrating player to watch."
Owen added: "Listen, with all due respect, if he could finish he'd still be at Barcelona, or at Real Madrid or Manchester City because he's got attributes that you just can't give. I mean the pace of him… against Kyle Walker, incredible. As I say, if he had an end product he wouldn't be playing for Fulham, with all due respect."
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