If we sign Traore I guess we won't really need a striker as we could play Traore on either wing and Mo or Mane through the middle if needed.
Signing Adama would certainly open up a lot of options.
Agreed. It would be however a good thing if we could add striker with a bigger frame and a bit more talent in the air as it would compliment TAA (and hypothetically Traore) main weapon.
Of course I'm not saying we change the way we play and ditch Firmino. I just think its nice to also have a more traditional striker because there's some games where you need to pump in crosses and have a tall presence or two in the box in order to break a deadlock.
Also, one thing I think a lot of people noticed. Mo in a more central role behind the striker (sort of like an AM) is magic. The few times I've seen him drop low, take the ball and start something from a central position he had the required vision, that feeling that he's almost gliding across the pitch with the ball and that wand of a left foot that made him dish out some nice defense-carving passes. Just pointing this out bc this could essentially mean that we can play a 4-2-3-1 with Traore on as the RW. I could see Firmino, Mane and Salah almost free roaming between AM, LW and ST in this formation if we master it well.
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