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Is this Adama Traore’s Barcelona now?

Are you not entertained?

I’m not just talking about the intensity and passion of this great Catalan rivalry.

I’m talking about Adama Traore, who is a one man show, and becoming the most valuable player for this iteration of Xavi’s Barca.

Wolves, for all their success and high quality football during Adama’s tenure, never got the most of him because they never built their tactics around him.

Xavi has done the opposite, instructing his right fullbacks to stay out of the way, clearing space for Adama to operate in isolation, knowing there’s not a defender in the world who can stop him mano a mano.