Amad Diallo (21) was unknown to the general public until now Manchester United-Liverpool last Sunday where the ‘red devils’ won in the 120th minute (4-3) with a goal from the Ivorian winger. He celebrated it ‘like Messi’ and committed a juvenile offence, as he didn’t remember he already had a yellow card and ended up getting sent off. But despite the few minutes he has had at the highest level, his talent is not seen every day and deserves to be nurtured and given continuity.
Who is Diallo and why is he so special?
The extreme is a bet for the future of Manchester Unitedwho did not hesitate to pay 20M in 2021 for a footballer who played only 5 games in the elite, in Atalanta. The reason is that their conditions are hard to find nowadays and they also adapt well to English football.
He is always accompanied by power, change of pace and dry dribbling. Acceleration is one of its strong points, but not the only one. His great virtue is striking with his left foot, with which he does evil and puts it where he wants it. He scored many goals by finding the long stick and clearing the pucks from the goal. Visualize, aim and shoot. When he does that, the goalkeepers have to cross their fingers that he doesn’t go in. He is upright, receptive and facing to find the advantage that allows him to search for the rival goal. Sometimes, aware that he attracts many rivals, he takes advantage of this to filter passes full of talent.
At United, as he acknowledged while on loan at Sunderland, he has yet to show what he is capable of: ‘‘I haven’t shown my talent at Manchester United yet, but hopefully I can come back next year and prove my talent. My dream is to play for United. “I love the club.”
Hero at Sunderland and slowly coming into rotation with Ten Hag
The 2023-2024 campaign did not start in the best way for him, as he injured his knee and did not reappear until the end of the year. Something added to the competition of Rashford, Garnacho and Antony hardly gave it continuity. A consistency he was able to enjoy last year at Sunderland, where he rose to prominence. In 40 games he scored 14 goals and gave away 3.
Now in recent weeks he is increasingly entering Ten Hag’s rotations and his desire is to succeed in the ‘theatre of dreams’ and lift the audience from their seats with the privileged left foot that he possesses.
Source: La Verdad
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