Adama Traore shares the reason why he put oil on his arms.
Adama Traore, “If you put oil, it’s impossible for them to grab me especially if I’m moving”.
Former Wolves winger, Adama Traore shared the reason why he always put oil on his arms before football matches, as he is known for his directness to beat the opponents with his high pace and physicality. Adama Traoré: “If you put on the oil, it’s impossible for them to grab me, especially if I’m moving.”
“Everyone knows now but it doesn’t matter. It’s important for me because players have to use another tactic. Now I have the oil on my arm, I can slip away.”
“Opponents were grabbing my arm for me not to move, pulling my shoulder.”
“In the first game it was very funny because many players grabbed my arm and they couldn’t catch me. They were asking, ‘What happened?’ and I kept saying I don’t know!”
The Fulham winger is known for his pace to beat of the wingback, but he have always been criticized for his end product on the ball. Adama left Wolves for Fulham in the summer as a free agent, but is yet nail a starting position in the Fulham first eleven.