[quote author=kingjulian link=topic=42898.msg1361730#msg1361730 date=1310105350]
As Vlad, Rosco and a few others have mentioned, i like his attitude to keep himself fit so he is ready for the big step up.
To make it here, you must first want it....and all signs points to the belief that Adam really wants this. Pity you can't say the same about Joe Cole or Aquilani, they both seem to think they have already made it. It's a big surprise when they have two stunning examples of players who still demonstrate that Hunger after all these years right in front of them....i'm talking about Carra and Gerrard of course.
I think he might surprise us.
May i ask why no body seems to rate Adam's ability to shield the back 4? Alonso did that quite well, and Adam from what i have seen seems capable. May be his role will be to play that deep lying play-maker type role. In that case we can have Gerrard/Lucas and Meireles/Henderson along side him.
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By all means play him in the deep-lying playmaker role, but whatever you do, don't depend on him to shield the defence, because he's shit at it.