Amad reminded Manchester United of his tremendous potential by scoring his second goal in as many games for Sunderland in the Championship on Wednesday night. Sunderland's win over Manchester United was their third straight.
Amad, who is now 20 years old, was acquired by United from Atalanta in a deal worth £37 million while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was still the manager of the club. However, Amad has appeared in only three Premier League games for United. In August, he moved to Sunderland on loan for the remainder of the season with the intention of establishing a name for himself in England.At the beginning of October, Sunderland manager Tony Mowbray demoted the Ivory Coast international to the reserves and told him he needs to shoot the ball more. Since then, the Ivory Coast player has been in a good run of form for Sunderland. It would appear that the seasoned manager's advice was extremely helpful in this situation.
On Wednesday night, Sunderland defeated Huddersfield 2-0 thanks to a goal scored by Amad in the 92nd minute of play in the match. Additionally, he scored in the team's 4-2 loss to Burnley on the 22nd of October. Even though the youngster has appeared in 11 games for Sunderland in the Championship, those are the only two goals he has scored.
There is a strong possibility that Amad will have an outstanding season in the Championship if he is able to maintain his current level of play and pay attention to the guidance that Mowbray provides. If the youngster can demonstrate his worth in the second division, Erik ten Hag will most likely include him in his plans for the following season.
After the match against Blackpool in October, in which neither team scored, Mowbray commented, "We need him [Amad] to shoot more." "It's something that I tell him each and every single day. It's almost as if he wants to score a brilliant perfect goal. He feints to shoot, sits somebody down, skips past the next one, faints to shoot and the goalie dives and he rolls it in the corner, and then we all go "wow."
"He is standing ten yards outside the box on his stronger left foot and is in the middle of the box. He only needs to drive that in, and then he will wait for the defender to catch up to him so that he can sidestep around him."Mowbray added: "It is imperative that he acquire knowledge, and we must keep informing him of this. Football is a game that requires a lot of practice and the development of good habits. He is on this journey with us, and his parent club probably has him out on loan because they need to teach the players that if you get a chance in a close game at the top level, you have to take it. He is with us because his parent club needs to teach the players that lesson.
He is a good finisher when he wants to be; he's just a bit reluctant to pull the trigger. "Not just look good, you have to be good. You're judged by the stats, the goals, and the assists. Not how many nutmegs or dribbles you have so he's a young boy learning his trade. I think it's good that he's out there trying to do the job."
