It’s fair to say Jesse Marsch knew what he was going to get from Tyler Adams when he arrived at Thorp Arch, fresh from his switch from RB Leipzig. The American head coach worked with Adams at New York Red Bulls, while the midfielder was just a teenager, before being reunited with him in Germany during his time in the Bundesliga.
The pair have developed a special bond over Adams’ short playing career so far and, as a result, Marsch knows Adams’ game inside and out. He knows how to motivate him, how he can play to his strengths and how he wants him to play in his system.
That system can be described as aggressive, entertaining, vigorous, intense, controlled, courageous, forceful and gritty and that same list of words can be used to sum up the 23-year-old’s style of play, too. Marsch encourages heavy metal football from his side and Adams is his chief head banger in the middle of the park.
