Che Adams’ goal at Hellas Verona last weekend sent Torino soaring to the summit of Serie A.
It is only five games in but it is fair to say things couldn’t have gone much better for the Scotland star. He already has three goals, after he netted again in midweek against Empoli in the Coppa Italia. Adams has quickly made a name for himself as he in the footsteps of another famous Scottish striker in Denis Law, who made the move to Torino in the 1960s.
Adams said: “We are top of the league at the moment. “To continue at that level will be very hard. I am just hoping we can do as well as we can. “It will be a long season and hopefully we can continue to do well and keep in and around the top spots. The first aim was to get off to a good start and thankfully we have managed to do that. “It has been a case of so far, so good.”
The forward, who missed the last international games with a hip injury, is pleased to have hit the goal trail and is hoping to take it into next month’s Scotland double header, when they face Croatia and Portugal in the Nations League. He admitted: “It has been good to get amongst the goals.
“I am just hoping to keep it up now. It is still early in the season and in the short-term I want to keep that going and take my current form into the next Scotland camp. I just need to keep myself fit, get myself on the pitch and take the opportunities when they come. The games are very different in Italy. I am enjoying Serie A so far and long may that continue.”
Adams has his own personal and team ambitions. He wants to hit double figures in terms of goals and to push to get a crack at European football.
He confirmed: “As a striker, you want to score goals and to help the team do well. Double digit goals would be a good target to hit.
“As a collective, in terms of the team, I am hoping we can get in and around the European qualification spots. But we still have a long way to go and I am not getting ahead of myself.”
Torino are coached by former Rangers player Paolo Vanoli. Adams admitted he was attracted to the way he wants to play and feels it will benefit his game. Adams, who is learning Italian, confirmed: “The club is steeped in history.
“Torino is a really big team. Look what happened all those years ago when they had such a great team and the tragedy of what happened with the plane.
“There were a lot of different things. Experiencing a different culture and a different way of life. It is also different in terms of football.
“I spoke to the manager and he likes to play direct and through the strikers. That suits me down to the ground.
“A lot of our goals this season have been quite similar, where it goes into the striker and he leaves it and the other striker plays it on to the third man runner. That suits my game along with the fact he wants to play two strikers up front.”