article_snippet.sent: Just over a year ago, Adam Johnson sat in a room with journalists at the Stadium of Light and talked about England and the forthcoming World Cup.
article_snippet.sent: Adam Johnson wasn’t sharing Adam Johnson opinion as a former international, but as one who genuinely hoped Adam Johnson exile was about to come to a deserved end.
article_snippet.sent: Adam Johnson — scorer of seven goals in as many matches for Sunderland —believed Adam Johnson was worthy of a recall, 21 months on from a five-minute cameo in Norway’s Ullevaal Stadium during a Euro 2012 warm-up friendly.
article_snippet.sent: Johnson, an England international, was considered a prospect for Roy Hodgson as recently as a year ago .
article_snippet.sent: At 26, was it plausible that Adam Johnson had rediscovered the fearless form many suspected Adam Johnson had left behind on Teesside when Adam Johnson quit Middlesbrough — the club who had expertly nurtured Adam Johnson — for Manchester City in a £7million deal four years earlier?
article_snippet.sent: For at the Etihad, amid the millionaires and the silverware, Adam Johnson may have become a richer man, but Adam Johnson emerged a poorer player.
article_snippet.sent: In February of last year, however, and on the eve of a Capital One Cup final against the club at which Adam Johnson career had stalled, Adam Johnson spoke of playing Adam Johnson
article_snippet.sent: ‘best ever football’ and wasn’t joking when Adam Johnson revealed summer holiday plans were on hold in the hope of adding to Adam Johnson 12 caps in Brazil.
article_snippet.sent: But Roy Hodgson was not aboard the ‘Adam Johnson for England’ bandwagon.
article_snippet.sent: Adam Johnson scored seven times in seven games during a run last season, and was still an England prospect .
article_snippet.sent: finished the season fighting relegation, Adam Johnson scoring just one goal in 16 matches as Adam Johnson form dipped.
article_snippet.sent: The eulogies which were written in the wake of Adam Johnson joyous January were, on reflection, a little premature.
article_snippet.sent: In fact, Adam Johnson’s form has never recovered.
article_snippet.sent: Five goals from 31 appearances this season may well make Adam Johnson Sunderland’s top scorer, but that masks what have been subdued and often sluggish performances, even if Adam Johnson remains their likeliest match-winner.
article_snippet.sent: Debuting at 17 for Middlesbrough, Adam Johnson was billed as ‘the next Stewart Downing’.
article_snippet.sent: Adam Johnson made a mockery of full backs and, indeed, those who had likened Adam Johnson to Downing, for it quickly became apparent that Adam Johnson had the potential to be better than Adam Johnson Boro team-mate.
article_snippet.sent: Adam Johnson has made three Premier League appearances under new boss Dick Advocaat (right) Ched Evans: Charged with rape in July 2011 but played for Sheffield United in September.
highlights_snippet.sent: Only a year ago Adam Johnson was still considered an England prospect .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The former Manchester City winger never fulfilled Adam Johnson potential .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Adam Johnson has shown flashes of Adam Johnson talent, but never been consistent .
  