Mole_Toonfan Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Not getting the hype around the lad. Always plays as an AM or Winger when I see him play. What hype? we are happy that we are getting a midfielder how can actually get the ball into forward areas and score himself considering all our CMs are borderline trash offensively. That's all, i don't see the hype you seem to think is there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Could we play Diame and Shelvey together? Do we really need a dedicated holding player? In the championship probably not. We're going to be the big fish here so it's more likely the onus will be on us to break teams down who are sitting deep. I hope we're also looking to bring in someone with a bit of creativity in the middle. Leicester just won the top league without one, personally i'm sick of seeing DM/AM needed etc, why can't it just be a central midfielder who does the lot, like Leicesters two did. Not many teams worldwide have a player like Kante Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Could we play Diame and Shelvey together? Do we really need a dedicated holding player? In the championship probably not. We're going to be the big fish here so it's more likely the onus will be on us to break teams down who are sitting deep. I hope we're also looking to bring in someone with a bit of creativity in the middle. Leicester just won the top league without one, personally i'm sick of seeing DM/AM needed etc, why can't it just be a central midfielder who does the lot, like Leicesters two did. Yeah but the point is both Drinkwater and Kante can play defensive midfield Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Not getting the hype around the lad. Always plays as an AM or Winger when I see him play. What hype? we are happy that we are getting a midfielder how can actually get the ball into forward areas and score himself considering all our CMs are borderline trash offensively. That's all, i don't see the hype you seem to think is there. Haven't seen him play as a CM in years. Looks like a Moussa replacement to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Considering both Moussa and Wijnaldum were part of the reason the team was so imbalanced ( playing on the wings constantly) he can be a Sissoko replacement and also play as a CM, the two things are not mutually exclusive to one another. In fact it's most likely the team will be set up so differently because of how imbalanced the team was that like for like replacements probably don't actually exist. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubestationatmidnight Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 We barely scored a goal away from home last season due to having no play maker and we still haven't got one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 We played our best stuff by far in the Championship last time without a DM. There's no need for one. Ridiculous thing to say tbh, not many clubs in world football play without a DM.They will be times went Rafa will play two defensive midfielders and rightly so Well that's a load of shit imo but it doesn't challenge what I said about the Championship one bit anyway. We played Guthrie and Nolan 2nd half of the season and tore the league to pieces. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Seems he's not going anywhere in a hurry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 We played our best stuff by far in the Championship last time without a DM. There's no need for one. Ridiculous thing to say tbh, not many clubs in world football play without a DM.They will be times went Rafa will play two defensive midfielders and rightly so Well that's a load of shit imo but it doesn't challenge what I said about the Championship one bit anyway. We played Guthrie and Nolan 2nd half of the season and tore the league to pieces. this is what i've been saying, personally think we need more athleticism & physicality in there than fucking colback offers but beyond that i see enough creativity from the likes of aarons, ritchie, perez, gayle, shelvey etc. to be more than enough for this league and certainly a permanent sitting DM isn't needed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Rafa will we want to play with a defensive midfielder, that's the way he plays. Pretty much every club in the league will be doing so too. There will be times, where we will need to get men behind the ball and defend as a unit Especially away from home Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
morla84 Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Another player dropping a division to join us, breath of fresh air getting players who want to be here rather than seeing us as a stepping stone Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Diame has a court appearance tomorrow according to BBC Humberside Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Diame has a court appearance tomorrow according to BBC Humberside Murder? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElDiablo Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 All in the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Another player dropping a division to join us, breath of fresh air getting players who want to be here rather than seeing us as a stepping stone Love when a player sees the bigger picture + Rafa + being here to part of the project. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Seems he's not going anywhere in a hurry. He'll feel right at home in our midfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Diame has a court appearance tomorrow according to BBC Humberside There's also people claiming to of checked the court records claiming he isn't! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Seems he's not going anywhere in a hurry. He'll feel right at home in our midfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_F Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Up here now according to Caulkin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Diame what a pickle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altamullan Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Diame with: Hayden, Lascelles, Hanley, Clark, Gamez, Janmaat, Ritchie, Mitrovic... We're not getting pushed around in the Championship like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Probably one of our best signings of the summer if it comes off. Sissoko's replacement at an excellent fee, Diame is a good player and wouldn't be out of place in the Premier League nevermind the Championship. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sho Time Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Probably one of our best signings of the summer if it comes off. Sissoko's replacement at an excellent fee, Diame is a good player and wouldn't be out of place in the Premier League nevermind the Championship. Not a chance he's anywhere near good enough to be a replacement for Sissoko. A stop-gap for this league if he leaves but he's not at Sissoko's level by a canny distance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Not going to get into talk of him being better than Sissoko, but I can guarantee he will produce more for the team, and be more appreciated by the fans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mighty__mag Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Probably one of our best signings of the summer if it comes off. Sissoko's replacement at an excellent fee, Diame is a good player and wouldn't be out of place in the Premier League nevermind the Championship. Not a chance he's anywhere near good enough to be a replacement for Sissoko. A stop-gap for this league if he leaves but he's not at Sissoko's level by a canny distance. Sissoko's level, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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