Foluwashola Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Most Hull forums said he was inconsistent but when he was on his game he was a cut above. Think only the a Brighton game he's looked close to being a cut above He's had his moments in every game like, he's just inconsistent. Hence him playing in the Championship. He hasn't had any meaningful moments for what feels like a good while now tbf. Rafa needs to give him a slap or drop him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Lazy comparison I know, but looked very Sissoko tonight. No fight. Just to add to the lazy comparison theme. I thought in the last two games, he has looked like the worst parts of Shola and Sissoko combined. Seems to have a decent amount of skill. But his feet seem too slow to make it work and he loses the ball on a regular basis. Shola. He runs into blind alleys and tries to bundle the ball past players. Sissoko. I was only watching on that live crowd feed, that got taken down towards the end of the game. So a bit hard to judge too much last night. But he doesn't appear to be getting any better and seems to almost always make the wrong decision. Takes an age to do anything and always wants an extra touch or three. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 I'd compare him to Wijnaldum moreso than Sissoko Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Can we only compare his playing style to any of our former black players? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 I still see him as an asset, he does provide some quality through balls at times and can make things happen. Probably needs to be left out of the odd game until he buys into the philosophy of running for 90 mins. Not sure if he's lazy or just has a laid back style. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Can we only compare his playing style to any of our former black players? I compared him to Wijnaldum because he's playing as a number 10 yet he seems happy to not get involved in the play at all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elma Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 My biggest complaint was against Villa - after putting decent pressure on the centre-half to the extent that Gayle was able to nip in and take the ball, he just stood and watched the 1 on 1. I was expecting a Rafa-drilled player to bust a gut to get alongside. Even if he were a yard or two back his presence would have made Gayle's job easier in that the keeper couldn't force Gayle wide whilst also covering off the square ball for a tap in. In the end Gayle hit Gollini but I thought it was just lazy from Diame. Am happy to give a player time to settle, but was disappointed in that. Suspect Rafa will rotate him out at the weekend, or soon if he doesn't improve. It's not like we don't have options. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 My biggest complaint was against Villa - after putting decent pressure on the centre-half to the extent that Gayle was able to nip in and take the ball, he just stood and watched the 1 on 1. I was expecting a Rafa-drilled player to bust a gut to get alongside. Even if he were a yard or two back his presence would have made Gayle's job easier in that the keeper couldn't force Gayle wide whilst also covering off the square ball for a tap in. In the end Gayle hit Gollini but I thought it was just lazy from Diame. Am happy to give a player time to settle, but was disappointed in that. Suspect Rafa will rotate him out at the weekend, or soon if he doesn't improve. It's not like we don't have options. Maybe Rafa thought he could improve those aspects of his game, he's done that with quite a few others. It depends if Diame is capable of learning, if not Rafa will peddle him in the summer. He probably will anyway, a lot of the signings have clearly been bought with the championship in mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sho Time Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Can we only compare his playing style to any of our former black players? Well he's no Rob Lee. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dabe Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 From what I've seen he is generally inconsistent and would frustrate as much as he amazes. Also, he has and can play deeper, MC not DM, too but hasn't exactly shown a propensity for it this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Can we only compare his playing style to any of our former black players? I couldn't think of any tall white players, with a similarly infuriating style. But I take your point Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 He's nowt like Sissoko. Who to his credit is always involved in the game. But big, black and African I guess. Always grounds for a comparison. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sho Time Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 He's nowt like Sissoko. Who to his credit is always involved in the game. But big, black and African I guess. Always grounds for a comparison. Whey, you'd expect the 2 to go hand in hand, like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Can we only compare his playing style to any of our former black players? Reads the news like Moira Stewart too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Can we only compare his playing style to any of our former black players? I couldn't think of any tall white players, with a similarly infuriating style. But I take your point fellaini playing as a number 10 might not be a million miles off, not white though obvs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 He does the bundling through players thing that Sissoko does and they have a similar style. It's nowt to do with race ffs, no one's saying he's similar to every other black player that's tenuously similar are they? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 He is similar to Sissoko in the fact that he tries to try and run through people. He's a bit slower than Sissoko. He's had a few good moments, but has been pretty poor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sho Time Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 He does the bundling through players thing that Sissoko does and they have a similar style. It's nowt to do with race ffs, no one's saying he's similar to every other black player that's tenuously similar are they? And it's the player that he came in to replace he's black. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujpest doza Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 He's nowt like Sissoko. Who to his credit is always involved in the game. But big, black and African I guess. Always grounds for a comparison. Whey, you'd expect the 2 to go hand in hand, like. Alan Donald is big white and African like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raconteur Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 He's nowt like Sissoko. Who to his credit is always involved in the game. But big, black and African I guess. Always grounds for a comparison. Whey, you'd expect the 2 to go hand in hand, like. 5 million white South Africans say hello Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
afar Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Whatever you think about his similarities to Sissoko, the fact is he was brought in to replace the man. I know Sissoko was still here when we purchased Diame, but it was clear Sissoko would go and Diame was seen as the replacement. Therefore you have to compare the two and to be frank from what I've seen of Diame, he's not fit to tie Sissoko's laces or Gini's for that matter. It's leaving a hole in our team right now, the simple solution is to go with two up top. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Cacapa infused with Lua Lua. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 He reminds me of Rob Earnshaw, what with them both being black. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 He reminds me of Rob Earnshaw, what with them both being black. This made me Google Earnshaw and you forget how incredibly ugly he was when he first came on the scene. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sho Time Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 If there was a white person comparison to be made I'd compare him with Alan Barnes - ability and mentality-wise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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