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Feb 23, 2019 22:04:40 GMT
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Feb 23, 2019 22:04:40 GMT
He said in his post match interview that he thought Diouf was more of a focal point than Afobe Yeah heard him mention that. Focal point - that's really worrying. He was focal but for all negative reasons today Yes mate his exact words
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2019 22:27:24 GMT
I agree "focal point" really must be the most ambiguous of all statements.
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Post by expectedtoulouse on Feb 24, 2019 1:03:05 GMT
Diouf is such an idle bastard sack of shite cunt, worse striker that I’ve ever seen down Stoke. Despite all of this he’s managed to score more goals in a Premier League season than anyone in the club’s history. Despite more than one family tragedy, he’s played in any position that the club has asked him and given his all. What an absolute cunt...
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Feb 24, 2019 1:07:35 GMT
Post by mattyd on Feb 24, 2019 1:07:35 GMT
Diouf is such an idle bastard sack of shite cunt, worse striker that I’ve ever seen down Stoke. Despite all of this he’s managed to score more goals in a Premier League season than anyone in the club’s history. Despite more than one family tragedy, he’s played in any position that the club has asked him and given his all. What an absolute cunt... What a shame he cant turn back the clock then, he was seriously wank today, and just didn't look interested.
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Post by expectedtoulouse on Feb 24, 2019 1:13:37 GMT
Diouf is such an idle bastard sack of shite cunt, worse striker that I’ve ever seen down Stoke. Despite all of this he’s managed to score more goals in a Premier League season than anyone in the club’s history. Despite more than one family tragedy, he’s played in any position that the club has asked him and given his all. What an absolute cunt... What a shame he cant turn back the clock then, he was seriously wank today, and just didn't look interested. Erm yeah how many times has he played this season? Did you see how many times he had to ask Jones the Joker what the hell the game plan was, set piece set up etc? Couple of times he made runs, the useless head bangers behind him dallied so long on the ball, by the time they’d finished gorming away and kicked the bag of wind, he was offside. Charlie is the only one capable of playing him in as his first thought is pass forward between the lines. But by all means, lets continue with the irrational hatred. If we had 11 players with the heart of Diouf then we wouldn’t be in this bastard league.
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Feb 24, 2019 1:27:30 GMT
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Post by hyaduck on Feb 24, 2019 1:27:30 GMT
What a shame he cant turn back the clock then, he was seriously wank today, and just didn't look interested. Erm yeah how many times has he played this season? Did you see how many times he had to ask Jones the Joker what the hell the game plan was, set piece set up etc? Couple of times he made runs, the useless head bangers behind him dallied so long on the ball, by the time they’d finished gorming away and kicked the bag of wind, he was offside. Charlie is the only one capable of playing him in as his first thought is pass forward between the lines. But by all means, lets continue with the irrational hatred. If we had 11 players with the heart of Diouf then we wouldn’t be in this bastard league.
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Feb 24, 2019 1:30:22 GMT
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Post by hyaduck on Feb 24, 2019 1:30:22 GMT
If we had eleven players with the heart of Diouf then we wouldn’t be in this league, too F##king right we wouldn’t, we’d be in the conference.
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Feb 24, 2019 5:41:21 GMT
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Post by kelw on Feb 24, 2019 5:41:21 GMT
I think those asking for him to be brought back yesterday well and truly got their answer. What an absolute pathetic performance he put in .
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2019 6:54:38 GMT
As dire as Diouf was today I really do have to question the managers judgement for bringing him on so early on with little recent training under his belt nor full match playing opportunities. Diouf was clearly out of his depth today, looked unfit, disinterested & couldn't even make successful passes to red & white shirted team mates.. Are we really that depleted or lacking in depth that Diouf was the answer to Vokes going off injured today..? If Jones did honestly see Diouf as the best addition to our forward line today I'm deeply concerned by his judgement & decision making. & likewise if he threw him on today knowing he was unfit & likely be off the pace & thought he'd show him up in view of his press comments this week, this is equally as concerning & could of proven costly. I know it's been mentioned before but the lack of reserve matches these days has got to hinder players coming back in to the fold. The difference between the training ground to u23 or reserve matches is huge. As is the step up from u23/Reserve to first team action.. Diouf was on a hiding to nothing today & I really can't work out why Jones put him in such a precarious position that evidently backfired. Jones had four choices when Vokes got injured. 1. Replace him with Afobe. 2. Replace him with Diouf. 3. Replace him with both. 4. Replace him with one of them with Bojan in behind. Options 3 and 4 would have meant a total change in shape very early on, which you just don't do as it chucks your entire preparation out of the window. If Jones had have done that he'd have been slated. Option 1 has been done to death and we know that Afobe just can't play the lone role whatsoever. If Jones had have done that we'd have had supporters reeling out the old Einstein insanity quote of "do the same thing over and over again and expect different results". He went with the only real valid and sensible option at the time. He was let down badly by a player who at the very least should have come out all guns blazing until he ran out of steam. What we got was a player who came on and didn't give a toss. All it's done is shown everyone that the manager now has even less options than he previously thought.
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Post by chuckrocky on Feb 24, 2019 8:10:40 GMT
What a shame he cant turn back the clock then, he was seriously wank today, and just didn't look interested. Erm yeah how many times has he played this season? Did you see how many times he had to ask Jones the Joker what the hell the game plan was, set piece set up etc? Couple of times he made runs, the useless head bangers behind him dallied so long on the ball, by the time they’d finished gorming away and kicked the bag of wind, he was offside. Charlie is the only one capable of playing him in as his first thought is pass forward between the lines. But by all means, lets continue with the irrational hatred. If we had 11 players with the heart of Diouf then we wouldn’t be in this bastard league. Doesn’t matter how many times he’s played this season, as a profession footballer he should be able to do the basics like bring a simple pass under control or dribble with the ball without falling over your own feet.
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Feb 24, 2019 8:17:34 GMT
If we had eleven players with the heart of Diouf then we wouldn’t be in this league, too F##king right we wouldn’t, we’d be in the conference. There wasn’t much of that ‘heart’ on evidence yesterday.
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Feb 24, 2019 8:45:16 GMT
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Post by zigazaga on Feb 24, 2019 8:45:16 GMT
Let's face it he's a clown and allways will be. Just clear him out in the summer and forget about him.
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Feb 24, 2019 8:54:17 GMT
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Post by thehoof on Feb 24, 2019 8:54:17 GMT
Erm yeah how many times has he played this season? Did you see how many times he had to ask Jones the Joker what the hell the game plan was, set piece set up etc? Couple of times he made runs, the useless head bangers behind him dallied so long on the ball, by the time they’d finished gorming away and kicked the bag of wind, he was offside. Charlie is the only one capable of playing him in as his first thought is pass forward between the lines. But by all means, lets continue with the irrational hatred. If we had 11 players with the heart of Diouf then we wouldn’t be in this bastard league. Doesn’t matter how many times he’s played this season, as a profession footballer he should be able to do the basics like bring a simple pass under control or dribble with the ball without falling over your own feet. Despite the fact that he’s undoubtedly a fine human being, he has never had the qualities that you have listed. I can appreciate that he is not match fit, but he’s not fit at all- and forgive me Diouf fans, but who was it who was saying play me this week- he didn’t seem to think that he needed time to bed in did he?
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Feb 24, 2019 9:16:48 GMT
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Post by chuckrocky on Feb 24, 2019 9:16:48 GMT
Doesn’t matter how many times he’s played this season, as a profession footballer he should be able to do the basics like bring a simple pass under control or dribble with the ball without falling over your own feet. Despite the fact that he’s undoubtedly a fine human being, he has never had the qualities that you have listed. I can appreciate that he is not match fit, but he’s not fit at all- and forgive me Diouf fans, but who was it who was saying play me this week- he didn’t seem to think that he needed time to bed in did he? I agree he’s always been technically very poor, but I thought yesterday he took it to another level.
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Feb 24, 2019 9:23:40 GMT
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Post by jarvinski on Feb 24, 2019 9:23:40 GMT
He should be in the boslem and tunstall league if anyonewould take a chance on him, he wiuld probably be the captain of stoke’s worst team ever
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Post by stokecity4life on Feb 24, 2019 9:28:48 GMT
After the effort, work rate and performance Dioff put in yesterday he should never play for Stoke again
He was disgusting yesterday.
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Feb 24, 2019 11:30:06 GMT
I’d play him up front in a two with volkes , to give up on him after 1 game in months would be daft , he’s the only double figure premier league striker in the squad who isn’t banished and if people are condemning him have a look at yesterday’s afoebe cameo .
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Post by lordb on Feb 24, 2019 11:35:15 GMT
Afobe was absolutely shocking yet again. Diouf was better than him. That's all we have.
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Feb 24, 2019 11:35:57 GMT
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Post by kelw on Feb 24, 2019 11:35:57 GMT
I’d play him up front in a two with volkes , to give up on him after 1 game in months would be daft , he’s the only double figure premier league striker in the squad who isn’t banished and if people are condemning him have a look at yesterday’s afoebe cameo . 7 goals in 3 years and yesterday was atrocious. I take it you mean Afobe and his poor performance doesn't make Diouf the answer
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Feb 24, 2019 11:38:44 GMT
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Post by lordb on Feb 24, 2019 11:38:44 GMT
I’d play him up front in a two with volkes , to give up on him after 1 game in months would be daft , he’s the only double figure premier league striker in the squad who isn’t banished and if people are condemning him have a look at yesterday’s afoebe cameo . 7 goals in 3 years and yesterday was atrocious. I take it you mean Afobe and his poor performance doesn't make Diouf the answer He's played what ten games up front in that time. Played right back,wing back and out wide. Ridiculous.
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Post by stiggerstackle on Feb 24, 2019 11:39:08 GMT
I’d play him up front in a two with volkes , to give up on him after 1 game in months would be daft , he’s the only double figure premier league striker in the squad who isn’t banished and if people are condemning him have a look at yesterday’s afoebe cameo . I actually agree - I was all for Diouf being given a chance as I couldn’t understand his continued omission when considered against the absolutely woeful competition for a strikers spot. I was delighted when he came on, but my word he was shit. He does need more than a single game before he’s consigned to the scrap heap though. Look at the lengthy runs players just as culpable of being continually shit have been given. Afobe came in and managed the almost impossible - to be the worst striker on the pitch (I half expected Diouf to be hooked as Afobe was being readied). As we have a ‘who is the least shit striker at Stoke’ competition on our hands, he needs a few games as have been granted to the others. How has it come to this?!? (Rhetorical).
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Feb 24, 2019 11:43:22 GMT
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Post by greenhoff on Feb 24, 2019 11:43:22 GMT
Diouf is such an idle bastard sack of shite cunt, worse striker that I’ve ever seen down Stoke. Despite all of this he’s managed to score more goals in a Premier League season than anyone in the club’s history. Despite more than one family tragedy, he’s played in any position that the club has asked him and given his all. What an absolute cunt... What a shame he cant turn back the clock then, he was seriously wank today, and just didn't look interested. Its nothing to do with not being interested its all to do with him being no where near fit. When you are a player who relies on work rate fitness is eveything. I agree he was very poor and we should let him go at the end of the season but to question whether players are interested when they are plainly not fit is for me wrong.
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Feb 24, 2019 11:46:43 GMT
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Post by kelw on Feb 24, 2019 11:46:43 GMT
7 goals in 3 years and yesterday was atrocious. I take it you mean Afobe and his poor performance doesn't make Diouf the answer He's played what ten games up front in that time. Played right back,wing back and out wide. Ridiculous. Nearly 80. I agree...it is ridiculous He has played full back but his performances up top have been so poor ...
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Feb 24, 2019 14:32:26 GMT
Post by spiderpuss on Feb 24, 2019 14:32:26 GMT
Another player who looks like they don't want to be here. And quite frankly he can leave ASAP and ply their skills at Boreham wood.
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Feb 24, 2019 16:06:28 GMT
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Post by thehoof on Feb 24, 2019 16:06:28 GMT
7 goals in 3 years and yesterday was atrocious. I take it you mean Afobe and his poor performance doesn't make Diouf the answer He's played what ten games up front in that time. Played right back,wing back and out wide. Ridiculous. That’s not quite true is it? He played several games as the CF in our relegation season- have you forgotten his inability to control the ball on the edge of the 6 yard box against Burnley- his first touch at West Ham when put through that resulted in a goalkick, or finally his epic performance against Spurs when with 4 Stoke players within 10 yards of the goal, he managed to find the only Spurs defender? People keep saying that Bojan was good 3 years ago but turn a blind eye when the same point is made about Diouf and Ince. You couldn’t make a good forward out of an amalgam of Diouf and Afobe.
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Feb 24, 2019 16:06:53 GMT
Post by philb on Feb 24, 2019 16:06:53 GMT
Yeah heard him mention that. Focal point - that's really worrying. He was focal but for all negative reasons today Yes mate his exact words I find it strange how Jones thinks he was a better focal point than the bloke we’ve just paid £12m for, especially when he was nowhere near the first team 2 weeks ago, has a moan about it then magically appears on the bench yesterday and comes on ahead of Afobe. Jones really is clutching at straws with this group of players isn’t he.
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Feb 24, 2019 16:24:15 GMT
Post by robwahlmann on Feb 24, 2019 16:24:15 GMT
One game and people start slagging him off! If this was Bojan it would have been acceptable and he needs another 10 games to get up to speed. Could we give all our players the same chance to get back to fitness please?
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Feb 24, 2019 16:34:59 GMT
Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2019 16:34:59 GMT
They're all shite. Not one player in the squad I really want to watch these days. It will be a long time before they get me down there again, unless there's a miracle in the summer transfer window!!!!!!!!
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Post by thehoof on Feb 24, 2019 16:37:23 GMT
One game and people start slagging him off! If this was Bojan it would have been acceptable and he needs another 10 games to get up to speed. Could we give all our players the same chance to get back to fitness please? Give him a 100 games, he might learn the offside rule, how to control a ball and how to look something like a footballer. If you want someone who runs around a lot or has a bit of pace ( neither of which have been in evidence in his past 2 years at Stoke) then find a place for him at full back or wide right instead of Ince. Given that a centre forward is meant to have some ball control and some natural awareness of how to finish, then MBD is clearly not a forward.
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Feb 24, 2019 17:04:01 GMT
Post by boskampsflaps on Feb 24, 2019 17:04:01 GMT
I find it strange how Jones thinks he was a better focal point than the bloke we’ve just paid £12m for, especially when he was nowhere near the first team 2 weeks ago, has a moan about it then magically appears on the bench yesterday and comes on ahead of Afobe. Jones really is clutching at straws with this group of players isn’t he. It seems to me its anyone but Afobe, he's tried everything even a winger up front, something must have gone on behind the scenes, either that or he really doesn't rate him.
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