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Post by padders01 on Mar 4, 2009 22:46:35 GMT
It's that simple. Miles off the pace, he did sweet FA the whole time he was on the pitch. Amdy Faye did more than Diao did in the 20 minutes that he was on the pitch!
It has got to be Whelan and Faye in the centre of midfield
PS Whelan was my MOM
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Post by eddy_under_fire'sviews on Mar 4, 2009 22:47:37 GMT
i agree. i think defensively he is solid, but he takes so much time on the ball.
he's becoming a liability.
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Post by Stafford-Stokie on Mar 4, 2009 22:48:14 GMT
Agreed. I would be tempted to play Ethers, Rory, Wheelen and liam across the middle.
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Post by pottersfan on Mar 4, 2009 22:48:20 GMT
he has some nice touch's but there seems to be no fire or passion in him.
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Post by johnsmithsupper on Mar 4, 2009 23:13:16 GMT
It's that simple. Miles off the pace, he did sweet FA the whole time he was on the pitch. Amdy Faye did more than Diao did in the 20 minutes that he was on the pitch! It has got to be Whelan and Faye in the centre of midfield PS Whelan was my MOM Stat to end the argument - Diao has now played in 6 of our 7 home wins and all of our away draws. Maybe he does things you dont see
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Post by SALIFDIAOOO on Mar 4, 2009 23:14:03 GMT
Diaooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
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Post by ukstoke1 on Mar 4, 2009 23:14:36 GMT
here here
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Post by Pretty Little Boother on Mar 4, 2009 23:15:00 GMT
He's a legend but he's the slowest footballer I've ever seen. I love him but Amdy's better.
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Post by icelandpotter on Mar 4, 2009 23:15:30 GMT
Diao's a great player, but hes just having a few off games, could do with a rest.
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Post by trend....... on Mar 4, 2009 23:17:31 GMT
I like him but tonight he didnt have a good game. Who ever plays out of Amdy and Diao, its got to with Whelan, both of them cant play together at all.
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Post by JoeinOz on Mar 4, 2009 23:18:01 GMT
Well him and Faye are so similar it has to be one or the other IMHO.
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Post by stokiemama14 on Mar 4, 2009 23:20:28 GMT
it quite simply has to be Faye diao is pants, he cant tackle,win headers,pass or anything
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Post by s8to on Mar 4, 2009 23:21:12 GMT
He looked well out of sorts tonight..
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Post by Davef on Mar 4, 2009 23:23:44 GMT
TP clearly has a lot of time for Salif, but the top and bottom of it is that if he persists with him it will cost us. He's clearly not fit or sharp enough at the moment and I'd like to think that TP has seen enough tonight to finally convince him that a central midfield partnership of Whelan and Faye is the right way to go.
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Post by fca47 on Mar 4, 2009 23:23:43 GMT
Had a mare tonight, gave away some stupid fouls and passed mainly to Bolton, did win a few headers though, but thats really not enough to keep his place,
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Post by padders01 on Mar 4, 2009 23:23:57 GMT
It's that simple. Miles off the pace, he did sweet FA the whole time he was on the pitch. Amdy Faye did more than Diao did in the 20 minutes that he was on the pitch! It has got to be Whelan and Faye in the centre of midfield PS Whelan was my MOM Stat to end the argument - Diao has now played in 6 of our 7 home wins and all of our away draws. Maybe he does things you dont see Absoutely stupid comment! It has nothing to do with him it more to do with how we play at home and the support, nothing to do with Diao. HE IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH. Can't pass, head or tackle
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Post by johnsmithsupper on Mar 4, 2009 23:47:36 GMT
Stat to end the argument - Diao has now played in 6 of our 7 home wins and all of our away draws. Maybe he does things you dont see Absoutely stupid comment! It has nothing to do with him it more to do with how we play at home and the support, nothing to do with Diao. HE IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH. Can't pass, head or tackle Its not a stupid comment facts are facts mate. I presume you accept the accuracy of them. If you dislike Diao bang your head against a brick wall because the manager who knows more about football than you do thinks he is the best midfielder in the club by a country mile his quote not mine so end of argument as i said. I presume you dont think you know more about football than tony pulis?
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Post by Goarn ROORRRRYYYY! on Mar 4, 2009 23:50:51 GMT
Amdy every single time, top player is our Amdy. Like diao but a lot more mobile.
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Post by padders01 on Mar 5, 2009 0:10:55 GMT
Absoutely stupid comment! It has nothing to do with him it more to do with how we play at home and the support, nothing to do with Diao. HE IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH. Can't pass, head or tackle Its not a stupid comment facts are facts mate. I presume you accept the accuracy of them. If you dislike Diao bang your head against a brick wall because the manager who knows more about football than you do thinks he is the best midfielder in the club by a country mile his quote not mine so end of argument as i said. I presume you dont think you know more about football than tony pulis? Regardless of what TP says my opinion is Diao is not good enough. And everybody else on this thread agrees with me.
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Post by Smudge_SCFC on Mar 5, 2009 0:39:00 GMT
Diao's sloppy performance tonight was the only blemish in an otherwise very enjoyable game. He lost possession so many times it was frightening and the same goes with the number of times he gave away free kicks in dangerous positions. He was worryingly slow.
TP has a blind spot when it comes to Salif but I hope the evidence in front of his eyes tonight will persuade him to have a little rethink.
Fingers crossed.
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Post by eddy_under_fire'sviews on Mar 5, 2009 0:44:22 GMT
Absoutely stupid comment! It has nothing to do with him it more to do with how we play at home and the support, nothing to do with Diao. HE IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH. Can't pass, head or tackle Its not a stupid comment facts are facts mate. I presume you accept the accuracy of them. If you dislike Diao bang your head against a brick wall because the manager who knows more about football than you do thinks he is the best midfielder in the club by a country mile his quote not mine so end of argument as i said. I presume you dont think you know more about football than tony pulis? so in your opinion, anyone who believed that Cresswell shouldn't have been playing needed to "Bang their heads against a brick wall" because Tony must surely know better??
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Post by johnnysoul60 on Mar 5, 2009 1:03:22 GMT
they closed him down tonight and played on the fact he likes time on the ball but how can you say he aint good enough total bollocks, lookat the result
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Post by Smudge_SCFC on Mar 5, 2009 1:05:30 GMT
they closed him down tonight and played on the fact he likes time on the ball but how can you say he aint good enough total bollocks, lookat the result That doesn't make any sense. Just because we won it doesn't mean he played well. Fact is, he got taken off by the manager because he was playing so poorly.
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Post by eddy_under_fire'sviews on Mar 5, 2009 1:06:55 GMT
they closed him down tonight and played on the fact he likes time on the ball but how can you say he aint good enough total bollocks, lookat the result yes he likes time on the ball... doesn't every player??? that is a luxury that premier league opposition doesn't allow. Simply put, he gave the ball away far too often tonight, and has been doing for quite a few games now. yes we won, but the team is made up of 11 players. more than capable of making up for one players poor performance
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Post by Paul Spencer on Mar 5, 2009 1:09:07 GMT
they closed him down tonight and played on the fact he likes time on the ball but how can you say he aint good enough total bollocks, lookat the result Johnny you appear to be suggesting that if a football team wins a game, then all the players that played in that team are beyond criticism.
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Post by johnnysoul60 on Mar 5, 2009 1:10:07 GMT
did a few food things too, so why focus on the negative??????
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Post by Paul Spencer on Mar 5, 2009 1:13:26 GMT
did a few food things too, so why focus on the negative?????? The message board tonight is full of discussion about the positive aspects of the teams performance this evening, however I think very few of us are daft enough to think it was a perfect performance.
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Post by euan ouzami on Mar 5, 2009 8:14:43 GMT
I'm a Diao fan, but I think he was off it a bit tonight. I think that was the reason our defence looked a bit vulnerable at times
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Post by brief on Mar 5, 2009 8:43:16 GMT
The facts are there for all to see When Salif is on the pitch we win games and pick points up away from home When he isn't playing we struggle he's just played three games [two in four days after a few months out] look at how we performed without him people have short memories opposition players hate playing against him just get behind the 11 that play instead of always picking on someone. first Cresswell now Diao!
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Mar 5, 2009 8:50:25 GMT
Brief - I always get behind the 11 on the pitch. But for several games now Amdy has looked sharper than Diao. They are similar players so playing Amdy means the team keeps the same shape as we have with Diao - but at present Amdy looks up to the pace whereas Salif simply doesn't.
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