Diouf in reserves.

[Clink2]

Originally Posted by Pajroker

It will give him some much needed Match Practice and show if he can actually be a first team player or not. But he does need to play in his best place.

We are now 14 games into the season and he can't get into the team, he's been disciplined and is now in the reserves.
He's done nothing of any note when he has played and will be 1 of the highest earners at the club.

It looks like he is standing in a doorway that's about to be closed behind him.

[DurhamCCC]

Im going to the game tonite lads, ill give some feedback later. Maybe a matchday melthing

[Rip Van Fish]

Originally Posted by Clink2

El-Hadji Diouf will play for Sunderland's reserves against Sheffield United tonight.

The Senegal striker, an 81st-minute substitute for Kenwyne Jones on Saturday, is in Neil Bailey's 16-man squad for their trip to South Yorkshire.

Sunderland will take on the Blades in their second game of the totesportcasino.com League Cup competition at non-league club Sheffield FC's Bright Finance Stadium in Dronfield tonight (7pm kick-off).

The Black Cats beat Hartlepool 4-0 in September in their first game of the group format competition, and also face Carlisle at home in December and Newcastle away in January.

Diouf, who has only made three substitute appearances in the last four league games, joins Daryl Murphy and Pascal Chimbonda to take on a youthful Sheffield side, managed by Mark Smith.

Maltese international goalkeeper Justin Haber and Australian international David Carney will provide the only experience for United.

Sunderland (from): Colgan, Wilson, Kay, Weir, Chimbonda, Hartley, Luscombe, Henderson, Cook, Meyler, Chandler, Colback, Dowson, Prica, Murphy, Diouf.

I am going

[DurhamBoy]

Originally Posted by Scotsmackem

You mean on the wing where we've played him all season?

We haven't though, we've played him left wing, and as a second striker, and at times told him to lead the line. He's a right winger, which is where Malbranque's been played all season, and if he was given a run on the right wing I'm sure we'd begin to see something from him. Ten minute run outs and being told to play all over is never going to do the lad any good, but unfortunately I think Keane bought him because he was going cheap, and is clearly a good player, rather than because he knew exactly what he wanted him for.