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Diarra

Roadhouse said:
His direct running is suited to being a 'finisher' at the minute when there's more space to exploit.
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His movement and energy is a huge asset when games are stretched, players are tiring etc. Thats both when starting or coming on. His burst through the middle at Villa Park towards the end of the game was tremendous. Looked like we'd just kicked off.

I do think at present he should be on the bench though.
 

Useful_Idiot said:
I agree that it seems the role Hume is playing is tailor made for Diarra but RLB obviously has a game plan and prefers the defensive stability the Hume offers for the majority of the match. With Diarra coming on later to create chaos.

Hume has earned his place as well Diarra has a bit more to proves you can understand the selection choices. And it's worked a treat.

Very excited to see Diarra next season as it just hasn't got going for him this season.
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I honestly don’t see the ‘ defensive stability ‘ attributed to Hume
He still dines out ( for many ) for the tackles on brereton Diaz and Rodgers.
I think he’s good nuisance value and maybe a man marking role but his distribution is sub standard and his technical ability limited, all imho.
He is a finisher at best, definitely not a starter.
No way should he start ahead of Rigg, Diarra or the likes of wingers eg Traore on the right.
Slice and dice anyway you want but we played our best football after he went off. Not his fault, RLB obviously sees something many of us lesser mortals cannot
 
dangermows said:
Apart from all of it.

I mean this is from the fella slating Diarra for the save at Villa. Suggesting he shouldve shot much earlier/well outside the box and with his weaker foot, when through on goal :)

Good post sir.
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He should have hit it early there was absolutly no reason to try and chip the keeper am I not allowed to have an opinion like ?
contrarian said:
:) :) :) :) :) I honestly don’t see the ‘ defensive stability ‘ attributed to Hume
He still dines out ( for many ) for the tackles on brereton Diaz and Rodgers.
I think he’s good nuisance value and maybe a man marking role but his distribution is sub standard and his technical ability limited, all imho.
He is a finisher at best, definitely not a starter.
No way should he start ahead of Rigg, Diarra or the likes of wingers eg Traore on the right.
Slice and dice anyway you want but we played our best football after he went off. Not his fault, RLB obviously sees something many of us lesser mortals cannot
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Defensive stability despite getting beat in the air 3 games in a row and conceding off crosses. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Gav33 said:
Young lad behind me giving him all sorts of grief after one of our breaks where it didn't quite work out and he had to come back on himself (after it looking like it was a 2 on 2 with Isidor with him). We were 2-1 up away from home and still whinging.

And rather than just enjoy themselves, same lad said "we can still concede 2 here" when we were 3-1 up. Just sing mind the gap and enjoy yourself young'un.
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Tbf he’s not wrong all he has to do was play it into space for isador he ended up juts getting the ball took off him and they almost broke away
 
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Forget about who starts, we seen yesterday the benefits of having a strong bench, and what Regis likes to call his 'Finishers'. It wasn't the first 11 that got us the win, it was the match day squad as a whole.

If he can get more rotation going next season, it'll keep the first 11 fresh and on their toes, whilst the lads coming off the bench can keep the quality high against some tiring opposition.

Diarra hasn't quite looked at it starting recently, but he came on and had an important role in the win, as did Rigg with his assist, and Wilson with his goal.
 
contrarian said:
I honestly don’t see the ‘ defensive stability ‘ attributed to Hume
He still dines out ( for many ) for the tackles on brereton Diaz and Rodgers.
I think he’s good nuisance value and maybe a man marking role but his distribution is sub standard and his technical ability limited, all imho.
He is a finisher at best, definitely not a starter.
No way should he start ahead of Rigg, Diarra or the likes of wingers eg Traore on the right.
Slice and dice anyway you want but we played our best football after he went off. Not his fault, RLB obviously sees something many of us lesser mortals cannot
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I used FBref to compare him to some other full backs and he makes more tackles per 90 and has a very similar interceptions. So he definitely does contribute defensively despite what you think you see.

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Mixed bag os a half season for the lad. But he has the attributes of a top class player.

Too often supporters everywhere just expect players to move countries, cultures and friends then start performing in the toughest league in the world as though it is a simple thing to do. Getting an injury early on doesn't help

Next season expect his to shine.

Might need to 'cos Sadiki could be gone - 60-million at least. That's the premier league for us now if we are to be successful, constant replacement and a step by step improvement.
 
He takes up some really clever positions when we are going forward, has shown he can get past the striker into goal scoring positions, is fit / athletic and works really hard. There is a lot to work with , if he improves his decision making and final ball / shot / decision he can be a big player for us next season

Mind there's been a few games where he has looked absolutely woeful
 
dangermows said:
His movement and energy is a huge asset when games are stretched, players are tiring etc. Thats both when starting or coming on. His burst through the middle at Villa Park towards the end of the game was tremendous. Looked like we'd just kicked off.

I do think at present he should be on the bench though.
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That's the thing - for all we criticise his finishing at times, he is the only player in our squad who would be anywhere near that ball running from his own box to be there. And that's before you factor in the fact he'd played 90 minutes prior and ran past two Villa subs who were much fresher to get there. Very similar yesterday in that his energy alone was something Everton just couldn't deal with and he made the primary contribution to both of the last two goals - that overload on the right hand side bursting out for the winner is very underestimated on this thread. He was ultimately a very significant factor in us winning that game yesterday and deserves as much praise for that as he gets criticism for Villa.
Wylie Coyote said:
He takes up some really clever positions when we are going forward, has shown he can get past the striker into goal scoring positions, is fit / athletic and works really hard. There is a lot to work with , if he improves his decision making and final ball / shot / decision he can be a big player for us next season

Mind there's been a few games where he has looked absolutely woeful
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Finishing and decision making are things that can be trained into him. That stamina, pace, strength and athleticism isn't. He's a massive asset moving forward.
 
a bit like playing Isidor off the left. Both Diarra and Isidor are dangerous in the channels and going forward but dont fit our structure most of the time and arent reliable enough defensively, Ones a midfielder who doesnt do enough going backwards. The others a forward who isnt strong enough to lead the line. Both can be effective. But not every week in the premier league,
 
PoolsMackem123 said:
That's the thing - for all we criticise his finishing at times, he is the only player in our squad who would be anywhere near that ball running from his own box to be there. And that's before you factor in the fact he'd played 90 minutes prior and ran past two Villa subs who were much fresher to get there. Very similar yesterday in that his energy alone was something Everton just couldn't deal with and he made the primary contribution to both of the last two goals - that overload on the right hand side bursting out for the winner is very underestimated on this thread. He was ultimately a very significant factor in us winning that game yesterday and deserves as much praise for that as he gets criticism for Villa.

Finishing and decision making are things that can be trained into him. That stamina, pace, strength and athleticism isn't. He's a massive asset moving forward.
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This. People need to watch the last two goals back again. His awareness and sharpness combined with his speed is what made them happen. I love a lot of our team but Diarra is one of the very few in our squad who would have caused us to make the moves we there. He gives us serious drive going forward, especially when a game opens up in the final third.

He also nicks the ball ahead of the opposition in 50/50s a lot of the time too which is often the difference between us defending again or starting us off towards attacks that have ended in goals on more than one occassion now (third goal today, the winner against Spurs at home).

Being a 30m player or an important player doesn't mean you are the best player from a technical point of view. It means you make contributions that positively effect the outcomes of games. We are now seeing more of those and I'm very sure we'll see plenty more to come.
 
Class act. Will only get better and better. #1 fanboy
PoolsMackem123 said:
That's the thing - for all we criticise his finishing at times, he is the only player in our squad who would be anywhere near that ball running from his own box to be there. And that's before you factor in the fact he'd played 90 minutes prior and ran past two Villa subs who were much fresher to get there. Very similar yesterday in that his energy alone was something Everton just couldn't deal with and he made the primary contribution to both of the last two goals - that overload on the right hand side bursting out for the winner is very underestimated on this thread. He was ultimately a very significant factor in us winning that game yesterday and deserves as much praise for that as he gets criticism for Villa.

Finishing and decision making are things that can be trained into him. That stamina, pace, strength and athleticism isn't. He's a massive asset moving forward.
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Ah fuck. I agree….
 
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