Quote Originally Posted by Dembe View Post
Where did I not allow him to have an opinion? If you know me so well, you'd realise I was having a dig at Bulut for having a system and bringing in players that don't suit it. I sarcastically thought it was fantastic.

Glad I could help.
I didn’t read it as a dig actually. I think the problem is that Bulut maybe wanted 4-3-3 up his sleeve, and Diedhou could work with inverted wingers playing 1-2’s off him, but I think the combination of personnel didn’t click.

I think Diedhou is a superb fox-in-the-box and a good technician. But you see his body language and work rate drop when he doesn’t see enough ball. I genuinely believe he is one of those players where if the team gets plenty of supply into the box he would hit 20 goals a season. A cheap version of Robbie Fowler. And similarly if no supply is provided he drops out of the game. Probably a little mental weakness in there.