Manon Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 So... What's the (rather premature) verdict? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Corner Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, Manon said: So... What's the (rather premature) verdict? Thought he gave them a lot of problems was really unlucky with the 121 with the keeper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazred Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 Looks well suited to English football and how we play. Promising short appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Exile Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 Pacy. Handful. Very nearly beat the keeper to a one on one. Exciting signing I'd say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 On 26/01/2018 at 09:47, Robbored said: Must be the fashion in France I guess - 20 years behind us.... At least some of us have hair !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickolas Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 Will definitely be even better with a partner up top. Wrong game for him really today but very promising! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shtanley Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 Chatting to a Ligue 1 expert on the podcast tomorrow to get an idea of what Diony is like. Turns out the bloke was American weirdly but he knew his stuff. Guy said he’s not suited to being the target man but looked alright today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxo Jr. Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 Didn't get much of a chance as he was forced to be the lone man up top, but still managed to play a dangerous ball into the box. Think he'll play on the shoulder on defenders, which I don't think any of our current forwards do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 Not match fit but worked hard in a thankless role. Helped alleviate the pressure on the rest of the side as much as he could. Biggest revelation was he has a decent turn of pace and although not as good as Fammy, he is alright in the air, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe jordans teeth Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 Liked the look of him when he came on,be perfect for our system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loosey Boy Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 Looks a handful.....he will be desperate to make it work in England!!! Promising start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 Very sharp. Didn't get the ball too much but from glimpses I really liked what I saw. You could tell from that ball across the box to Reid he prefers playing in a 2. Quick, strong and skillful - dare I say reminds me slightly of a Kodjia/Famara hybrid in his style! Looking forward to seeing more of him. Glad he wasn't injured over in the corner, looked nasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 Couldn’t have done more today in the circumstances. Looks very promising. Mad acceleration. He was so close to getting to that through ball that he had no right to get to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickolas Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 Looks good. Can see why hes going to cost us north of £6m potentially should we sign him. ( based on Ashton sheepishly admitting in not as many words earlier today that the fee would be more than Diedhiou’s fee ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 looked very bright and aware when the ball was around him. I think he will cause defenders plenty of problems.... but I'd imagine LJ was doing his nut in with his jogging approach to closing down, when the rest of the team were busting a gut he was appearing to be making an effort, but not really. I think he must have got a rollicking from the sidelines as the last few minutes he certainly up his work rate in chasing back. Early days, looks promising, needs to play our game, not his game and up the work rate if hes going to work out here. He is gonna need a few weeks here until he gets used to "The Press" that we play, I hope he is up for it, if he is he could prove to be a very good acquisition (based on first impressions) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 5 minutes ago, TRL said: looked very bright and aware when the ball was around him. I think he will cause defenders plenty of problems.... but I'd imagine LJ was doing his nut in with his jogging approach to closing down, when the rest of the team were busting a gut he was appearing to be making an effort, but not really. I think he must have got a rollicking from the sidelines as the last few minutes he certainly up his work rate in chasing back. Early days, looks promising, needs to play our game, not his game and up the work rate if hes going to work out here. He is gonna need a few weeks here until he gets used to "The Press" that we play, I hope he is up for it, if he is he could prove to be a very good acquisition (based on first impressions) I doubt he’s match fit - didn’t play at ASSE for a few weeks. Also, maybe that was his instructions - we were 2-0 up then so maybe happier for them to have the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Island Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 Reminds me of Julio Baptista Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 Serious turn of pace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 3 minutes ago, Phileas Fogg said: I doubt he’s match fit - didn’t play at ASSE for a few weeks. Also, maybe that was his instructions - we were 2-0 up then so maybe happier for them to have the ball. I initially thought that, until after many minutes of finger pointing and shouting he kind of woke up to the defensive efforts of his colleagues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londoner Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 Reminded me of Peter stryvar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 LJ intimated that Diony was our preferred striker target in the summer, but we were outbid by St Etienne, he also said if we do buy him the fee will be bigger than the 5.4mil for Diedhiou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinman85 Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Crackers Corner said: Thought he gave them a lot of problems was really unlucky with the 121 with the keeper Thought he looked class. Good touch, movement. Strong and will score goals. Hard to judge after today with ten men. Dare I say it would love to see him and Diedhiou but where does Bobby go? Good to have options. Diedhiou was rusty first half but as the game went on was a real handful. Nice to see him and Diony walking around the ground together at the end clapping the fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Ferret Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 The give and go with Bobby Reid was good and he has a quick motor. Looking forward to seeing more of him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 41 minutes ago, TRL said: I initially thought that, until after many minutes of finger pointing and shouting he kind of woke up to the defensive efforts of his colleagues Haha, well in that case we can probably give him a pass for today given he’s only been our player for 48 hours. Remember how different Kent looked vs Norwich compared to today after a couple of weeks learning our system. Funny situation to come into with the 10 men but also winning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Red Exile said: Pacy. Handful. Very nearly beat the keeper to a one on one. Exciting signing I'd say. Might have the incidents the wrong way round, but that was shortly after he was hacked by Onuoha wasn't it? He was limping for a good while after that tackle- I'd go so far as to say that it played a part in him not getting there ahead of the goalkeeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 Little to go on today but he looked lively. His positioning out of possession will take a bit of work to fit into our pressing game but that's expected. Nice bit of pace, not a weakling either. I wonder if he can shoot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxo Jr. Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 11 minutes ago, JamesBCFC said: Might have the incidents the wrong way round, but that was shortly after he was hacked by Onuoha wasn't it? He was limping for a good while after that tackle- I'd go so far as to say that it played a part in him not getting there ahead of the goalkeeper. Think the one on one came first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manon Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 36 minutes ago, tinman85 said: Dare I say it would love to see him and Diedhiou but where does Bobby go? He can go put his feet up for a little well earned rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinman85 Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 3 minutes ago, Manon said: He can go put his feet up for a little well earned rest. Unless he is the one we will cash in on.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairman Mao Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 3 minutes ago, tinman85 said: Unless he is the one we will cash in on.... Not this window but he only has 16 months on his contract. Hopefully we can keep him, he has probably been our best player this season and certainly the most improved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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