Thoughts on January signing Fousseni Diabate?

[NorthfieldsFox]

1 hour ago, walkerleeds said:

[Farrington fox]

YES, the lad will be brilliant for us. 

[Tuna]

Quick, intelligent, hungry and fearless just the sort of signing we used to make. He'll be a great addition for us and will only improve.

[Sharpe's Fox]

done nothing except score against Peterborough who are bobbins. Seriously no better than Lloyd Dyer. Definitely worse than Demarai Gray

[sdb]

Very impressed. Always looking to make things happen. Loves one touch, fast football. More end product than other players in that position. Appears to have a footballing brain. Personally think he looks a more complete player than Gray already. 

[oxtonfox]

Diabate looks very promising so far. He doesn’t yet seem to be burdened by weight of expectation that I’ve seen in other City players recently. He looks direct, quick and has some tricks that premier defenders are not comfortable with. 

[Bluetintedspecs]

Considering it was inferred he was signed,initially, as a prospect for the development squad,he's shown great potential!

[AKCJ]

I think we might have a bit of a Mahrez on our hands.

 

Similar age when we signed him. Raw but very confident.

 

The good thing with Diabate is he makes a difference in stale games and we're having too many of them. 

 

I'm excited.

[car1os]

32 minutes ago, Sharpe's Fox said:

done nothing except score against Peterborough who are bobbins. Seriously no better than Lloyd Dyer. Definitely worse than Demarai Gray

I wanted to say this too, so we can start a “Hide Diabate” thread

Edited 21 March 2018 by car1os

[foxes21]

He should be starting 

[sylofox]

9 hours ago, Devonfox1884 said:

Looking at this lad, if Bournemouth offer us £25m again for Gray in the summer then we've got to snap their hands off - I honestly believe we've found a much better player here.

Good move so who do we replace Gray with.

9 hours ago, Sharpe's Fox said:

done nothing except score against Peterborough who are bobbins. Seriously no better than Lloyd Dyer. Definitely worse than Demarai Gray

I fear your cold turkey is going to be a rough one.

8 hours ago, AKCJ said:

I think we might have a bit of a Mahrez on our hands.

 

This is going to be his problem and I fear it may piss him off.

 

People compairing him to Mahrez all the time wont help him.

[Devonfox1884]

7 minutes ago, sylofox said:

Good move so who do we replace Gray with.

Someone who knows the meaning of passing a football and not shooting from 30 yards when there are better options available

[lgfualol]

I like him. In my opinion you cant really tell he just came from Ligue 2.

 

Should be starting a few games before the season ends.

[ZeGuy]

he seems to have a lot of potential. I need to see more of him but I already like him.

[Vacamion]

Our fans spent ages hailing "the new Kanté", and, for a while, people all thought that Mendy might fit the bill, then Amartey in midfield (I know, right?) then Ndidi, who has great attributes but ain't Kanté.

 

Well, similarly, we are going to size every winger as a replacement for Mahrez. We did it for Gray, and we are now doing it to Diabate.

 

Judge them on their own merits. 

 

FWIW, I'm really encouraged by Diabate. He's got skills, he can cross well and he changes games. 

 

I think Puel should try and get him involved more.

[Babylon]

I think he looks a great prospect. Against Chelsea he made a difference with his movement, willingness to make runs, his composure and his ability. Frankly he's shown up Gray a little bit of late as he's having the impact you'd expect Gray to make more often.

[Johnthefoxrayner]

15 hours ago, MrsJohnMurphy said:

You know what I like about Diabate?  he's always moving, never stops, always wants the ball, must be a nightmare for defenders

Totally agree, his off the ball movement is excellent, good signing imo 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

Every time he gets the ball and makes a pass, he's immediately on his bike and fvcking off into space somewhere else to try and force the issue. Every single time. Watch him next time he plays, I hope Puel doesn't coach this out of him. 

 

Got high hopes for him

[Dan]

14 hours ago, Devonfox1884 said:

Looking at this lad, if Bournemouth offer us £25m again for Gray in the summer then we've got to snap their hands off - I honestly believe we've found a much better player here.

Completely agree. Diabate makes better decisions and he's a lot more selfless.

 

I want to see a bit more of him really but I've liked what little I've seen.

[Ric Flair]

Looks like he's got natural talent and is one of those players that could become unreal, but at the same time might fall in to obscurity. His refusal to ever use his right foot has already cost him a few half chances that would have put him in to hero status already. Excited to see how he does for us, bargain so far.

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

Looks good so far, I’d like to see him have a few starts before the end of the season.

[MrSpaM]

He's going to be better than Gray, that much is obvious

[the fox]

Liked him from day one. looks fast, agile, makes the right pass 95% of the time and a team player with a calm personality on the pitch and looks like our future.
Now for my only criticism of him. he just looks too passive for the little we have seen of him. Hopefully it's just him not trying to do "too much" and mess up.

 

And please don't compare him to Riyad. Even Mahrez can't live up to the crazy high standard that many set for him on this forum. 

[Babylon]

20 minutes ago, MrSpaM said:

He's going to be better than Gray, that much is obvious

I don't think their skill set is that far apart, so far his determination and desire stand him apart.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

15 hours ago, NorthfieldsFox said: