Originally Posted by
Insidious
I'd add Diaz there - didn't have his best game but the effort is always, always, always there and I am so grateful for that sort of lad in our side.
Kuyt and Suarez were similar - just always on it.
This.
You can fault the fact that he doesn't always make the right decision on the final play or have the accuracy you need to make the most of our chances, but you can never fault the lad's industry and graft and willingness to get himself dug in.
Even when the rest of the team is playing like crap.
I absolutely love that about him.
I guess that's part of what made Trent's slump even more galling, which is that even though he wasn't playing that well and was wasting our chances and getting beaten in defense, he seemed to pile on it even more by just not seeming fussed or not looking like he's willing to even try.
The trotting and casually jogging back to defense,...
The standing outside the box and ball-watching while the rest of the defense collapsed trying to cover for him,...
It's like polar opposite and night and day from what you get from Diaz.
It brings to memory one of his first games for us earlier this year (I think it might have been against Wolves at Anfield) he goes into the box after a great pass from Trent or Hendo out wide, and beats the opposition goalie with a header to score, but in the process gets absolutely laid out after the goalie clatters him in what should have been a sending off but wasn't - but it was just the laying your body on the line and not giving two fucks what happened to you just as long as you connected and put the ball in the back of the net.
Just awesome.
I think if we could work on his target practice and finishing, he could be a dangerous player for us for years to come.
Last edited by Crimson Dynasty; 5th October 2022 at 09:00 AM.
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