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I was 10. Didn't get to a live game for a few years, but dad bought the sports echo every week and I become a football anorak. My parents thought it weird too. When I started going it soon became every home game, away games whilst still at school. It gets you this football.

Great goal, great game, great player, and what a season. It was a tv game for me, and probably the game that got me hooked.

Danny Wallace scored that overhead kick on a Friday and we went on to finish second.

Hmmm...you said in response to Dman "You are basing it off like two games you've watched, how is that more valuable than stats throughout their respective careers?" Either what he's done in two Premier league games, and what he's done elsewhere, is relevant. You can't have it both ways mate. He's not a poacher - that's based on what he's done throughout the entirety of his short career, not just in one game against Leeds. You get kudos for Tino, but that doesn't give you credit for being wrong about this lad.

There's a similarity, although Broja seems to have more pace than I remember Dzeko having. He's a huge talent.

You're going to a lot of effort to try to disprove what everyone else sees. Neither of his goals for us were poachers goals. As for his other goals, demeaning the opponents does not make your point. Most of them were fantastic finishes, often from self created chances. You're very much in the minority in this. Broja is not a poacher. As for stats, I have no idea how they'll demonstrate that goals starting with runs from outside the box are poachers finishes.

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Read what I've posted. Then read your first post responding to me. I've formed the opinion that we're a better team with Diallo. I've also formed the opinion that you're an idiot. Discussion over.

I've made it clear over the course of this evening what I feel about the subject. Your perception of debate isn't the same as mine or that of a reasonable person. I disagree with you, and have no interest in engaging with you.

Night Minsk, sleep it off and we'll chat tomorrow x

You're being a bit of a cock mate. I've explained myself quite clearly on JWP. You're ego is clearly dented that someone disagrees with your view thy JWP is brilliant. If it's cathartic for you to have a little rant on here, you crack on, it seems like you need all the help you can get.

Blimey, you're on one tonight aren't you. You like JWP, we get that. "I believe, I believe"...well guess what sweetheart, others can disagree.

After the first few lines of vitriol I couldn't be arsed to read on...all that from someone asking if someone else is insecure. Bless.

Passive?

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That's so wrong. Watch his goals for Albania, for us, last season. He's not a poacher. He has that rare ability to make a goal for himself, and finish ridiculously well.

Yep, he's a decent player, just not as good as some make out. There's a reason he's an international bit part player.

He was the best of an average lot last season, his dead balls being the highlight. Fans of other clubs see the highlight reel and based in that, its understandable that they'd expect to have seen him picked. The England management will have seen the games, and understand it, so it's understandable why they left him at home.

Interesting...do you have access MLG?

Tino will destroy him.

Absolutely. There's no stat for that. JWP is very slow at using the ball for a premier league player. Diallo is much better in that respect.

It's a game of opinions Minsk, but for me, we looked far better in the 3 games that JWP was out than we had previously. Judging Diallo coming into a game 80 mins in isn't comparing apples with apples.

Gotcha, just read from the top. On the pitch it doesn't translate in that way. For me, we look better - slicker, quicker, more progressive - with Diallo in the side.

I too would like to see this for this season. Diallo was settling last season, played a bit part, and played across various positions. Stats based on that against regular starters in their preferred positions are largely meaningless. Also, those stats don't show what we all can see namely that JWP takes about a fortnight to use the ball thus slowing us down, whereas Diallo releases it much quicker.

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