Quote Originally Posted by WBA1955 View Post
I still think there is a footballer in Diangana, you can't go from being so good to so bad in a season. West Ham fans were upset when we got him.
I think Allardyce and Ismael have knocked all the confidence out of him.
I do too. I think his downfall is two-fold. One the system doesn't suit him as he wants the ball to feet, a slower pace and a playmaker to play off. Two, I think he's lost a yard of pace which is really hindering his play.

I'm sick to death of us as a club not knowing what we want to do and our recruitment reflects that. We need a blueprint and to stick with it as we don't have the resources to keep buying players who are in favour and then out of favour. If that's high press, then so be it. We can't go back to bringing in a Pulis, who signed sh*thouses only to then turn to Moore who wants to play out from the back.

If we are setting a list of principles around how we want to play, then a manager will need some time and a couple of seasons to make it work. Bilic was reportedly given two seasons, I suspect Val will have the same.