Mick De Lyons Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 (edited) What are people's first impressions of Claude Dielna ? I was suprised that Dielna didn't get a game at Man City. Then Buxton was prefered at Centre back for the Cardiff game which baffled me completely. It was almost as if Gray had reservations about playing Dielna for some reason, when clearly he had bought him as cover, along with Zayette for Lees and Loovens. Then Zayeete goes off and Dielna comes on against Reading and not many people have spoken about how he looked. So i thought i would ask. How well did Dielna do ? Does he look a solid defender ? Good feet ? Good header of the ball, position play etc ? Or will he need time. Zayette seems to have found his feet this season and has got some very good reviews in the games he has played in, so i wondered whether if people are not sure about Dielna at the moment, maybe he needs time to settle in at the club and will progress with time and games. Thoughts ? Edited October 2, 2014 by Mick De Lyons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kagoshimaowl Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Early days. Likes to charge out and try to win the ball. I think Lees, Loovens and Zayatte are all better, but time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
long eared owl Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Think Grey only wanted 2 left sided CBs playing together as a last resort- Which is what happened tues. thought he looked a bit shakey personally. didnt see much communication and seems to like to get forward - but early days and all that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick De Lyons Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 The other thing to remember is that he can also play in the left back position. So maybe he is more comfortable there ? He will need time, but my feeling is that people weren't too sure about him. Where as Tom Lees was raved about from the first game he played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramone Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 As people have said, very early days but I wasn't impressed with what i saw against City and Ipswich... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowl Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 He was getting beaten every time in the air on Tuesday, whereas Zayatte wasn't, and that put us under a lot pressure defensively, and also I suspect why Gray dropped May into midfield to allow Palmer and especially Semedo to sit a little deeper. Still, beyond him not seeming so strong in the air, it was easy to appreciate his athleticism, and also why he often plays left back as well. He punted it a few times, but also looked to play it out from the back a few times also. It's early days for him, and no point trying to conclude too much at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dw_sheffwed Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Seems he can't head it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wilyfox Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Give him time. New club, new country, different style of play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowl Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Seems he can't head it He can head it alright, as there were quite a few powerfully headed clearances the other night, but only when there was no one challenging for the ball. He seemed to mistime his jumps, but also hunch a little too. Suspect technique which I suppose could be coached out of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick De Lyons Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 From these early comments, i am thinking that Gray may prefer him as a cover left back for Mattock. If he he can't head the ball and likes to go forward, then the left back slot seems more suited to him and he has played in that position. Helan always works well on the left hand side of midfield, rather than as a left back, so maybe that is what he will do and play Zayette as the cover centre back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A Baracus Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Looked very shakey against Ipswich. Not sure how much game time he's had for the u21s so it might be lack of match practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royalowlisback Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Was awful for the 1st 20 minutes or so, but gradually improved towards the end. Some comedy mis-timed headers as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest owl from retford Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 First ten minutes after he came on he was all over the place and lost his first two headers as somebody already said mistimed his jump? Grew into the game and looked steady after that cleared the ball when he had to and kept Mcgoldrick quiet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowl Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Yeah, I'd say he did improve as the game drew on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncOwl Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 He was getting beaten every time in the air on Tuesday, whereas Zayatte wasn't, and that put us under a lot pressure defensively, and also I suspect why Gray dropped May into midfield to allow Palmer and especially Semedo to sit a little deeper. Still, beyond him not seeming so strong in the air, it was easy to appreciate his athleticism, and also why he often plays left back as well. He punted it a few times, but also looked to play it out from the back a few times also. It's early days for him, and no point trying to conclude too much at this point. You've got to remember that Zayatte was playing against mcgoldrick, whereas they swapped sammon for him when Zayatte went off. Not many Win it in the air against Sammon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owl999 Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I didn't know he even did impressions so I couldn't possibly say which were his first, mimicking school teachers seems to be how all the well known impressionists started such as John Culshaw and the late great Mike Yarwood . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowl Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 You've got to remember that Zayatte was playing against mcgoldrick, whereas they swapped sammon for him when Zayatte went off. Not many Win it in the air against Sammon. It's a fair point. Ipswich's forward players are all generally strong in the air, especially Sammon, but still, it's not that he was just getting beaten in the air against Sammon, he wasn't even putting in a challenge that at least made it awkward for Sammon. He did improve though as the game drew on, or at least, the team adapted better because we were starting to get to more of their knock-downs first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farlego Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 From these early comments, i am thinking that Gray may prefer him as a cover left back for Mattock. Don't we have Helan for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCOWL Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I didn't know he even did impressions so I couldn't possibly say which were his first, mimicking school teachers seems to be how all the well known impressionists started such as John Culshaw and the late great Mike Yarwood . I'm going to go with something simple and childlike. Maybe a cow? "Moo!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambler Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Why Why Why Dielna? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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