I like Diame. Has loads of natural ability. But he has struggled to hold down a regular place there since the early part of the season when they were getting spanked. He was playing quite well when everyone wasn't. However it does raise the question if Martinez has seen some kind of deficiency in his positional play and defensive work that was hurting the team. They have certainly picked up since he was dropped (injured at various stages too). Not really a holding midfield either. Not the guy to replace Tiote but certainly a guy to keep an eye on.
Not so long ago I was thinking we'd be able to replace Tiote and he was the most sellable out of the big stars. Then he comes back and you see the difference he makes. He lifts our game two or three levels, purely down to his desire to win the ball back. He puts us on the front foot, and like any great player, when the game is slipping away he'll up the ante and take control single handed. Sunderland was a good example, both Man U games and ther ehave been countless others. The man is a beast.
