Some Newcastle United fans on social media destroyed midfielder Mohamed Diame for his performance during the 0-0 draw with Cardiff City on Saturday.
The 31-year-old central played the full 90 minutes against Neil Warnock’s side but supporters on Twitter shared their disappointment over his performance with one even claiming that the midfielder had helped ruin his weekend.
Diame was a regular fixture of Rafa Benitez’s side in the second half of last season and ended his 2017/18 campaign having played 31 games, scoring twice, as a result.
Nothing But Newcastle has rounded up some of the best tweets below:
Mo Diamè has looked very clumsy and we have given away the ball fairly easily multiple times against Spurs and a couple again today. Was absolutely phenomenal last season. Hope he can step it up again! Shelvey looks so much better with a good Diamè next to him as well. #nufc
— James fan of Joelinton 🇧🇷👑 (@TrueNufc) August 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/simondopp/status/1030783684654260224
Diame has gone back to the OLD DIAME. I’ve seen him been done 3/4 times in the first 20 minutes… #NUFC #CARNEW
— Hollie Taylor (@Geordie_Hollie7) August 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/KAH_NUFC/status/1030786012992155649
Manquillo is shocking, Diame having a nightmare again, Shelvey unreal at times, Kenedy has been terrible and now we’ll be without for 3 games, Joselu and Perez been okay but would rather Rondon and Muto #NUFC
— Joshua (@NUFCJS) August 18, 2018
Diame is shocking Ki has to start nxt match #nufc
— Aaron Olsson (@AOlssonNUFC) August 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/aboutthetoon/status/1030803242932887552
OPINION
It seems Magpies supporters fear that the Diame who started last season has returned and it won’t be long before he is dropped. The powerful midfielder, who earns £45,000-a-week at St James Park (Source: Spotrac), was woeful during the first-half of his 2017/18 campaign before appearing to transform into an important player for his side around the start of the year. However it seems for whatever reason Diame doesn’t excel in the early stages of the season as it’s hard to disagree with fans who believe he was back to being a liability in the heart of their midfield. While the 31-year-old helps provide his side with additional defensive cover as he regularly tracks back and is strong in the challenge, his distribution of the ball regularly undoes all his good work. It’ll be interesting to see if Diame can regain his form from the second half of last season quickly as his team certainly need him to.
