I have watched Diego Poyet a lot from U16 to the first team. He is not as good as he thinks he is. He can tackle, he gives 100 per cent, but he is what I would call a limited footballer.
I have watched Diego Poyet a lot from U16 to the first team. He is not as good as he thinks he is. He can tackle, he gives 100 per cent, but he is what I would call a limited footballer.
But, wasn't he captain of England at a junior level at one stage?
"Despite his success on the pitch, Charlton were slow to try to tie down the out-of-contract Poyet to a new deal, making him wonder about his worth at a club where he had grown up. After about three or four weeks they contacted me and I wasn't really pleased with the offer they gave me. I'd been at the club six or seven years and had a close relationship with a lot of the players and the offer made me feel under-appreciated, considering how long I'd been at the club and I'd just won player of the year".
Has all the hallmarks for Daisy Duchatelet about it. But then to be fair to her, he was playing in a funny little league called the championship, so there's no reason why his stats would have popped up in Mowgli's monitor.
Either way, us not agreeing a deal with Poyet was a mistake for both sides, as I'm sure if he continued with us his career would have progressed far more successfully than it has
He felt our offer wasn’t good enough and then we started talking about loaning him to Standard Liege.
Love this line in the Sky article - “and a ruling on foreign signings left him illegible to play in the league.” I found him difficult to read as well.
Hardly setting Cyprus alight is he? 13 starts (pulled off in 4 of those) plus eight sub appearances. Last five games: not on the bench for two, unused sub for one and came on at 55 mins and 90+2 in the other two. (And, natch, no goals in a career total 99 games.)
He certainly needs to settle down somewhere yet isn't prepared to do so... Sounds like he wants to leave Cyprus and come back to England in the summer.
Patos arent even a top flight team out there, yet he was part of a team that came second and won promotion.
Chris Dickson on the other hand was playing for AEL Limassol in the Europa League and only got a move to Dagenham when eventually he came home
Hardly setting Cyprus alight is he? 13 starts (pulled off in 4 of those) plus eight sub appearances. Last five games: not on the bench for two, unused sub for one and came on at 55 mins and 90+2 in the other two. (And, natch, no goals in a career total 99 games.)
Hardly setting Cyprus alight is he? 13 starts (pulled off in 4 of those) plus eight sub appearances. Last five games: not on the bench for two, unused sub for one and came on at 55 mins and 90+2 in the other two. (And, natch, no goals in a career total 99 games.)
So not all bad then.
God damn you. I couldn’t find my Kenneth Williams pic quick enough!
Saying that he felt under appreciated is a pretty narrative, but in reality it is a nonsense - or he wouldn't have returned when he'd exhausted his meaningful options elsewhere.
It's incredible that 4 years on he's still lying to convince himself that he made the right choice to leave us for West Ham.
Yes, a loan move to Standard Liege was put to him but only after he told us that he wanted to challenge at a higher level. He had made the decision to leave us before that suggestion was even made.
I understand his old man was angry with him. He said Charlton was the best place for him to develop and get regular football but Diego listened to those on the quest of money.
In a way it's good that this happens because it shows the value of regular football at the right time. He wanted more and it’s gone spectacularly wrong
I though he was pivotal in our securing survival that season culminating in his POTY.
Hard to believe his career has crashed and burned quite so badly. Tbh. All the time he’s pfaffing about in places like Cyprus he’s going to make zero progress in getting back on track.
He needs to bite the bullit and get a gig in England even at league two and work damned hard. He might then get to be where he wants to be. I think that with effort there is a Championship player in there somewhere albeit well hidden just now.
I can't believe people are giving Poyet stick. Even as a boyhood fan I would probably have left. Not just for the money but because Roland was and still very much is, a wanker.
No doubt his career hasn't turned out the way he hoped, nor is he being particularly truthful, but I don't blame him for leaving one bit.
He's not exactly in a minority though, most youngsters follow the money these days and it's not exactly a guaranteed path to success.
The odd thing is....under the Douche....you probably could not be at a better club as a youngster to get game time and therefore profile.
I get that point and of course it's true enough. But the other way of looking at it is that you are playing for a club with little ambition and one that was going in the wrong direction.
I can't believe people are giving Poyet stick. Even as a boyhood fan I would probably have left. Not just for the money but because Roland was and still very much is, a wanker.
No doubt his career hasn't turned out the way he hoped, nor is he being particularly truthful, but I don't blame him for leaving one bit.
He's not exactly in a minority though, most youngsters follow the money these days and it's not exactly a guaranteed path to success.
I don't think he's getting stick for leaving, he's getting stick for the fact his head doesn't seem to have ceased inflating since his first half season with us. All through that article he still comes across as a kid who thinks he should be running the show on the pitch. He left Charlton because he felt underappreciated, he left West Ham because he felt that the fact he played a bit of Europa League and scored a penalty in a shootout he should be playing in the first team in The Premier League and didn't want to wait around as he gets 'frustrated very easily' which isn't a great attribute in a developing player, especially as it doesn't look like he's doing anything to work on that. He then failed in three English loans, made a bad move abroad and now has played a little bit in Cyprus and gives the impression he's looking to get back to England even though he’s shown nothing to indicate he’s improved since his last appearances in England. There’s not a lot of reflection on his choices, just a lot of blaming others and excuses.
I have watched Diego Poyet a lot from U16 to the first team. He is not as good as he thinks he is. He can tackle, he gives 100 per cent, but he is what I would call a limited footballer.
He was so limited he won POTY by playing 20 odd games and was the catalyst for Cafc retaining their championship status. He was/is a water carrier but every team needs this type of player. Lost his way big time but sad that a young player who had proved his worth at Cafc was offered a derisory offer as a championship player. Given pelters by Charlton fans who believe players should stay despite a poor offer.
When he returned his confidence was low and the team were Rubbish. I had the misfortune to be at Hull when they were 6-0 up and declared after 80 minutes.
Surprised that Gus didn't help his lad by taking him under his wing but I guess he wanted Diego too stand on his own two feet.
Diego career is similar to John Bostock where early promise doesn't come to fruition. At 23 still time to find a fetch and carry role at a decent level in football.
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He felt our offer wasn’t good enough and then we started talking about loaning him to Standard Liege.
Or is there a secret we still await?
Pathetic really IMO.
Has all the hallmarks for Daisy Duchatelet about it. But then to be fair to her, he was playing in a funny little league called the championship, so there's no reason why his stats would have popped up in Mowgli's monitor.
Patos arent even a top flight team out there, yet he was part of a team that came second and won promotion.
Chris Dickson on the other hand was playing for AEL Limassol in the Europa League and only got a move to Dagenham when eventually he came home
Yes, a loan move to Standard Liege was put to him but only after he told us that he wanted to challenge at a higher level. He had made the decision to leave us before that suggestion was even made.
In a way it's good that this happens because it shows the value of regular football at the right time. He wanted more and it’s gone spectacularly wrong
Hard to believe his career has crashed and burned quite so badly. Tbh. All the time he’s pfaffing about in places like Cyprus he’s going to make zero progress in getting back on track.
He needs to bite the bullit and get a gig in England even at league two and work damned hard. He might then get to be where he wants to be. I think that with effort there is a Championship player in there somewhere albeit well hidden just now.
No doubt his career hasn't turned out the way he hoped, nor is he being particularly truthful, but I don't blame him for leaving one bit.
He's not exactly in a minority though, most youngsters follow the money these days and it's not exactly a guaranteed path to success.
He is doing a series of interviews with forgotten players. A couple of weeks ago he interviewed Jay Bothroyd.
Now, however, I wouldn't see him getting anywhere near our first team.
He was/is a water carrier but every team needs this type of player.
Lost his way big time but sad that a young player who had proved his worth at Cafc was offered a derisory offer as a championship player.
Given pelters by Charlton fans who believe players should stay despite a poor offer.
When he returned his confidence was low and the team were Rubbish. I had the misfortune to be at Hull when they were 6-0 up and declared after 80 minutes.
Surprised that Gus didn't help his lad by taking him under his wing but I guess he wanted Diego too stand on his own two feet.
Diego career is similar to John Bostock where early promise doesn't come to fruition.
At 23 still time to find a fetch and carry role at a decent level in football.