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El Hadji Diouf is looking forward to making his Sunderland debut against his old club Liverpool on Saturday, regardless of where he lines up.

The versatile Senegalese international has been used in a variety of attacking roles in pre-season games but admitted he is happy just to be in the squad.

"I'm not bothered if I play left, right in the middle, I love playing football," he told BBC Radio Newcastle.

"I'm happy to come to training and play with my mates."

Diouf, who joined the Wearsiders from Bolton for around £2.5m in July, ironically comes face to face with one of his former clubs in his first competitive fixture. And the 27-year-old believes they can beat Liverpool in Saturday's season opener.

"Liverpool have a good team and want to win something this year," he said. "But we're at home, it's the first game and we need a positive result.

"I'm very happy to have joined this club. I know they have a lot of ambition for the future."




WHAT?? Is this the same guy we sold to Sunderland???

Translated as "I'll play really well for a couple of games to get the fans onside, then kick back and count the readies".

(He said without a hint of cynicism..)

He's just doing a bit of ass lickin to get the fans to love him.

Yeah gullible bastards. We'd never fall for........oh.

BwfcDan wrote:He's just doing a bit of ass lickin to get the fans to love him.

Not half. And those Mackems will lap it up.

Surely this should be in "other football" or "general arselickin" or summat. This person is no longer connected to our Club.

Did he ever complain about where he was being played?

Daxter wrote:Did he ever complain about where he was being played?

Aye - start of last season when he was being played on the bench

Daxter wrote:Did he ever complain about where he was being played?

Nope, just you.

Soldier_Of_The_White_Army wrote:

Daxter wrote:Did he ever complain about where he was being played?

Nope, just you.

Asked for that one.

Yeah I'd agree it's honeymoon talk really. He was of course also saying that they've a much better team than us, and that they're team properly in with a shout of Europe... not that he's feeling a little silly about shooting his mouth off about moving to a big European team and ending up having to take the only offer that came in for him: the mighty Sunderland. Oooh no, no, no.

Watched a bit of the Liv-Sun match and Diouf wasn't up to much. Gave the ball away a few times and got taken off early.

was convinced he would score today

suppose he'll have to wait till they play us

marshall_42 wrote:Watched a bit of the Liv-Sun match and Diouf wasn't up to much. Gave the ball away a few times and got taken off early.

Aye, he didn't look particularly effective yesterday.

typical joof

blurred wrote:

marshall_42 wrote:Watched a bit of the Liv-Sun match and Diouf wasn't up to much. Gave the ball away a few times and got taken off early.

Aye, he didn't look particularly effective yesterday.

I thought he looked okay...put in a typical "I wanna show myself off" performance to the new fans but didn't really do an awful lot.