2012 was one of the best years in recent times for West Ham United; promotion, impeccable win rate, only losing 4 games at the Boleyn during the entire calendar year, a year that we can truly remember for the unbridling success that it brought us. Though one current Hammer may be regretting his time at West Ham and publically expressed this in January and forced a loan move away from the club, so I ask the question. Is it over for Alou Diarra?
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This isn’t the first time a Frenchman has made his intentions and feelings about the club very clear. It was reported that during half time of game against Stoke City, Julien Faubert stated his feelings for the club and his intention on leaving due to the lack of games. He was bizarrely rewarded with loan move to Real Madrid as he was frustrated by a lack of game time under Gianfranco Zola. He was best remembered during his short-lived time at the Bernabeu for falling asleep whilst on the bench.
The major difference between the potential exile of Diarra and the questioned exit of Faubert was that Faubert never left the club until his contract finished in the summer. Julien Faubert became somewhat of a talisman during our promotion season and was part of the side that played against Blackpool at Wembley last year. Though, with the slightly bizarre outburst from Diarra that Allardyce ‘doesn’t talk to him’ claim is there a future for Diarra with West Ham United?
Alou Diarra has a very different pedigree to the one that Julien Faubert. Alou Diarra is a decorated international who has played with some of Europe’s top clubs, so for him to be out of favour is strange. Although it wasn’t long into his time that he picked up an injury that kept him out of the team for a long period of time.
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The problem that Alou has is that he seems to have burnt his bridges with the club and it seems as though he wants to leave West Ham United when he has the chance to do so, I would expect Diarra to be out of the club. We cannot be sure of the full circumstances because Sam Allardyce claimed to be as surprised as anyone about the remarks that Alou Diarra made a few weeks ago. Allardyce was unsure about whose time he had wasted at the club, Diarra’s or the clubs time in getting him fit from an injury. I cannot see a return to the side, at least Allardyce’s side, unless they can come to an agreement as I’m sure a negative influence and an unhappy one would not be welcomed back to the squad. In my opinion, his time at the club will be at an end in the Summer window, nevertheless we all said that about Faubert in 2009, didn’t we?
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I’d like him to stay. He’s shown me flashes of what he has to offer in the few appearances he’s had for us. It’s too bad he said those things as it will make it difficult for him to stay. What did he expect? He picked up a long-term injury almost immediately after arriving here. If he had just kept his mouth shut I think he’d be pushing Nolan, Noble and Diame for a starting spot in our midfield.
Goodbye