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Player ratings for Southampton tussle: MOM Diakite puts his team before individual accolades
03.11.26, 23:32 Updated 05.11.26, 23:59 3 Minute Read
For Albion to be mixing it near the top with the likes Southampton, West Ham and Middlesbrough, not to menton local rivals Wolves and Birmingham City, is truly one of the Championship stories of the season so far.
And one of the big reasons for the rapid improvement of James Morrison's team is the form of Ousmane Diakite. After another powerful man of the match performance, the Mali international said: 'Everything I do is for the benefit of the team.'
There's a story told that on a rest day last week, Oussie was still training and was asked why by a team-mate: 'Because every day is an opportunity to improve,' answered the big fella.
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Steve Tudgay
Editorwas a journalist for the Birmingham Evening Mail during the early 90s when West Brom were managed by Bobby Gould and Ossie Ardiles. You may remember him - he was the one banned by Gould! Since then he has worked in television for ITV Sport, Sky Sports and Premier League Productions.