1996, 23rd November – Southampton vs Leeds Utd… Called from the bench to replace an ailing Matt Le Tissier, Ali Dia slipped on a Southampton shirt and into footballing legend. Close control, vision, positional awareness; Dia was unique in possessing precisely none of these qualities. While the Ray Parlours and Darren Fletchers of this world have married hard graft with limited ability, Dia’s talent-deficit was so severe that no amount of perspiration could compensate. In the space of 21 ludicrous […]

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