Dimi.

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There was a huge agenda against Steele at the time. He made mistakes no doubting that but he clearly had potential that Karanka wasn’t willing to work with. Dimi was an experienced head that made just as many mistakes. Steele would’ve done just as good a job in that system if Karanka had persevered and invested some faith in Steele.

These Dimi mistakes you speak of, maybe it's selective memory, but personally i recall him being a proper legend & winning us many games singlehandedly!
There was one game in particular that was like Schwarzer away to Port Vale!

 

[1AitorKaranka]

Personally thought Valdes was an excellent keeper for us after a bit of a rough start - obviously he then did one and was potentially disruptive off the pitch. Head and shoulders above Dimi and Guzan. However, Dimi should've been second choice and at least given 1 game in the Premier League - Guzan was absolutely woeful - still remember our fans chanting for him to be sent off against Southampton

Does anyone know if there was anything in Dimi's contract that triggered if he played one game? as it didn't make sense for him not to play.

Dimi was excellent for us in the Championship and an absolute bargain for the role we initially signed him for - but he was starting to concede poorer goals towards the end of the promotion season.