The 23-year old joined the Trotters from Liverpool in a loan deal last month and is set to make his first appearance for Bolton today as they take on local rivals Manchester United.
"I think I'll find the missing ingredients at Bolton. I have already felt a super spirit in the club. Sam has put his confidence in me and, what's more, he has played football. Unlike Gerard Houllier. I see the difference in what happens in training and in what Sam has to say to the players." he told The Sun
The Senegal international is relishing the prospect of linking up with fellow African Jay-Jay Okocha - a player whom he believes is one of the best players around which is a view supposedly shared by the great Brazilian legend Pele.
"And then I'm going to play with Jay-Jay Okocha. We are going to give the fans a good time. It will be a pleasure to play with one of the best players in the world - and that's not only my opinion of him, that is what Pele said of Jay-Jay.
Diouf revealed that his main priority was to stay in English football despite approaches from numerous other clubs on the continent. The player now hopes to show to the supporters what he is truly capable of and says that everyone throughout Bolton has made him feel welcome so far.
"I had approaches from Lazio, Malaga and Fiorentina but my priority was to stay in England. I wanted to show my true face to the English fans. I liked what Bolton had to say to me. The directors and fans have made a good impression on me and I think I've signed for a good club with a manager who really wanted me."
In a parting shot to his old club Liverpool the former Lens forward has spoken of a dressing room divide in which certain players of a certain nationality stuck together.
"It was a shambles there. The players had enemies amongst themselves.
"The squad was not close-knit. The French were on one side, the English and Czechs on the other. It's a great relief to have left Liverpool. Houllier never managed to get the respect of players."
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