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Have you got any evidence to back up the idea that we've tried to shift any of these guys or are you just making that up cos you don't rate them?
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True, although i see some of them are eyeing up Rodon as a new whipping boy as they look increasingly ridiculous on this thread.
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We have Kane, Son, Lloris, Regui, Ndombele, PEH, I think we can dare to dream.
I expect him to play against Woolwich and Palace and Liverpool. You select the team based on identification of the opposition strengths too.
All teams have fast wingers, hence he will start all those games.
All teams have fast wingers, hence he will start all those games.
Which is ridiculous if they then also call themselves Spurs fans
And the way Dier played yesterday he’ll also have to protect him!
Shocker
Dier was lucky that those misplaced passes weren't punished. He needs to cut that out of his game. Think he has improved other parts of his game though.
Worst game he’s had this season!
Missing Toby?
But I was generally pleased with Rodon
A couple of mistakes yes but to be expected
We could have a player there
I think Rodon looks a good player. Really hard place to get your Spurs full debut and he did well.
if thats the criteria then Levy should just sign half a dozen ultra-marathon runners from Ethiopia
he doesnt do much in terms of football101 whether it is tackling or marking or passing or shooting. If you think Sissoko was 'good' yesterday then you didn't see how Kante and Mason Mount played
Sissoko with the ball in the opposition box wouldn't give even the optimistic Spurs fan any hope of a goal , Sissoko with the ball in the spurs box would get everyone nervous of stupid mistakes. So there is a very niche zone where he can operate and he is frankly useless
In all honesty, I don't think he was anything to shout about yesterday.
If all he's there to do is follow a runner, then Skipp is taking his place next year. With ease.
He made 0 tackles and made 0 interceptions yesterday. He had the worst pass accuracy in the team (69%) and didn't even complete a single dribble.
Which tells me he's disciplined enough in following a man to nullify. But again, doesn't really add anything to the team that someone with a bit more skill could have done.
If all he's there to do is follow a runner, then Skipp is taking his place next year. With ease.
He made 0 tackles and made 0 interceptions yesterday. He had the worst pass accuracy in the team (69%) and didn't even complete a single dribble.
Which tells me he's disciplined enough in following a man to nullify. But again, doesn't really add anything to the team that someone with a bit more skill could have done.
He brings a lot more muscle and strength than Skipp will ever do though.
I am aware of Sissoko’s lack of abilities in some areas, and yes, they are very glaring holes, but I really don’t know if Skipp could fill Sissoko’s boots.
Werner is a really good player and I don’t know if Skipp could have done what Sissoko did yesterday.
All he did was follow a man.
Its not rocket science.
There wasnt a single instance where Sissoko used physicality to win the ball from Werner or anyone hence why he didn't complete a single tackle or interception.
He just followed him to allow Aurier to push up on Chilwell or move into midfield.
That's one of the easiest jobs in football if you're well disciplined. I'd like to think Skipp would be.
I do think there’s far more to it than that, Sissoko has the strength and speed to cover Wener, he wasn’t just following him...
If it was that simple then get me a pair of boots and a uniform, I’ll fill in for Sissoko!
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Werner is a bit of a donkey as well tbh, he is a discount Son, and as long as you can match him for pace/power and deny him space, he won't do shit.
If that was Mane today, we'd be toast, and not only that, with Sissoko in the side we'd be hopeless in any attempt to build an attack, as Chelsea were quite compact and risk averse themselves.
But his strength wasn't used once.
He's a fit lad, who is clever enough to follow instructions and that's literally all he was used for.
Nothing wrong with that. He had a role and he played it.
But it wasn't some defensive masterclass or something only Sissoko could do.
Imagine if instead we had someone who can follow instructions but also play football to!?
Ok lets look at the evidence, on one side we have a player who has played
526 senior club games.
of which
242 were in the premier league.
192 were in ligue 1
48 were in ECL/EL
Hes scored 40 times
He played at every age level for France
65 times for the national side
48 times for under age national sides
He played in the ECL final
He played in a world cup winning squad.
He played in the Euro finals
He was the Spurs Legends player of the season 2019
On the other side we have you saying he is 'frankly useless'.
Its close .......
Or
DSanditon
I’m sure Jose values him and Siss is probably one of the first names on the team sheet in a system that works and we’re top of the League but still not enough for some!!