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While I don't agree that he is better than 90% of the PL I agree with your post as a whole. The guy gets way more flack than he deserves and is often our scapegoat for bad games this season. There are both better and worse players than Moussa Sissoko out there.overall. I have to say it’s time to get off the guys back. He’s being subjected to idiotic hyperbole far too often. Not good enough for a 5 a Side team ? Seriously. How is that credible.
He’s a better player than all of us who post - he’s a better player than pretty much anyone we even know. Shit he’s a better player than 90% of the Premier League !
Ok he’s not Bale, he’s not even Dembélé. But Christ get off the guys back. He’s breaking a sweat for us week in and week out this season.
if we need to make a direct comparison look at Dier yesterday, was he really so much better / worse - so why the hate ?
Because some bitter Geordie fans dug him out and he cost a lot of money does not make him shit. Anymore than he’s Maradonna. Time to leave the guy alone
You nailed it with the injuries point. Sissoko is one of 2 central midfielders (not counting the attacking ones like Dele and Eriksen) who have been 100% fit all season. So of course he has had to step in a lot since Dembéle and Winks have battled niggling injuries and Wanyama was out for most of the fall. If all of those guys were 100% fit Sissoko would most likely be a bench player with a set position to play at which would probably mean that he would be able to focus on that one role for when he does come on. But as is he has had to basically rotate all around our midfield to fill whatever hole has needed filling.sadly when the collective are off individual weaknesses are highlighted. If for instance we had one clear opportunity a match that Harry missed we would start to question him. I'm not comparing Sissoko to Kane but using it as an example. I understand his strengths but his weaknesses outweigh them ten fold... maybe injuries have secured his place? I don't know but I would prefer to see him moved on for both his, the clubs and the fans sake.
I said it earlier on here. But I think he should have been converted to a pure sweeper DM earlier. Sissoko has decent defensive play and covers for our rightbacks a lot. He's also big and strong and breaks up play for the oppo a lot. And with his speed he could be an important defensive tool (already is, just look at his runs to stop Bertrand and Tadic yesterday).I believe versatility is his biggest strength which at times is very handy. He is strong and can sure up the defence and cause a nightmare for the opposition when breaking. The problem is his control, passing and shooting is woeful and the most frustrating part of his game.
Late on you don't get many chances against a stretched opposition however these are golden chances where we've seriously punished teams in the past but with Sissoko as part of the transition it often breaks down.
Yesterday others were at fault also and seemed to get the ball caught up in their feet (expect pitch played a big part).
LoL are all the posters here trolls?
Yesterday was a shit performance .... BUT .... out of the ten outfield players Sissoko rated second highest 7.1 with both OPTA and Sqwaka .... still not great but there's another eight players you should be trolling before you blame the big guy .... Son 6.1 and Dele 6.4 both had they're lowest ratings of the EPL season ... how about trolling them?
So if he is quite clearly not good enough, why is Poch still picking him?Scapegoat? Agenda?
He isn't good enough, but don't let the facts get in the way.
He’s a terrible footballer. A testament to fitness over skill in the modern game. Not his fault though, it’s Poch’s fault for picking him.
A smart player will always outperform a “beast”. Kane is not fast and i can see him playing at a very high level until 35-36 years. Sissoko is one bij injury or a couple more years of being done as player in a top leagueFitness is ultimately the most important and most underrated attribute - Sissoko for all his short comings is better than every single injured player in world football.
Fitness is ultimately the most important and most underrated attribute - Sissoko for all his short comings is better than every single injured player in world football.
I pointed it out because on the day the criticism wasn't warranted. At times he has frustrated the god damn life out of me but yesteray he was one of the better players.Why after every game does someone have to point out a player that was worse than Sissoko. The bar is so low that him not being the worst player on the pitch is some kind of achievement, at least with Son on the pitch we know he has the ability to produce a bit of magic at some point in the game, Sissoko in a year and a half has shown us that he....can run a bit. He's just not good enough for this team, thats why fans are on his back even if he's not literally the worst performer on that given day.
Sorry. You are right in this caseYou've misunderstood my point.
Being fit / available to play is the most important attribute - not strength or stamina.
Sissoko is never injured, that's why he plays so much for us.
there's always at least one, hurling abuse, one comment even more ignorant than the following. You just hope that he doesnt have a season ticket or you're screwed for a long time ... I have one of those behind me (throbbing vein and all that) at my hometeam, all he does is scream and shout the same stupid things over and over again. He's a bloody mountain too so nobody really challenges him and some of us have seen what he tends to do to those that had the courage to challenge him.I'd like to hope that he has the ability to improve, no matter how unlikely that is. So screaming obscenities at him at every opportunity even when he's had an "average" game isn't helpful in that regard. It's not gonna stop Poch from playing him when we need cover either. It's only done to serve the individual dishing it out.
I know he's shit, everyone stood around me knows he's shit, even Sissoko himself probably knows he's shit.
All that the bloke, who looks like a vein in his head is gonna pop every time Sissoko touches the ball, is achieving is pissing off everyone who is unfortunate enough to be sat near him.
I pay my money.... yadda yadda.
He produce a performance at the Euros that warranted a 30K price tag. but we all knew it was exceptional for him to play as he did. The gamble is trying too get that form back.I'm sorry, but this is complete fantasy. He's 28 fucking years old; he's not an academy graduate that's going to suddenly kick on into another gear due to "self management". He's a known quantity at this point.
Sissoko is what happens when you purchase a player based primarily on his performance in an international tournament, and ignore his entire club career history.
But Pippo did not talk about Moussa from a offensive perspective, but a defensive one.I think the reverse. The oppo will be wary of our game changers - Dele, Eriksen, Son, Kane. I'd be marking them tight, but giving Sissoko space so that he gets the ball because he can't hurt you. His passing and control are worse, he doesn't score very often. I applaud his effort, but that's only really notable because there's not much else positive to latch onto.
It's like having Zokora all over again. The one who didn't score a single goal in 134 games. The only player at Spurs I've ever seen subbed on 30 mins with no injury/red card/formation change. It really is a waste of a squad place at a time when we are bit thin. In those days we would swoon for a EUFA place, but now we've been the only title challengers last 2 years, it's very different.
And I wouldn't dream of slagging him off while he's playing for us btw.
Sissoko is what happens when you purchase a player based primarily on his performance in an international tournament, and ignore his entire club career history.