And a really enticing gentleman's agreement too
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Pape Sarr opens up on his journey from Senegal to the Premier League
Tottenham midfielder Pape Sarr has opened up on his 'beautiful experience' of football in Senegal and his journey to the Premier League.
Tottenham's Pape Sarr opens up on his journey from his father's team in Senegal to the Premier League and claims he 'owes it all to his family'
- Pape Sarr has become a regular presence in the Tottenham midfield this season
- He has now spoken of his 'beautiful experience' learning his trade in Senegal
- The 21-year-old also named one Spurs team-mate as his 'big brother'
PUBLISHED: 09:18 BST, 8 October 2023 |
Tottenham midfielder Pape Sarr has opened up on his 'beautiful experience' of football in Senegal and his journey to the Premier League.
Aged just 21, Sarr has been a key cog for Ange Postecoglou's table-topping Tottenham side this season, appearing in every game so far.
He began his career at the legendary Generation Foot in Dakar, which has produced a host of other Premier League names including Sadio Mane, Papiss Cisse, Ismaïla Sarr and Diafra Sakho.
Sarr's earliest football experiences came earlier in Senegal's third city, as he told the Premier League: 'My first contact with football was in Thies where I grew up in Senegal. I grew up in a footballing family, they drilled a hard-working mentality into me regarding football. They always prepared me to be successful.
'My dad was a manager. I was afraid of the comments he was going to make about me. It was a plus for me as he was often giving advice after games.'
arr has since gone on to represent his country 15 times and picked up an African Cup of Nations win while still a teenager.
He was unequivocal on who had inspired his achievements, adding: 'Even in Senegal I left my family at a young age to live in Dakar. It's not easy being so far away. I owe it all to my family, they're a huge part of my success.
'I went through the Generation Foot academy. We would arrive Monday and return home Saturday. We were young lads. It felt like we were a real family. Everyday we were together, it was such a beautiful experience.'
It seems the bonding experience Sarr felt in Dakar has been matched in North London.
'Here, we are a family,' the midfielder said of his Spurs side, 'I am someone who likes to have fun and live in the present, I'm here to make the most of my time with my team-mates.'
He named Yves Bissouma as a particular influence and referred to him as his 'big brother' who had been 'incredible' in his support.
The feel-good atmosphere at Spurs seems to be having an effect on the pitch, with Postecoglou's side top of the Premier League after eight games.
They were made to work in their last game against Luton after going down to 10 men on the stroke of half-time, but clung on for an important 1-0 win after a goal from Micky van de Ven.
Tottenham will next be in action after the international break when they take on Fulham on Monday, October 23.
No idea what money he is on but I wouldn’t be surprised if we tie him down to a better contract before the end of the season. He’s absolute quality.
To respect your captain like that says it all , Ange masterstroke making Sonny captain
Prime Kante performance against Luton, only thing to improve was his passing which was clumsy sometimes. His ability to win ball back very quickly is one of key factors why we dominate possession so much.As a result opponents often look like us during end of Conte era: they sit deep,then are not able to counter cause they lose ball quickly and then bang: we are with the ball on their half again.
apparently hes only on 20. needs to get a rise to 80 at least. show him some respect.
proper box to boxer. aging midfielders will feel sick in there against him.
I'm going to vomit a little into my own mouth writing this, but yeah - his movement around the centre, tackling and willingness to take a shot reminds me a bit of Vieira.
yea waiting for one of his long range bangers to fly in. he can hit it clean with his left too.I'm going to vomit a little into my own mouth writing this, but yeah - his movement around the centre, tackling and willingness to take a shot reminds me a bit of Vieira.
Sonny is a really good person. Great to read that
He's quite a tall fella, but it's like his centre of gravity is that of a shorter guy. His ability to change direction rapidly, whilst maintaining both his balance and control of the ball, is outstanding.
He's a baby Yaya, but I do hope we're scouting Africa, and elsewhere, for baby Sarr.
Hillarous to think people questioned Son's captaincy. The dumbest thing we have done was having him sit there for years under Loris kane Dier and the other so called leaders.
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Specially loved his display against ManUnited.
Makes me shit myself in laughter, thinking that supposedly bigger and richer club was chasing whole summer Amrabat, who is 6 years older, costs twice as much and quite possibly has 0 attributes where he would ourshine our young superstar. I know I would pick Sarr to play both, DM and CM over him, without second of hesitation.
Also makes me cry to think, if we would have continued with idiots like Parmesan Pulis, we also would have purchased Amrabat or someone else like him and kept Sarr rotting on the bench
Weight of pass
Ball winning
Carrying the ball
Fearlessness
Covers every blade
One of the most impressive mixtapes of all our players this season