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Player Pape Sarr
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The club can confirm pape sarr has successfully had surgery on his broken spine this afternoon.
Don’t want him starting on Wednesday as he offers very little.
Agree but what's the alternative? At the moment I assume it will be Bentancur, Odobert (?), and one more, who? Porro who hasn't played there before? Bissouma who lets us down far more often than he doesn't? Who else is there?
I think he will start with Biss and Bentancur Odobert maybe but he hasn’t done enough to start though.
We need someone who is sharp and quick who can get on the other side of their midfield. They struggle with that as they don’t have the legs in there to recover and get close to players.
I really don’t know what is the best option and to have 3 options ruled out sums up our season.
Pape is bang out of form and whilst probably useful as a sub for legs in the Final, he was meant to be much more than that this season.
Truth is, by now he was meant to be a player who could change games from MF, and he hasn't taken that step. Most of the season I've defended his form, and in his defense, he's increased his goal involvements this year, but he just hasn't found the maturity.
It's getting to the point where he might need a move for it to click in his head that you only get one career, and nobody has time to wait for you to figure it out.
Truth is, by now he was meant to be a player who could change games from MF, and he hasn't taken that step. Most of the season I've defended his form, and in his defense, he's increased his goal involvements this year, but he just hasn't found the maturity.
It's getting to the point where he might need a move for it to click in his head that you only get one career, and nobody has time to wait for you to figure it out.
I still believe in him and think he’s a great prospect. He needs better coaching- has loads of talent but is a kid that needs constant guidance and direction- like much of our team.
He’s a player that was trained in a very specific role in teams playing measured football, not gung ho bullshit. Sadly I think he along with many others are actually regressing right now without quality tactical coaching.
It’s not belief for me. His ability is clear and you don’t need belief to see it.
But he’s 22 and 23 soon. Can’t be potential for much longer. With his ability, he should be taking games by the scruff of the neck by now, regardless of the coaching
He’s one of several players who’ve not been at their best this season.
Let’s see what a better coach can get out of the players next season.
What is he actually really good at?
Bit of a nothing player right now.
Bit of a nothing player right now.
I'd send him out on loan next season. Thinking Ligue 1, especially Nice whose manager (Haise) is very good at turning potential into actual elite quality. Lille under Genesio, Monaco under Hutter (and with Dier), Strasbourg under Liam Rosenior also good shouts.
Catching up with an Italian pal of mine earlier and he said why not Genoa...Patrick Vieira is their gaffer. Yeah he was average as Palace boss, but the man knows a thing or two about becoming an unreal DM/CM. Both from Senegal too. More I think about it, more it makes sense. Could even send them Dragusin for a year so he gets his mojo back in familiar surroundings.
Catching up with an Italian pal of mine earlier and he said why not Genoa...Patrick Vieira is their gaffer. Yeah he was average as Palace boss, but the man knows a thing or two about becoming an unreal DM/CM. Both from Senegal too. More I think about it, more it makes sense. Could even send them Dragusin for a year so he gets his mojo back in familiar surroundings.
Italy on loan could work but he’d probably take that as the end of his time here.
I’m not 100% ready to give up on him yet. He covers ground like very few can and when he’s at it, technically pretty good.
He has wasted a year under a coach that's greatest ability is to completely undermine a players understanding of a position.
I agree about playing under a fvckwit but I still don't think much of him overall
Some times it literally takes the right coach and system. An you unlock all the levels
We are stupid. Sarr was being trained as a deep playmaking 6 at Metz, which was a role he excelled at. He is good at a lot of things. He's one of our best long-shooting threats from midfield in that he's actually hit nice strikes from deep for us before-unlike Bissouma or Bentancur.
Playing in this moronic system under this fake of a coach is doing him no favors. If we are to persist like this as a club I hope that a lot of these players, who I personally like, leave Tottenham for the sake of their careers.
22 is young for CMs- his prime will start around 26-27.
Sure but at 23 you need to see more from him
After two seasons here I don't see the 'a lot of things he is good at'. What are they? His shooting is hit and miss, and he shows the technique flaws that Bentancur and Bissouma have. The good thing about his game is his stamina, and ability to get up and down the pitch. The form he showed at Metz has been devoid for much of his time here. Like most of our players he's not up to scratch in what he tries to do.