Moussa Sissoko

[Bishop]

I said in another thread how much he has regressed (under Mourinho, or since the Champions League final?). But the way he just stopped tracking his man for the second goal was just bizarre.

You can't regress from 0.

 

[Legohamster]

Same for Dele, same for Winks

Sissoko I actually think something physical is gone now (last injury?), he's been pretty poor for some time now.

Since he signed

 

[Mulletperm]

Didn't he win player of the season in 2019 or something?

 

[DeanoAustin]

It was bizarre, it’s like he was tracking somebody else as he was actually in front of the player the whole way so could have no
idea where he was.

I was stunned by it. The one thing you get with Sissoko is honest effort. He may be severely limited but he busts a nut. He didn't last night. That was disgraceful from him. There was an incident in the Brighton game I mentioned at the time where he also seemed to be strolling around without any care for his defensive responsibilities. There seems to be something wrong there in my view.

 

[Bedfordspurs]

I was stunned by it. The one thing you get with Sissoko is honest effort. He may be severely limited but he busts a nut. He didn't last night. That was disgraceful from him. There was an incident in the Brighton game I mentioned at the time where he also seemed to be strolling around without any care for his defensive responsibilities. There seems to be something wrong there in my view.

Yeah he looks like he has lost a yard of pace
And his sole purpose is running

 

[braineclipse]

Not a central midfielder. Never has been, I don't think he ever will be.

He's great in duels when he gets to them. His awareness and positioning has never been good enough for a DM. Thus even when playing better his stats for tackles, interceptions, clearances etc have never been impressive. And even for a "DM" he's unimpressive on the ball.

Hojbjerg was a steal, but it's telling that we can spend that little on a player and get someone better defensively and on the ball.

 

[Bishop]

Not a central midfielder. Never has been, I don't think he ever will be.

He's great in duels when he gets to them. His awareness and positioning has never been good enough for a DM. Thus even when playing better his stats for tackles, interceptions, clearances etc have never been impressive. And even for a "DM" he's unimpressive on the ball.

Hojbjerg was a steal, but it's telling that we can spend that little on a player and get someone better defensively and on the ball.

He's not a football player period. He's an athlete, he should go take up track and field.

 

[Daisuk]

Moussa fudging Sissoko's played 200 games for Spurs. That's just mental.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1383182161726087168

 

[Baleforce]

And has my complete respect and appreciation.

 

[Bullet]

200 times we have lined up with a nice human who is bad* at football.

I was gobsmacked today when he controlled the ball and ran forwards, absolutely gobsmacked,



*Petrified

 

[billyiddo]

Moussa fudging Sissoko's played 200 games for Spurs. That's just mental.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1383182161726087168

There was a graph recently posted that showed our decline in general play (in regards to creating chances and giving away chances) I'm fairly confident the point at which Sissoko became a regular first XI player is the point at which we saw the downturn


Shame as I really do appreciate his effort but if ever there was a sign of where things went wrong...

 

[Baleforce]

He doesn’t pick the team.

When he’s picked he does his best.

If all of our players did that we’d be in a much better place.

 

[billyiddo]

He doesn’t pick the team.

When he’s picked he does his best.

If all of our players did that we’d be in a much better place.

11 players doing their best individually only gets you so far

 

[Baleforce]

11 players doing their best individually only gets you so far

A lot further than most of them phoning it in though probably.

 

[Daisuk]

He doesn’t pick the team.

When he’s picked he does his best.

If all of our players did that we’d be in a much better place.

Can't blame his effort, certainly, I'll give him that. But he's an extremely limited footballer - can barely contain the ball, nevermind pass it over some distance (or hit the target, for that matter). He's got technique and ball control like an average League 2 player.

 

[Bishop]

Moussa fudging Sissoko's played 200 games for Spurs. That's just mental.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1383182161726087168

Watching him play certainly makes me depressed.

 

[NoLimits01]

Can't blame his effort, certainly, I'll give him that. But he's an extremely limited footballer - can barely contain the ball, nevermind pass it over some distance (or hit the target, for that matter). He's got technique and ball control like an average League 2 player.

But, but, but, he runs around a lot (except when he’s hiding)

 

[Legohamster]

But, but, but, he runs around a lot (except when he’s hiding)

He runs a lot to an area he can hide.

 

[Gilzeantoscore]

Did he have any more than five or six meaningful touches for the whole match? i forgot he was on the pitch.

 

[parklane1]

He doesn’t pick the team.

When he’s picked he does his best.

If all of our players did that we’d be in a much better place.

tickle my balls with a feather, he was never as bad as s ome tried to make out but its time to move on from him.