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Ramon Vega
What a cracking article on Winks Sissoko, and why it worked so well last night. Excellent perceptive writing.
Ha ha - love it. The Rolling Rock. Cheers.Sissoko is like that big rock that chases Indiana Jones: his opponents can hear him rumbling towards them and, more often than not last night, that was enough to create a helpful sense of foreboding.
Personally, I think Sissoko is a ball winner and positionally disciplined, and Winks is Metronomic.This combination shouldn’t work. We know it does, because Tottenham have depended on it all the way through the winter, but the spread of attributes just isn’t right: between Harry Winks and Moussa Sissoko, there’s no static and reassuring ball-winner, neither are renowned for their positional discipline and, collectively, they don’t possess the metronomic authority assumed to be a prerequisite in the Champions League.
Personally, I think Sissoko is a ball winner and positionally disciplined, and Winks is Metronomic.
Compared to the best in his role Winks falls short, but he does play that role well. And he's better defensively than he gets credit for from some of the media.Winks is the definition of metronomic.
I'd say both are ball winners in a way - Winks in the Carrick/intercepting sense and Sissoko in the more aggressive sense.
And Winks' positioning is excellent. That night he single-handled anchored the midfield for us at the Bernabau - against Modric and Kroos - was incredible.
Winks ...That night he single-handed anchored the midfield for us at the Bernabau - against Modric and Kroos - was incredible.
Compared to the best in his role Winks falls short.
I agree with GB, he was brilliant in that game, and has been in others too. Still falls short compared to the best, but at 23 he can still improve and get more consistent.Well... which is it guys?
Can he outplay Modric and Kroos combined, or does he fall short at his tender age?
Well... which is it guys?
Can he outplay Modric and Kroos combined, or does he fall short at his tender age?
I agree with GB, he was brilliant in that game, and has been in others too. Still falls short compared to the best, but at 23 he can still improve and get more consistent.
I agree with GB, he was brilliant in that game, and has been in others too. Still falls short compared to the best, but at 23 he can still improve and get more consistent.
So it turns out it was the dad who was fit for Wednesday!Hope he didn't bump too hard.
I really thought this was the season he put his name on the map, now I think he is made of glass and sadly will be one of those players who only ever plays 15 games a season. Still like the lad but think we cant carry so many injury prone players in a squad.
I really thought this was the season he put his name on the map, now I think he is made of glass and sadly will be one of those players who only ever plays 15 games a season. Still like the lad but think we cant carry so many injury prone players in a squad.
He will be kept because he’s a brilliant playerHe will be kept as he doesn't really take up a squad place with qualifying as homegrown.
We only are using 6 out of the 8 homegrown slots in our premier league squad and 5 out of 8 in the Champions League.