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David Ginola
Where's the party being held?
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Moussa Sissoko
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Where's the party being held?
Glenda's Legs
Paul Walsh
Well, there's no better way to engineer a move out of this club than to lay down the gauntlet to Poch, which is effectively what he has done :
"Once again, what I want is for everything to be clear. If the manager is no longer counting on me, if he thinks that other players are better, then he should say it.
"I fell from a high point this season. Even though I never thought I would play all the games, I was not expecting such a small amount of playing time.
"It was the worst season of my career even though as a team it was certainly the best, so it's weird. We'll talk with my agent to make the best decision. My goal is to go to the 2018 World Cup."
One thing Sissoko has asked for, though, is an honest appraisal from Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino about where his future lies this summer.
"I would like him to communicate better," he added.
"I want a completely honest conversation to see what they plan to do, what they are seeing in terms of my future. From that moment on, everything will be clearer in my head."
http://www.skysports.com/football/n...ason-at-tottenham-was-the-worst-of-his-career
"Once again, what I want is for everything to be clear. If the manager is no longer counting on me, if he thinks that other players are better, then he should say it.
"I fell from a high point this season. Even though I never thought I would play all the games, I was not expecting such a small amount of playing time.
"It was the worst season of my career even though as a team it was certainly the best, so it's weird. We'll talk with my agent to make the best decision. My goal is to go to the 2018 World Cup."
One thing Sissoko has asked for, though, is an honest appraisal from Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino about where his future lies this summer.
"I would like him to communicate better," he added.
"I want a completely honest conversation to see what they plan to do, what they are seeing in terms of my future. From that moment on, everything will be clearer in my head."
http://www.skysports.com/football/n...ason-at-tottenham-was-the-worst-of-his-career
I find it hard to imagine that Poch hasn't explained to him why he's not getting more playing time. All our other players seem to understand and have bought into the structure we have, has Poch just left Sissoko out of his communication?
I doubt it.
I think that's speculation on your part. There isn't another 'established' player that's been as underused as Sissoko I'd imagine in our squad? The younger players not getting much game time aren't going to complain much, someone in his situation is more likely to question whether it's worth him being here....
It is speculation, it's also using Occam's Razor.
The alternative is that a talented and successful manager like Poch asked Levy for a £30M player and then benched him without at any point telling him why he was benched and what he needs to do to get playing time.
It makes for a very unlikely scenario.
Lemonade Money
Les Medley
Just as
Wow, I think most people would agree he's been given too much playing time! Be interesting to know which player he thinks he should be replacing in the first eleven!
Out of curiosity why would Sissoko ask for Poch to confirm he's not in his plans and for him to provide some clarity when really Poch has been as open as you suggest? How many talented and successful managers have frozen players out, not communicated properly with them? There's countless stories of that happening....
milo
Jack L. Jones
Because he is trying to talk his way out of the club and deflect blame for his failure here
The reported added that bit about having already spoken to the manager, not Sissoko. Looking purely at the bits in quotes, it looks more like he's saying the manager hasn't spoken to him about it at all.
afsoc4life
Vedran Corluka
I thought Poch has been quite clear on this. He is nowhere as effective as Alli, Son, Eriksen or Lamela. He also needs time to blend with the team. Isnt this the highest ever finish in the EPL he has had?
Well he did say it was his best season with a team....
Gazza
Frederic Kanoute
Maybe because this time around he wasn't playing much
Ade's folks are ok really
Ramon Vega
What he's said isn't out of turn, agreed. The problem lies more with WHO he's said it to.
Appreciate it's journo talk, but "I would like him (Poch) to communicate better," is not the best line to spill out publicly and behind his bosses back (perhaps).
If i have an issue at work with a superiors treatment of me, I might have a whinge to a close colleague i can trust, maybe moan over a lunchtime pint to a couple, but i wouldn't start telling all and sundry about my problems with him. As I understand it Poch's door is always open. If he wants to discuss his frustrations, go and do it with Poch first before you tell the papers all about them.
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markysimmo
Johnny nice-tits
Trainer harder, apply yourself more and not actually be utter brick when you're in the team, do these three things and you might actually get game time
That's what I'd say to him
That's what I'd say to him
