I'm wondering where the hell this guy decided to go.
Maybe his suspensions have robbed him of his rhythm, plus the fact that he’s playing in an injury ravaged midfield?It’s weird he’s completely off form right now. He was described as being press proof earlier this season and then he did that for City’s third goal. I hope that whatever has caused him not to be at his higher levels he can get past as on his day he can be right at the top level but we’ve not seen that for a couple of months now.
Xavi didn’t get an abundance of goals or assists but he was world class. Neither did Makelele and similar central / holding midfielders. He was world class at what he did and passed the balls to the creative players. Not everything is about goals and assists.Dembele wasn't world class. Final 3rd he didn't have an assist or shot in him.
He was great at running through people. Possibly the best i've seen. Loved him.
But world class is rewriting history.
Why do we continue to make excuses for our favourite players but don’t use them for our scape goats? Bissouma has been poor for a few games now and regardless of getting suspended or having a different midfield partner, good players still perform at a high level individually even if team mates are not playing great.Maybe his suspensions have robbed him of his rhythm, plus the fact that he’s playing in an injury ravaged midfield?
Mate, it’s a REASON, not an excuse. AllWhy do we continue to make excuses for our favourite players but don’t use them for our scape goats? Bissouma has been poor for a few games now and regardless of getting suspended or having a different midfield partner, good players still perform at a high level individually even if team mates are not playing great.
He's supposed to be the boss. No matter what's going on around him, he's got to be the one playing well because he CAN be that good of a player. It's just for whatever reason, he's not doing that. Bentancur showed that for the brief glimpses of game time he got in-between his injuries. He's simply got to be the man; he should be a nailed-on starter considering the other midfield options.Maybe his suspensions have robbed him of his rhythm, plus the fact that he’s playing in an injury ravaged midfield?
Xavi didn’t get an abundance of goals or assists but he was world class. Neither did Makelele and similar central / holding midfielders. He was world class at what he did and passed the balls to the creative players. Not everything is about goals and assists.
I hate to be that guy but what you said tells me you didn't really pay attention to Xavi. In 09/10 Xavi got 16 assists, that is in one season more assists than Demebele got in TOTAL for his entire Tottenham career.Xavi didn’t get an abundance of goals or assists but he was world class. Neither did Makelele and similar central / holding midfielders. He was world class at what he did and passed the balls to the creative players. Not everything is about goals and assists.
Why do we continue to make excuses for our favourite players but don’t use them for our scape goats? Bissouma has been poor for a few games now and regardless of getting suspended or having a different midfield partner, good players still perform at a high level individually even if team mates are not playing great.
He’s not a kid in footballing terms, think he’s about 26 isn’t he?That is about as poor a performance as I have sen from him. But still, he's a kid and young players struggle for consistency.
How many of his goals and assists were from open play? He took their corners and freekicks, i’m sure Dembele’s stats would be better if he was a set piece taker.I hate to be that guy but what you said tells me you didn't really pay attention to Xavi. In 09/10 Xavi got 16 assists, that is in one season more assists than Demebele got in TOTAL for his entire Tottenham career.
Xavi was an assist machine. I think you need to go watch a Xavi highlights reel if you think he wasn't one of their creative players
You're right though goals and assists aren't everything for a midfielder. Passing range and execution are just as important imo and Demebele was poor on those areas as well. He was a world class dribbler (in defensive areas, so limited use) but he was no world class player. People confuse a world class attribute (his dribbling) with an actual world class player. Demebele as good as he was for us in very specific contexts was never a world class player.
And Xavi may have been a bad example but to be fair, i could have got at least 5 assists a season in that team.I hate to be that guy but what you said tells me you didn't really pay attention to Xavi. In 09/10 Xavi got 16 assists, that is in one season more assists than Demebele got in TOTAL for his entire Tottenham career.
Xavi was an assist machine. I think you need to go watch a Xavi highlights reel if you think he wasn't one of their creative players
You're right though goals and assists aren't everything for a midfielder. Passing range and execution are just as important imo and Demebele was poor on those areas as well. He was a world class dribbler (in defensive areas, so limited use) but he was no world class player. People confuse a world class attribute (his dribbling) with an actual world class player. Demebele as good as he was for us in very specific contexts was never a world class player.
My brother go and watch a compilation video. I don't think you watched Xavi play, he was a thread of the needle passer. Through-ball was his middle name.How many of his goals and assists were from open play? He took their corners and freekicks, i’m sure Dembele’s stats would be better if he was a set piece taker.