Yves Bissouma

[thfcsteff]

Seems a long time ago he was telling us that he’d never call a player out to the media.

Let's face it, a) he's absolutely right and b) he's probably giving up on staying too tru to such words when players such as Biss keep on letting him and the side down despite being protected several times over. How many times has he protected this player, who then responds by simply not showing up? I agree, it is against what he said he'd not do, but I think the possible truth is that he maybe feels 'what's the point' when protecting the players publicly yields such little positive response.

 

[fernadez]

Think it's another case of not building a system around the skillsets of the players at your disposal personally

These are not world class players, they are very good players who have things they excel at and things they don't. Managers job is to build a system that lets them do the things they excel at. Otherwise we're in chequebook manager territory again and I've read many a time how Tottenham fans don't like that sort of management.

 

[Mikey10]

Let's face it, a) he's absolutely right and b) he's probably giving up on staying too tru to such words when players such as Biss keep on letting him and the side down despite being protected several times over. How many times has he protected this player, who then responds by simply not showing up? I agree, it is against what he said he'd not do, but I think the only possible truth is that he maybe feels 'what's the point' when protecting the players publicly yields such little positive response.

I’m not sure it’s a strategy that ever ends well for the manager. It’s another sign for me that he’s really struggling with the pressure at PL level. As I think you allude to on another thread, Steff, a decision to remove him now would be for his own good too.

 

[thfcsteff]

I’m not sure it’s a strategy that ever ends well for the manager. It’s another sign for me that he’s really struggling with the pressure at PL level. As I think you allude to on another thread, Steff, a decision to remove him now would be for his own good too.

No mate, bluntly I think we stay together until the end of the season. I think in the summer it will be best for all if he departs as I do think there is too much water under his bridge to ever fully recover...

 

[Mikey10]

No mate, bluntly I think we stay together until the end of the season. I think in the summer it will be best for all if he departs as I do think there is too much water under his bridge to ever fully recover...

Agree that it won’t happen. I do think it would be best for everyone if he went now, though. It’s a failed experiment.

Obviously just my opinion though!

 

[Muttley]

Let's face it, a) he's absolutely right and b) he's probably giving up on staying too tru to such words when players such as Biss keep on letting him and the side down despite being protected several times over. How many times has he protected this player, who then responds by simply not showing up? I agree, it is against what he said he'd not do, but I think the possible truth is that he maybe feels 'what's the point' when protecting the players publicly yields such little positive response.

I didn't see the game, but after watching the MOTD2 analysis there seemed to be more than just Biss offering poor levels of performance.

The key word Ange used in the presser was "confidence". He also talked about players going through phases. It is partially on the manager to help a player with confidence. I guess when you're 21 it's quite easy for a manager to get a player's head back into a confident mode. For the older guys it's probably more difficult.

I'm not sure we'll see much more of Biss in a Spurs shirt.