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Player Watch Player Watch: Yves Bissouma

GutBucket

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Think I saw more good games from Skipp than from him. Never reached those levels of Bissouma from earlier in season but still. Not enough shown in 2 years here. Although probably not easy to be any role that has to defend in this system.
 

NEVILLEB

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Nov 6, 2006
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Was shocked to see him in the starting eleven today.

Clearly way off it and should have been dropped a few games ago.
 

matty74

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Aug 21, 2013
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Hojberg must be so insulted that Bissouma keeps getting picked ahead of him . Not saying PEH is the answer but he’s still a better player than Bissouma.
 

faze_coys

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Hojberg must be so insulted that Bissouma keeps getting picked ahead of him . Not saying PEH is the answer but he’s still a better player than Bissouma.
He isn’t though. PEH would get absolutely slaughtered in this system because he can’t take the ball under pressure, and he isn’t even good positionally. We play dangerously now and whether you rate bissouma or not, he can play in that style much better than PEH.
 

Nick-TopSpursMan

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Cut our losses imo and get a proper DM like Ederson.

Ederson isn’t a DM, he’s an 8. We’d have the same issue with him we have with Bissouma imo.

We need a proper defensive 6 who is also good on the ball.

We need a player in the mould of prime Wanyama in the 16/17 season. He literally sat in front of the defence, read everything defensively and broke up play constantly whilst still being part of our build up. It’s no wonder we only conceded 26 goals that season with him at his best at DM.
 

faze_coys

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Ederson isn’t a DM, he’s an 8. We’d have the same issue with him we have with Bissouma imo.

We need a proper defensive 6 who is also good on the ball.

We need a player in the mould of prime Wanyama in the 16/17 season. He literally sat in front of the defence, read everything defensively and broke up play constantly whilst still being part of our build up. It’s no wonder we only conceded 26 goals that season with him at his best at DM.

I think we should mould Sarr into this player, decent on the ball, massive engine, positionally decent, consistent and disciplined… and we have options in bents and biss to play the 8 role instead.
 

Nick-TopSpursMan

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I think we should mould Sarr into this player, decent on the ball, massive engine, positionally decent, consistent and disciplined… and we have options in bents and biss to play the 8 role instead.

I don’t think Sarr is strong enough or good in duels to be a DM. He’s very good at covering ground, pressing, winning the ball back higher up etc but I’m not sure he’s got the defensive instincts to be a 6.
 

THFC_SWE

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He isn’t though. PEH would get absolutely slaughtered in this system because he can’t take the ball under pressure, and he isn’t even good positionally. We play dangerously now and whether you rate bissouma or not, he can play in that style much better than PEH.
And yet PEH looks better when he plays.
 

Sp3akerboxxx

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He isn’t though. PEH would get absolutely slaughtered in this system because he can’t take the ball under pressure, and he isn’t even good positionally. We play dangerously now and whether you rate bissouma or not, he can play in that style much better than PEH.
At least PEH passes the ball forwards
 

razzmaster

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Ederson isn’t a DM, he’s an 8. We’d have the same issue with him we have with Bissouma imo.

We need a proper defensive 6 who is also good on the ball.

We need a player in the mould of prime Wanyama in the 16/17 season. He literally sat in front of the defence, read everything defensively and broke up play constantly whilst still being part of our build up. It’s no wonder we only conceded 26 goals that season with him at his best at DM.
What are your thoughts on Onana as a possible option at DM?
 

spurs mental

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Mar 10, 2007
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Horrific again. How he managed to stay on after 20 minutes I have no idea.

Another waste of God given talent by the looks of things.
 

faze_coys

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I don’t think Sarr is strong enough or good in duels to be a DM.
I think that can be coached to a high enough standard with him, the other bits which he already possesses are much harder to coach. We don’t really need a traditional DM in the sense of the word, we need a player who is going to cover the ground to make passing options, cover his fullbacks and cut off offensive options.
 

thePessimist

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i think it’s fairly obvious we need to upgrade this position. biss is a decent
squad option but not consistent enough.
 
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