He was legit awful for the first 2 years. He's now a good player more often than not. Once again those both can be true statements.I'd like to hear now from someone who was saying something along the lines of him being the worst player ever in a Spurs shirt. Is anyone honest enough to say that they overreacted and got it wrong?
I'd like to hear now from someone who was saying something along the lines of him being the worst player ever in a Spurs shirt. Is anyone honest enough to say that they overreacted and got it wrong?
He was legit awful for the first 2 years. He's now a good player more often than not. Once again those both can be true statements.
No, he was shit for us. I am glad he has proven me wrong in the sense that he is now playing better than I expected. But that means I or others were still correct for saying he was shit, when he was playing shit.
sissoko's crime is the same as the other scapegoats - he's not the player fans want him to be.
I'd like to hear now from someone who was saying something along the lines of him being the worst player ever in a Spurs shirt. Is anyone honest enough to say that they overreacted and got it wrong?
Agree with all of that. I can't remember a player whose form was so dependent on their level of confidence. You always have dips in self-belief, but can continue to play at a high level. But when Sissoko isn't feeling good on the inside, his play can be downright dreadful. Now that he's got some vim and verve about him, he's doing brilliantly. The immense swing in form is borderline bi-polar. Look at the chap who started a couple of our FA cup games last season, and that guy was embarrassingly poor. Compared to the guy who played last night, and you wouldn't know they're the same player. The gulf between low-confidence Sissoko versus high-confidence Sissoko is the size of an ocean.It's incredible the psychological effect has on a player. He came here with a massive price tag on his head, the fans were critical of him from the very beginning. Even the manager hardly played him in the first season. He had nobody in his corner for the first season and he struggled. Last season the manager started to play him more and he had a bit more backing from the coaches. So he played better but still had the fans on his back. This season he puts in some great performances and now the fans are on his side and we're seeing the best of him.
Maybe that's why he struggled at Newcastle because of all the negativity he had from fans. He played great for France because he took himself out of that environment and felt the love from the coaches, and the national fans were on side too. That's why we're getting the best out of him now. It shows because everything he does he's so much more assured of himself than before. He's thinking with a much more level head and not feeling like everyone is against him.
I loved the bit when he towered over Arthur, after that little prick faked a foul. The little lad just about peed himself.He’s certainly a weapon against these small technical teams. After watching 2nd half again he was clear MOTM for me.
You say he proved you wrong. That means you were wrong, and he's proved it. So you were wrong.
But you also say you were correct, which must be wrong, because he's proved you were wrong.
I do know what you mean though.
I think what really happened is when he was playing shit, a lot of people thought he was actually and irredeemably a shit player, and that is where they were definitely wrong. He was just playing shit and they weren't prepared to believe he could improve.
WRONG, thank fuck!
I'd like to hear now from someone who was saying something along the lines of him being the worst player ever in a Spurs shirt. Is anyone honest enough to say that they overreacted and got it wrong?