His skills are mainly defensive ones, but he is quick and makes aggressive runs at opposition defenses, gaining large amounts of ground.
We just have to hope one of our players can tackle him before he concedes possession.
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We just have to hope one of our players can tackle him before he concedes possession.
Watch him more closely Joe
Vast majority of his passing is one touch but he does tend to take the easy option and if he did trap it and look up more often he would be better
His main attribute for me is his covering and tracking back
I’m not blind to the truth as it’s my opinion and you saying things like controlling a 5 yd pass travelling at 3 mph doesn’t really contribute much to the debate but surprised you didn’t get a couple of funnies
I’m well aware of his faults, chiefly his ball control but I think he’s now established himself as an essential part of Poch’s team which is why he gets picked so often
This hysteria against him reminds me of the boo boys on the terraces slagging off Terry Fenwick years ago
Not a favourite of mine but I got behind him when I was in my usual spot in the Paxton so I think we should trust Poch on this one
Saturdays performance was poor but Sissoko was one of our best performers on the day
Thanks for the funny
To clarify he’s not my favourite and I’m well aware of his faults but this hysteria against him is totally unwarranted
I re watched the game and did note that, even well into the last ten minutes, he was popping up all over the pitch covering and tackling
I like that sort of ethos but it wasn’t reciprocated by several of his teammates
I thought Wanyama, Trippier, Dier and Llorente all had shockers and Poch was rightly annoyed afterwards
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This year is our year.
Terry Fenwick was a cunt. Even the mild mannered Bobby Robson thought so, and said so when he refused to play for England. He deserved all he got.
Is that the same mild mannered Bobby Robson who didn’t rate Hoddle?
He may have been a cunt and we’ve had more than our fair share of them over the years but my point is that while any player wears our shirt after getting selected by our manager I get behind them
I sometimes wonder what other teams fans think coming on this forum reading the vitriol and bile being spouted about one player
Can’t help comparing it to the abuse Lamela used to get
Oh give it a rest. I know you’ve come round, but you thought the manager was a clown to begin with. You’re not the super fan you’re pretending to be now.
the Hoddle not getting caps, (would have 100 caps in another country) stuff is a myth.
Fenwick was a cunt (ask paul warhurst)
Sissoko is a poor footballer. I look back to some of the rank average midfielders that have pulled on a spurs shirt - Dozzell, Sinton, Neilsen, Saib, Berti, Tainio, Zokora - I could go on - they've all been poor but still probably shown more control, composure, ability in front of goal than sissoko. Yes he can run, hes he'll put a shift in - but he doesn' run intelligently, make space for others or get beyond the attackers.
On saturday Wanyama was the worst culprit, so bad that I actually assumed he was Sissoko.
I don't understand this.
Wasn't Robson the only England manager who picked Fenwick?
Famously the man who didn't kick Maradona as he was already on a yellow
1,600 little mice in the away end. We've had away followings less than 100 make more noise than Spurs. I can understand most were probably overawed by being able to see the red sky and were worried about being rained on but you have to admit it was a poor showing. Yes, it was our final, but you contributed nothing to the atmosphere. I do think the "We hate Tottenham" chants were out of order though. Still, see you all next Wednesday. If VAR helps us lose only 5-0 instead of 6-0 then I'll be happy! 
If Hoddle had been French or Spanish, he'd have got 150 caps. Fucking hell, Emile Heskey got more caps than Hoddle. So in my humble opinion it's not a myth. England should have cherished Hoddle not treated him as a luxury player.
I agree that he should have been cherised, but who are these gifted french and spanish players of the 80s with ton+ of caps?
Platini got about 70, Giresse about 40, Tigana the same. Michel was probably the best spanish midfielder of the 80s and doubt he got 50. Victor, Gallego and a few others will have been about 70 caps. Hitting a 100 caps was rare as fuck in those days.
Only Robson and Wilkins that I'm aware of have more caps than Hoddle from that era. Yes he missed out on a few games and suffered a bit from not playing in a country where the emphasis was on technique rather than physical attributes.
Hoddle's problem with England was Brooking. They were similar players and Brooking was the senior player and given the ball more often by other England players and Hoddle had to rely on scraps and did not see anything like the amount of the ball that he did for Tottenham.
Ok, fair enough on the foreign cap issue but he was criminally underrated at International level and should have more English caps. He was a special talent and i feel would have been more appreciated had he played for another Country.