-
The Fighting Cock is a forum for fans of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. Here you can discuss Spurs latest matches, our squad, tactics and any transfer news surrounding the club. Registration gives you access to all our forums (including 'Off Topic' discussion) and removes most of the adverts (you can remove them all via an account upgrade). You're here now, you might as well...
Latest Spurs videos from Sky Sports
Wouldn’t be worried now, give him some time to get up to speed.
he came on with 9 men and having to cover a lot more extra ground. everyone's going to look leggy in that scenario. it wont happen because postecoglou evidently wont change. but with a poor backline like we are going to have now a diamond of biss,sarr,bent and madders would see possession get absolutely bossed.
He will get back there but it won’t be overnight
He won’t hit his prime for another couple of months
Yeah I think (and hope) you are all right.
I’m just paranoid as I snapped my ACL when I was 20 and never ever felt the same again. Obviously he has elite recovery support so it will be very different.
The list of players who had the injury who were never quite the same is scary really. Even Virgil VD hasn’t been the same player, as a recent example.
Like you all say, he probably needs a few more months yet.
I’m just paranoid as I snapped my ACL when I was 20 and never ever felt the same again. Obviously he has elite recovery support so it will be very different.
The list of players who had the injury who were never quite the same is scary really. Even Virgil VD hasn’t been the same player, as a recent example.
Like you all say, he probably needs a few more months yet.
Need to be realistic, he’s not going to be the same player until January or February
Yeah a shame really I still think he is our best CM at the club.
Had a good moment for Son's fluffed chance.
Yeah once he gets used to speed of games again he'll be fine I think, although he doesn't look as agile and is leggy. hasn't been afraid to put a foot in though so that's good.
he had no choice than to get stuck in today lol.
Without Bissouma, he'll be needed in there.
IMO the CM position is our strongest, especially if Bentancur is now good for 60 mins next match, which I suspect he is unless he has a reaction to today's match.
Our 7 CM options become :
Bentancur (good for 60 mins),
Bissouma (suspeneded next match and at Afcon in Jan/early Feb),
Sarr (at Afcon in Jan/early Feb),
Skipp,
Hojbjerg
Lo Celso
Maddison (out injured until Jan ?)
We just need to mix and match over the next few months.
He isn't anywhere near the level he reached which is understandable but makes me smile at folk who thought he'd just walk back and displace Sarr. If anything Bissouma looks more vulnerable. Last few games teams have targeted him and he has not enjoyed it at all.
Bissouma and Sarr won't be that big a miss if they keep putting in performances like they've been of late.
I'll cut the young lad some slack, really he shouldn't be an automatic starter in our team week in week out...mainly happening cause we didn't do the right level of business in the summer, leaving the squad short (again).
Bissouma has been a major disappointment since joining Spurs. Yeah his time under Conte didn't help, but maybe Conte wasn't all wrong about him? He did well at the start of the season, but it's been a while...and discipline is a big issue, shows the lad hasn't got all the mental tools.
Once they're at AFCON, that just leaves us with Roddy then. Cause Madds will still be out and let's be honest, the rest is rubbish.
knee jerk reactions after 2 losses, Sarr was played out of position, playing very advanced up the pitch, yves was playing like a man who didnt want to receive a yellow and he got it anyway, yesterday was an overall bad team performance, our defense was frail our midfielders were shit, forwards were shit , just another shitty day at the office. we really need glc or gil to step up in that number 10 role and create.