Southampton vs Tottenham: Match Thread

Streetspur77 said:

I think the last thing someone could accuse me of is not having an opinion on sissoko

I think sissoko has been massively scapegoated and the abuse he gets is toxic, he's a player who always tries his best and puts in good physical performances however he does lack quality. But the response is always disproportionate to his performance and today is no different. He was by no means our worst player today but if you looked at this thread you'd think he'd scored a few own goals, kicked poch in the face and put two fingers up to the fans.

And yes I am funny aswell

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Phomesy said:

Not a lot

In all seriousness usually he's in CM in that formation and its a very negative role basically to provide cover so the front 4 and full backs can attack. When he's part of the front 4 that's when it gets very frustrating because he's still got the brakes on - when he gets on his bike and goes at people at least he's dangerous.

It's very frustrating and clearly we could do better - but the vitriol and hate is just nonsense. He was in our top 4 players today. A lot of that is because he's not expected to do what Son, Alli et all are expected to contribute - but he was solid today. Better than Dier and Dembele.

But we need better.

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Streetspur77 said:

I think the last thing someone could accuse me of is not having an opinion on sissoko

I think sissoko has been massively scapegoated and the abuse he gets is toxic, he's a player who always tries his best and puts in good physical performances however he does lack quality. But the response is always disproportionate to his performance and today is no different. He was by no means our worst player today but if you looked at this thread you'd think he'd scored a few own goals, kicked poch in the face and put two fingers up to the fans.

And yes I am funny aswell

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Davo99 said:

tiger666 hates me

Beautiful stuff. Go on man d’oh me again

Maybe deep down I actually really like Sissoko and maybe he’s only pretending to be poor on pretty much all aspects of the game bar physical conditioning.

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Davo99 said:

You actually have nothing, do you?

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midspur said:

I’ve not had a chance to read through this thread, how did Sissoko do?

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Sweetsman said:

Nothing would be more than what you've contributed.

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Archibald&Crooks said:

OK it's getting beyond a bit of banter now so it'll probably be for the best if we all wind it in a little bit

I'll leave you with a song

'soko 'soko

'soko 'soko

Born is the king of white hart lane

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Davo99 said:

8 agreed. One disagree.

Maybe the one is right and the 8 are wrong. Yeah, maybe.

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mill said:

How much were you saying you hate random posters on the internet you’ve never met before?

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Davo99 said:

He is always poor. Why? Because he is poor. He can’t really pass. He’s not intelligent on the pitch. His control is awful. His technique is poor. He doesn’t add goals or assists. He’s defensively inept. His decisions are often poor or safe. He’s not even a 6. He’s a 4, 5 tops. We need 7s and 8s, I thought we had left players of this ability in the past. I don’t even think he’s a Premier League player. I think he’d be much more suited to the Championship.

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Streetspur77 said:

I think the last thing someone could accuse me of is not having an opinion on sissoko

I think sissoko has been massively scapegoated and the abuse he gets is toxic, he's a player who always tries his best and puts in good physical performances however he does lack quality. But the response is always disproportionate to his performance and today is no different. He was by no means our worst player today but if you looked at this thread you'd think he'd scored a few own goals, kicked poch in the face and put two fingers up to the fans.

And yes I am funny aswell

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ShelfSideSpurs said:

If that Kane chance towards the end nestles in the bottom corner, nobody bats an eyelid about the performance and/or Poch's decision to start Sissoko over Lamela, or to take Son off.

It's clear from reading Poch's post match comments that a number of players out there were affected by illness. The conditions didn't play into our hands either. No, we weren't at the races today but we've played worse than that and won this season. Swansea (A) springs to mind.

As for the Sissoko bashing, it needs to stop. Not his fault we decided to play £30m for him. Regardless of technical ability (and by no means was he the worst player in a Spurs shirt today) he always puts in a shift and for that reason I refuse to criticise him.

We need reinforcements this January. All the talk seems to be about a pacey wide forward but in truth it's the creative midfield role we need to address. With Dele struggling for form, we're one Eriksen injury away from our season being curtailed.

We've got some vital matches coming up in the next month that will define our season. Thankfully, Alderweireld will soon be back to sure up the defence and Wanyama is approaching full match fitness. It's not all doom and gloom!

Up the Spurs.

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ardiles said:

This result just confirms that we don't have players of sufficient quality, on the bench, to cover for first teamers who are ill, injured, suspended or out of form.

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Davo99 said:

He is always poor. Why? Because he is poor. He can’t really pass. He’s not intelligent on the pitch. His control is awful. His technique is poor. He doesn’t add goals or assists. He’s defensively inept. His decisions are often poor or safe. He’s not even a 6. He’s a 4, 5 tops. We need 7s and 8s, I thought we had left players of this ability in the past. I don’t even think he’s a Premier League player. I think he’d be much more suited to the Championship.

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