Player Watch Player Watch: Yves Bissouma

[Gilzeanking]

Ange mentioned Biss in the presser. Biss, when he's right is as good as it gets. In the 1st ten matches he was my no 1 among many great players. As people are pointing out here, he is generally very effective as a defender (notwithstanding the issues ^^)
But it's as a creator that he can dazzle..if he's right. Its his mentality that is his weak point imo regarding his creativity.
I was watching him very closely in the ten games and noticed that his very best games tended to be at home. It was here he was usually unplayable as he ran through his amazing repertoire of feints. The oppo had no idea what he was going to do next. he was more comfortable with the home support imo. Away we'd generally see a diminished number of feints and as his/our form got worse..they started to disappear.

I noticed that he'd try a feint early in a match and if it didn't come off, he seemed to decide this match wasn't for him and he'd retreat creatively. Still a powerful defender ofc. I'll be watching for this today vs Wolves, that first attempt at feinting and praying it's a success.

How Ange can get this complicated character into a good place I can't say, but if they can get it right we have an absolute superstar.

 

[ajspurs]

Ange mentioned Biss in the presser. Biss, when he's right is as good as it gets. In the 1st ten matches he was my no 1 among many great players. As people are pointing out here, he is generally very effective as a defender (notwithstanding the issues ^^)
But it's as a creator that he can dazzle..if he's right. Its his mentality that is his weak point imo regarding his creativity.
I was watching him very closely in the ten games and noticed that his very best games tended to be at home. It was here he was usually unplayable as he ran through his amazing repertoire of feints. The oppo had no idea what he was going to do next. he was more comfortable with the home support imo. Away we'd generally see a diminished number of feints and as his/our form got worse..they started to disappear.

I noticed that he'd try a feint early in a match and if it didn't come off, he seemed to decide this match wasn't for him and he'd retreat creatively. Still a powerful defender ofc. I'll be watching for this today vs Wolves, that first attempt at feinting and praying it's a success.

How Ange can get this complicated character into a good place I can't say, but if they can get it right we have an absolute superstar.

I don't know about that personally. Thought he was pretty good away at Brentford in the first game, at Bournemouth and at Arsenal in those first 10 games.

 

[Gilzeanking]

I don't know about that personally. Thought he was pretty good away at Brentford in the first game, at Bournemouth and at Arsenal in those first 10 games.

We're possibly talking about slightly different things. I'm on about his absolute peak performances.

 

[ajspurs]

We're possibly talking about slightly different things. I'm on about his absolute peak performances.

Maybe it depends on what ones interoperation of peak performance is regarding him. I agree with the general assessment to be fair just not the analysis of the first 10 games and emphasis on his home performances being that much better. I was probably more impressed with him in those away games than in the home ones, as at home you expect to be able to control games and impose yourselves a little more easily.

 

[Trees]

Goal totally on Bissouma. Lost it on edge of box. One of those things.

thereafter tho chases back and is caught ball watching.

 

[Tucker]

Starting to see why Conte did not trust this guy. Just doesn’t have the mentality imo.

 

[werty]

Goal totally on Bissouma. Lost it on edge of box. One of those things.

thereafter tho chases back and is caught ball watching.

Losing the ball is forgivable, but he has a habit of ball watching like that. There was also no need for both VDV and Sarr to go to Neto either.

 

[SlotBadger]

Since the dive at Luton (and prior to that, in truth), he’s been poor.

 

[TOLBINY]

Losing the ball is forgivable, but he has a habit of ball watching like that. There was also no need for both VDV and Sarr to go to Neto either.

Posted last week after the Brighton game that he let both Ansu Fati and Wellbeck run past him into the box for the late A Fati chance. Posted in November that if Ange is still our manager next year I don't see Biss as a regular starter.

 

[TOLBINY]

Since the dive at Luton (and prior to that, in truth), he’s been poor.

No - the narrative is he was amazing first ten games - stick to the script please.

 

[13VanDerBale13]

Needs a spell on the bench, hopefully Bentancur can work on his fitness during this break.

 

[mil1lion]

Needs a spell on the bench, hopefully Bentancur can work on his fitness during this break.

Hasn't started in months

 

[13VanDerBale13]

Hasn't started in months

Because he’s been suspended/away.
He usually starts when fit.
Needs to watch from the bench.

 

[bubble07]

Had zero awareness of gomes. Unbelievable

 

[VoteMe4Prez]

I need to know where that early season Bissouma has gone. What the hell has happened to him?

 

[mill]

I don’t blame him for the goal, these things happen, but no where near as dominant as he was at the start of the season

 

[ikky]

Noticed a few times he was lackadaisical and was caught in possession in dangerous areas.

 

[spurs-r-us]

Conte was right about very little, but this is one thing he had nailed on.

You absolutely cannot rely on this guy to do the basic duties of a DM week in and week out. So talented but a dreadful mentality/ability to focus. And that was in a defensive system with more cover. We needed him to shield the back 4 today and he failed. Loves to jog too. Never mind the two errors that led directly to the winner. Micky was doing two jobs.

 

[spurs-r-us]

I don’t blame him for the goal, these things happen, but no where near as dominant as he was at the start of the season

Losing the ball happens. Tracking back at half pace and not spotting the runner shouldn’t happen.

 

[mil1lion]

There is a big difference between when Bissouma and Bentancur lose the ball. When Bentancur loses it he desperately rushes back to atone for his mistake. Bissouma doesn't and it showed again yesterday.