Player Watch Player Watch: Ryan Sessegnon

[nedley]

Well if he's indeed going to be challenging for the starting LB berth I sure as hope we pull our fingers out and get him in and training asap.

 

[Luka Van der Bale]

Sessegnon, the outright left winger who played in that position for the past 2 years cos he’s blatantly a winger... now possibly playing as a full back, in a spurs team that already leaked goals from the full back positions last year. Hmmmmm!

There’s very little about Sessegnon that is ‘blatantly a winger’. Whilst quick, he’s hardly rapid, and isn’t going to beat a man with a piece of trickery either.

What attributes he does have lend themselves well to either attacking midfield (spatial awareness, game intelligence and positioning) or the modern full back (neat touch, ability to get up and down and crossing ability). Whilst he has played more in attacking positions at senior level (although it’s still only about 60-40), long-term he should definitely be moulded into a left back. It’s undoubtedly the position where he has the highest peak, and there aren’t many managers out there better suited to develop him into the role than Pochettino.

 

[L-man]

 

[DONOS10]

 

[THFCSPURS19]

Haha that's about the third time they've said that this window. Wank stains.

 

[BringBack_leGin]

There is only upside with this signing, the kid has all the ingredients and so much time on his side to be top class, I’m not overly fussed what position he ends up in as 1. I’ve not seen enough of him/ Fulham to judge that fairly and 2. It’s a win whatever position he specialises in if he reaches his potential.

What I do know is that his apparent poor season at the age of 18 last season yielded more league assists (6) than every Spurs player bar Eriksen, and that was with far worse players than Kane, Son, Dele and Lucas to aim for.

Imagine what the 19 year old version could do supplying some of the best attackers in Europe...

 

[Timberwolf]

There’s very little about Sessegnon that is ‘blatantly a winger’. Whilst quick, he’s hardly rapid, and isn’t going to beat a man with a piece of trickery either.

What attributes he does have lend themselves well to either attacking midfield (spatial awareness, game intelligence and positioning) or the modern full back (neat touch, ability to get up and down and crossing ability). Whilst he has played more in attacking positions at senior level (although it’s still only about 60-40), long-term he should definitely be moulded into a left back. It’s undoubtedly the position where he has the highest peak, and there aren’t many managers out there better suited to develop him into the role than Pochettino.

I get the same impression. While he's a far more accomplished finisher and intelligent crosser than Rose, he reminds me of him in the sense that I wouldn't trust him to be a first choice AM/WF at Spurs. Not yet anyway. However, if we play him at full back/wing back he could be a real asset to us going forward.

Considering we're often against teams that park the bus, having a full back who is good at finding space in the box and finishing off moves could be extremely useful. He probably didn't get much of an opportunity to do this at Fulham last season since they were a mess and constantly under the cosh, but at Spurs I'd hope this aspect of his game would shine through. And while he's developing defensively, we always have the option of playing Davies or even Verts against teams that are better going forward.

 

[George94]

If our intentions is to play him as a left back, really disappointing we haven't brought him in on time for the pre-season tour - we're haven't got a single natural left back in our travelling squad.

 

[Saoirse]

If our intentions is to play him as a left back, really disappointing we haven't brought him in on time for the pre-season tour - we're haven't got a single natural left back in our travelling squad.

He wouldn't be there anyway, he's still injured from the Euro U21s where he did his hammy.

 

[George94]

He wouldn't be there anyway, he's still injured from the Euro U21s where he did his hammy.

Is he? Fair enough if that's the case...

 

[Neo8uk]

If our intentions is to play him as a left back, really disappointing we haven't brought him in on time for the pre-season tour - we're haven't got a single natural left back in our travelling squad.

Was gonna say he is injured but someone already said that hence we are in no rush. I would love to sign him up for this upcoming season and the future

 

[JR1994]

Davies still recovering from groin surgery and Sess with a hammy injury. Super jan at LB

 

[Haddock]

Sessegnon is what I would call an "Intelligent footballer", or you could just call it natural instinct. Some players just know which places on the pitch to occupy and which channels to run in to. Dele and Kane both have that natural trait. You can learn to become a better defender, a better passer and a better dribbler and so forth but you can't really teach that pure footballing intelligence. Therefore I'm not too concerned wether Sessegnon ends up being a full back or a winger. He may not become world class but I'm quite certain he'll become a very good PL player.

 

[Gbspurs]

Davies still recovering from groin surgery and Sess with a hammy injury. Super jan at LB

In the 2 games he played there he was our best left back last season. Probably good enough justification for us to sell Rose and find a new replacement.

 

[codspur]

Goat has bleated:

Who: The Goat
When: 18th July
Where: SC

The Goat hears that we're still hopeful on Sessegnon and that Digne was never an option.

 

[philll]

"Hopeful" doesn't sound as certain as I'd like it to...

 

[yankspurs]

“Hopeful” lol spurs

 

[wrd]

Sessegnon is what I would call an "Intelligent footballer", or you could just call it natural instinct. Some players just know which places on the pitch to occupy and which channels to run in to. Dele and Kane both have that natural trait. You can learn to become a better defender, a better passer and a better dribbler and so forth but you can't really teach that pure footballing intelligence. Therefore I'm not too concerned wether Sessegnon ends up being a full back or a winger. He may not become world class but I'm quite certain he'll become a very good PL player.

That's actually why I want him to be a fullback, because to have those intelligent runs coming from a player who will be the spare man will be fantastic. Fullbacks are afforded so much space and having somebody who makes the most of it would be huge for our system considering a lot of the time we have that slow build up play waiting for a gap.

 

[knowlespurs]

hopeful doesnt sound great

 

[mill]

Hope and a prayer