Southampton vs Tottenham: Match Thread

[Davo99]

When did he miss an open goal?

Ah you didn’t even watch the game. Makes sense I suppose.

 

[Sweetsman]

Imagine being this invested in other peoples opinion on Sissoko.

It's the same as what happened with Lamela in the past.

 

[TURKISH69]

Why is it we always need a scapegoat? Jenas, Ade, Paulinho, Sissoko. None of them were as bad as a lot of us thought they were. Sure a lot of them weren’t great, but the abuse people dole out is a little over the top.

Sissoko wasn’t what we needed today, but he still worked his bollocks off for the team, and he wasn’t the only one putting in a lacklustre performance.

Whenever Sissoko plays we are generally shite. That’s the problem he is fucking shite period!!!

 

[Sweetsman]

Ah you didn’t even watch the game. Makes sense I suppose.

See my previous post: I missed part of the first half.

 

[dondo]

Sissoko missed an open goal and was a big part of the reason they scored. He constantly lost the ball and can’t really control it. He’s fucking awful.

He is not fucking awful.
Lamela missed a better chance and gave the ball away constantly as well but he seems to get a free pass.
I know sissoko has his faults but he also has some very good parts to his game, as does lamela.
It was an average performance by the whole team so let’s not put the whole blame at sc favourite scapegoat please

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

He played a big part. If he’s playing right wing and their left back overlaps and he’s nowhere to be seen when he should be tracking the run of Bertrand, the cross doesn’t go in and Sanchez doesn’t divert it in. Why are you defending the guy - he’s clearly shit and don’t you want better for the Club?

TBF if you're going to such lengths to have a pop at Sissoko it's hardly surprising it gets a response. There are enough actual real life things to criticise him for without making them up.

Of course, you could go back to before that and then before that and blame others too, I mean, once you go down that route, how far DO you go back? If we hadn't kicked off?.........If we hadn't got on the team bus?

 

[Davo99]

He is not fucking awful.
Lamela missed a better chance and gave the ball away constantly as well but he seems to get a free pass.
I know sissoko has his faults but he also has some very good parts to his game, as does lamela.
It was an average performance by the whole team so let’s not put the whole blame at sc favourite scapegoat please

It wasn’t a great team performance but it rarely is when Sissoko and Dier are in the same midfield. You’re just a typical enabler. If you don’t think Sissoko isn’t good enough for a top 4 or title challenging or champions league challenging team, I’m not sure you actually want the best for the Club.

 

[Tucker]

Whenever Sissoko plays we are generally shite. That’s the problem he is fucking shite period!!!

The trouble is, that’s not true is it. He’s played in most of our games this season, we haven’t been shite in all of them. We even beat Real Madrid with him in the team. Yet whenever we do play badly, he gets the blame. It was the same with Ade, Paulinho, and Jenas.

 

[Deleted member 27855]

Kane, Eriksen, Lloris, Alderweild and Vertongen. Judging by his performance so far this season I'm willing to move Son into that category too. These are our only undroppable players. Poch needs to move Alli and Dier off this list. They don't deserve it through their play thus far this year. Lamela was having a breakout year and was one of our best players before his injury. I think he just needs a run of games to gain some confidence and re-find his form. Wanyama was one of our very best players last season. They shouldn't be sitting on the bench every game in favor of Alli and Dier.

 

[heelspurs]

I think we can get something there but I’m an eternal optimist

Great mindset but would you bet your house?

 

[Davo99]

TBF if you're going to such lengths to have a pop at Sissoko it's hardly surprising it gets a response. There are enough actual real life things to criticise him for without making them up.

Of course, you could go back to before that and then before that and blame others too, I mean, once you go down that route, how far DO you go back? If we hadn't kicked off?.........If we hadn't got on the team bus?

What are you going on about? Who should be tracking Bertrand’s run? Why was he in loads of space and why was Sissoko in central midfield standing still and ball watching as the cross goes in?

 

[spursfan77]

I said in the week that when we go to Barcelona we always come back and have a poor result the next game. It's happened again. Not helped by poor team selection, formation and subs from the players available.

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

The trouble is, that’s not true is it. He’s played in most of our games this season, we haven’t been shite in all of them. We even beat Real Madrid with him in the team. Yet whenever we do play badly, he gets the blame. It was the same with Ade, Paulinho, and Jenas.

It's agenda. There's a blatant agenda. We spend so much time searching for it in the media that we can't see we're infected ourselves

 

[Wheeler Dealer]

It's the same as what happened with Lamela in the past.

Maybe he needs to disappear for 14 months and come back as the holy messiah in the same way Lamela as done.

 

[St José Dominguez]

He is not fucking awful.
Lamela missed a better chance and gave the ball away constantly as well but he seems to get a free pass.
I know sissoko has his faults but he also has some very good parts to his game, as does lamela.
It was an average performance by the whole team so let’s not put the whole blame at sc favourite scapegoat please

I don't actually think he's fucking awful. I think his role in our side is fucking awful yet Poch keeps putting him in. When he doesn't play we don't put one of our players in his role. Poch has created a specific role that only he performs and I have no idea the point of it or why it keeps occurring. I feel sorry for him a bit because he's clearly got no confidence and I don't think the rest of the team do in him, countless times he's avoided in the pass.

 

[Deleted member 27995]

TBF if you're going to such lengths to have a pop at Sissoko it's hardly surprising it gets a response. There are enough actual real life things to criticise him for without making them up.

Of course, you could go back to before that and then before that and blame others too, I mean, once you go down that route, how far DO you go back? If we hadn't kicked off?.........If we hadn't got on the team bus?

Some have gone as far back as climbing on the plane to Barcelona last week tbf ...

 

[Sweetsman]

Maybe he needs to disappear for 14 months and come back as the holy messiah in the same way Lamela as done.

I know you're itching to pull the trigger on Lamela.

 

[Davo99]

I literally feel sorry for anyone who thinks Sissoko is good.

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

Some have gone as far back as climbing on the plane to Barcelona last week tbf ...

Even further. Todays result had its seeds in the actual signing of Sissoko

 

[stevenurse]

I literally feel sorry for anyone who thinks Sissoko is good.

Heroin is a tough drug to kick.