Moussa Sissoko

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  1. nornironhorn

    nornironhorn Administrator Staff Member

    If he had come from a random team in Belgium he'd be being called out for being fairly crap.
     
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  2. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    He's trash. But he tries harder than most and in a team where that's a stand out attribute rather than the minimum expectation he's the least of our problems.
     
  3. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Very athletic but doesn’t do enough on the ball or not as I expected.
     
  4. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    Needs target practice :oops:
     
  5. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    Just read the opening post on this thread. ******* LOL.
     
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  6. WatfordÉire

    WatfordÉire Squad Player

    Some finish for the disallowed goal though, god knows how me managed that given his other exploits in front of goal!
     
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  7. simpleMASH

    simpleMASH Reservist

    But the sagacity of the second post…
     
  8. a19tgg

    a19tgg First Team

    I’m going to say it, I don’t like him as a captain. I mean he’s the most appropriate choice, but that says far more about our shambolic recruitment than anything else. Whenever a decision goes against us he’s there pulling the same gormless expression in the exact same stance. It’s not his fault, I just don’t think he’s captain material but he’s sadly the best we’ve got.
     
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  9. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    it is difficult to think who else could do the job, unless one of our new recruits could possibly step up to the plate once they have bedded in to the team properly. Having said that I don't know if any of them speak English so if they don't that would be a problem.
     
  10. Hogg-DEENEY!!!

    Hogg-DEENEY!!! Squad Player

    The one time he can actually hit the ball properly in front of goal and he's offside!
     
  11. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    And Sissoko got in Kuckas way and I think Kucka would have buried had Sissoko not got there first :rolleyes:
     
  12. domthehornet

    domthehornet Moderator Staff Member

    He will never score for us.
     
  13. barely1egal

    barely1egal Reservist

    He had a pretty poor game on Friday and the email was probably slightly ill judged (if it was his idea rather than Pozzbury's), however I'd still say he has comfortably been our second best player this season. Although maybe that just that just reflects as much on the rest of the uselesss ***** that play for us.

    The only person capable of moving at the pace a footballer should in our entire team. I suspect Moussa could probably do a better job than Tufat in a bleep test even if he was giving Tufat a firemans lift.
     
  14. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    Missed a huge chance today - I’d like to not be too critical as we knew that was his weakness when we got him. But for a player who has played consistently at the high-level he has, it’s just bizarre that he’s so so awful in front of goal. Zero composure whatsoever.

    Did some decent stuff today but by-and-large he’s been poor for weeks now and really needs to sort it out.
     
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  15. A good midfielder but so far has been absolutely woeful in front of goal
     
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  16. a19tgg

    a19tgg First Team

    Is there anything more depressing than watching a nice move unfold then realising he’s the one on the end of it.
     
  17. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    Yes I here he missed yet another sitter today, and so did King yet again o_O
     
  18. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    Was hardly a sitter! He should have done far far better wasn’t a certain goal by any stretch!
     
  19. a19tgg

    a19tgg First Team

    He should’ve squared it and it was a certain goal. Kings was a bad miss, but at the same time was one that would’ve been quite hard to score with Martinez’s positioning and it being so close. Sometimes you have to give some credit to the keeper, a bit like with foster and ings effort that would’ve been offside.
     
  20. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Didn’t he get a few for Newcastle and Spurs as well ?
     
  21. WatfordTalk

    WatfordTalk First Team

    Famine?
     
  22. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    I think this is one where lots of people will have different opinions - but Dennis was running at full pelt (faster than Sissoko) and the only ball that Sissoko that could’ve played to Dennis was an early one - and that would have brought the Villa defenders who were square on into play.

    I think Dennis would have been offside if Sissoko had ultimately played him in.
     
  23. Manatleisure

    Manatleisure Squad Player

    At the time i said he should've squared it. Having watched it again on MOTD Dennis would've been offside.
     
  24. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Also he’d have to thread it through two defenders. Had a pass been intercepted, he’d have been ridiculed for not shooting.
     
  25. Steve Leo Beleck

    Steve Leo Beleck Squad Player

    Overall still a good signing for us given our circumstances but he's an older, worse version of Doucoure without the goal threat.
     
  26. NemoNemo

    NemoNemo Reservist

    He is the 2022 version of Jurado. Decent midfielder but woeful in front of goal. It makes it more unfortunate that he gets in really decent positions. I remember a game that every chance fell to Jurado and I think we either drew or lost the game with no goals scored. It gets painful especially when you have the jubilation of thinking we have a great opportunity to score than the immediate pain in realising its Sissoko taking aim.
     
  27. Davy Crockett

    Davy Crockett Reservist

    It is strange how some players (well most actually) can't hit the proverbial barn door .
    But he has other strengths and if he could score 10+ a season from midfield then he probably
    wouldn't be playing for us anyway.
     
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  28. Bubble

    Bubble Wise Oracle

    Doesn't really matter. That's not Sissoko's problem really it's Dennis'. Sissoko has decided to try and beat Martinez at his near post when the cross is the best option all day long! Just goes to underline Sissoko's inability in the penalty area. Has to pass that up. If Dennis is just offside (Sissoko wouldn't have known for sure) then he's at fault.
     
  29. Chumlax

    Chumlax Squad Player

    Really not sure he would have been anything like 'ridiculed', and even if that was the case and he did feel utterly duty-bound, maybe he could have just tried not shooting like absolute shyt? That would have been the real Italian coffee.
     
  30. Wallosh10

    Wallosh10 Academy Graduate

    The moment Sissoko shoot the ball, Dennis was in an offside position. But Sissoko had no intention of passing the ball to Dennis though.

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  31. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    My biggest criticism of Sissoko in that situation isn't that he didn't pass. It's that he didn't take a touch to at least set himself for a shot when he had ample time to.
     
  32. a19tgg

    a19tgg First Team

    I don’t really recall Jurado missing loads of chances, I don’t recall him really having any. Sissoko regularly gets some of our best chances.
     
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  33. hornetboy1

    hornetboy1 First Team Captain

    Actually I’ve just checked the replay and as Sissoko shoots Dennis was behind the ball. You can see by the lines on the pitch, so had Sissoko passed, the goal would have stood, if Dennis had put it in the net of course.
     
    Last edited: Feb 20, 2022
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  34. a19tgg

    a19tgg First Team

    The alternative option was to shoot across the goal, which is far more likely to result in a goal than shooting at the near post anyway, and also any save from the keeper could well have been gobbled up by Dennis.
     
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  35. wingco

    wingco Reservist

    I think that's what he intended! The bloke can't shoot to save his life
     
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