
So, think he will improve? Or fade away eventually like so many previous false hopes?
alxy wrote:Even the defenders and young guys like Agger seem to pass better than Momo.
peewee wrote:alxy wrote:Even the defenders and young guys like Agger seem to pass better than Momo.
momo isnt exactly a veteran mate, he is still a young guy and he has just come back from a few months out so a little leeway is required here.
however i was very critical of him on saturday and feel he should have been replaced at half time as he was woeful.
last night he fared slightly better but i have to laugh when i see him popping up on the wing.
remember this is the guy preferred to gerrard in the center, the mind boggles
I know this has been discussed before, but after last night, I couldn't help thinking if Sissoko is ever going to improve. I have been one of his supporters in the past, but against Barca and Scum, he seemed to be more useful OFF the ball, then ON it. Yes, he made his tackles and all that, but whenever he got the ball, he either passed it to an opponent or lost it trying to dribble his way out. Why can't this dude pass well??? That should be a basic part of anyone's game at that level. Even the defenders and young guys like Agger seem to pass better than Momo.
Lando_Griffin wrote:I think people need to accept that Momo is Momo.
By that, I mean that he is never going to be "the next Patrick Viera" or any of that b*llocks. As a footballer, he is sh*t. He just cannot pass to save his life.
But as a destroyer? You find me a better one anywhere on the planet.
He will never score a classy goal (he may never score at all!), he will never hit a sublime 40 (or 4) yard pass.
But he WILL break up the opposition's play and hound them into making errors. That is his forte. It is his strength.
One of the common misconceptions is that he's a holding midfielder. No he isn't. He is nothing like Didi, or Xabi, or even Mascherano.
He has no positional sense, and he reads the game like a blind man in a welder's mask.
He doesn't do anything other than recover possession via sliding tackles anywhere on the pitch. He isn't even a defensive midfielder, as he actually seeks out the opposition, and hunts them high up the field. That makes him a battling midfielder. A thorn. A plague on the opposition.
And he's a damn good thorn to have on your side, as we saw against Barca, particularly in the first leg.
But if anyone expects him to miraculously turn into a majestic footballer who can tear defenses apart, they'll be sorely disappointed.
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