Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher were both in disbelief at Yves Bissouma’s attempt to nutmeg Rodri in the lead-up to Manchester City’s third goal.
Bissouma came back into the starting eleven for Sunday’s game after serving his suspension against Aston Villa last week, and the Mali international looked extremely rusty.
The 27-year-old could not get into the game in the first half as Spurs struggled to get a foothold and the Mali international gave the ball away in dangerous places on a couple of occasions.
While he was not punished for those, City did make him pay when he repeated the mistake on 81 minutes as Bissouma inexplicably attempted to nutmeg Rodri in Tottenham’s own third when he was surrounded by opposition players.
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Yves Bissouma did not look himself vs Man City
The home side won the ball back and they had the ball in the back of the net a couple of passes later, with Neville being shocked by what the Spurs midfielder was attempting.
The former Man Utd star said on commentary for Sky Sports (03/12/23 – as relayed by The Express): “What are Spurs doing? They have created their own problems. What is he [Bissouma] doing? The game of madness, Grealish does what Haaland couldn’t in the first half, as he sweeps the ball into a pretty open net.”
Carragher was also critical of Bissouma, suggesting that Ange Postecoglou would not have been pleased with what the former Brighton man did.
The Liverpool legend said after the game: “He needed that, Jack Grealish, he doesn’t score enough goals. That is just absolutely stupid from Bissouma. I certainly don’t think Ange Posteocoglou will think it’s okay either.”
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It is not that mistake from Bissouma that irks me but rather the fact that he decided to hide in another big game away from home.
This is becoming a bit of a pattern with the Mali international, who does not seem to want the ball in some high-pressure games and often takes the easy choice in possession rather than trying the drive the team forward.
At least Bissouma’s mistake for City’s third goal came as a result of him trying to take responsibility and drive the team forward.
I do not think Postecoglou would be particularly critical of the midfielder for that mistake as the Australian would want him to continue taking risks.
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