Tottenham Hotspur fans believe Thomas Frank has been holding the team back by freezing out Yves Bissouma from the squad.
Thomas Frank’s team rescued a late point away at Burnley, as goals from Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven salvaged a draw for Spurs.
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Tottenham fans sang Mauricio Pochettino’s name from the away end at Turf Moor as they made their feelings clear about the manager.
Meanwhile, the supporters also highlighted Bissouma’s performance, with the Malian international making just his second appearance of the season.
Tottenham fans impressed by Yves Bissouma vs Burnley
Tottenham Hotspur fans have admitted that they were impressed by Yves Bissouma’s performance during their 2-2 draw with Burnley.
The £30m player has played just 123 minutes of football this season, having been frozen out of the squad by the manager.
Frank exiled Bissouma from Tottenham’s squad ahead of the UEFA Super Cup back in August due to disciplinary reasons.
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Tottenham sources think Frank has been harsh on Bissouma, and following an impressive cameo against West Ham, he was used again against Burnley.
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Bissouma completed more defensive actions than any other Spurs player, with nine in total, whilst also completing 57 passes and having 75 touches.
One fan said: “Bissouma is so good, we’ve been starved of having his quality for months.”
“Funny how Bissouma is our best midfielder, isn’t it?” claimed another supporter.
A third added: “Yves Bissouma, who’s been completely frozen out this season up until like a week ago, looks orders of magnitude better in midfield than our new 40m midfielder.”
There was yet more praise for the midfielder: “Bissouma and Solanke make such a difference in this side.”
Bissouma will be hoping that the next manager will fully reintegrate him into the team following a tricky couple of months.