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Harry Winks

This combination shouldn’t work. We know it does, because Tottenham have depended on it all the way through the winter, but the spread of attributes just isn’t right: between Harry Winks and Moussa Sissoko, there’s no static and reassuring ball-winner, neither are renowned for their positional discipline and, collectively, they don’t possess the metronomic authority assumed to be a prerequisite in the Champions League.
Personally, I think Sissoko is a ball winner and positionally disciplined, and Winks is Metronomic.
 
Personally, I think Sissoko is a ball winner and positionally disciplined, and Winks is Metronomic.

Winks is the definition of metronomic.

I'd say both are ball winners in a way - Winks in the Carrick/intercepting sense and Sissoko in the more aggressive sense.

And Winks' positioning is excellent. That night he single-handled anchored the midfield for us at the Bernabau - against Modric and Kroos - was incredible.
 
Winks is the definition of metronomic.

I'd say both are ball winners in a way - Winks in the Carrick/intercepting sense and Sissoko in the more aggressive sense.

And Winks' positioning is excellent. That night he single-handled anchored the midfield for us at the Bernabau - against Modric and Kroos - was incredible.
Compared to the best in his role Winks falls short, but he does play that role well. And he's better defensively than he gets credit for from some of the media.

Sissoko is a very good ball winner. Has improved his positioning and discipline greatly without losing that aggression and ability to charge around when needed/possible.

They're looking more and more like a very good partnership. Different skill sets, both offering different strengths, but without being too poor at anything.
 
Well... which is it guys? :D
Can he outplay Modric and Kroos combined, or does he fall short at his tender age?
I agree with GB, he was brilliant in that game, and has been in others too. Still falls short compared to the best, but at 23 he can still improve and get more consistent.
 
Well... which is it guys? :D
Can he outplay Modric and Kroos combined, or does he fall short at his tender age?

He played well in the Madrid game but that doesn't mean he dominated the midfield, we were over run for large spells and played on the counter for the most part
 
I agree with GB, he was brilliant in that game, and has been in others too. Still falls short compared to the best, but at 23 he can still improve and get more consistent.

Modric turned 23 during his his first season at Tottenham, so fingers crossed that Winks will improve as much over the next few seasons as the Croatian maestro did at the same age.
 
I agree with GB, he was brilliant in that game, and has been in others too. Still falls short compared to the best, but at 23 he can still improve and get more consistent.

tickle my balls with a feather, he has been held back by the injurys but there is a hell of a player there IF he can stay fit.
 
I really thought this was the season he put his name on the map, now I think he is made of glass and sadly will be one of those players who only ever plays 15 games a season. Still like the lad but think we cant carry so many injury prone players in a squad.
 
It is worrying that he has missed so many games because of injury but he is still young and lets hope he can overcome them. He has bags of talent and has a great future is he can.
 
I really thought this was the season he put his name on the map, now I think he is made of glass and sadly will be one of those players who only ever plays 15 games a season. Still like the lad but think we cant carry so many injury prone players in a squad.

He will be kept as he doesn't really take up a squad place with qualifying as homegrown.
We only are using 6 out of the 8 homegrown slots in our premier league squad and 5 out of 8 in the Champions League.
 
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