Moussa Sissoko joined Tottenham Hotspur in the summer of 2016.
The Spurs boss has explained how the former Newcastle United midfielder is unique is his squad.
Pochettino told Football.London about Sissoko: “We have to give credit to Moussa. He is giving the team such balance that no one player can give.
“He gives a balance in transitions between defence and attack – offensive to defensive, defensive to offensive. He is right now the only player that can give that. That is the biggest quality. The team needs that balance nowadays.”
Sissoko is a very good midfielder who has proved himself in the Premier League, but the problem with the former Newcastle star is that he is inconsistent.
The 28-year-old was largely a peripheral figure at Tottenham last season, but the Frenchman has established himself as an important player for the North London club this campaign.
There are question marks, though, on whether the France international actually fits into manager Pochettino’s system.
Sissoko is not the best central midfielder at Tottenham, and although from an attacking perspective he is good, there are better players than him in the team in that role.
The former Toulouse star has been on the books of Tottenham since the summer of 2016 when he joined from Newcastle for a transfer fee reported by BBC Sport to be worth £30 million.
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