Moussa Sissoko started for Tottenham Hotspur as they beat Bournemouth 5-0.
Sky Sports pundit Phil Thompson raved about the performance of Moussa Sissoko’s during Tottenham’s 5-0 win over Bournemouth on Boxing Day.
The former Liverpool defender stated ‘I don’t know where this has all come from’ in regards to his reformed displays in a Spurs shirt in recent months.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side, who beat Everton 6-2 over the weekend, scored three first-half goals with Christian Eriksen, Heung-min Son and Lucas Moura all getting on the scoresheet.
After the break, the Premier League title challengers added to their tally with striker Harry Kane firing home following a neat pass from Eriksen before Son netted his fourth goal in two matches.
Sissoko, who has started 11 out of his side’s last 12 league matches, was deployed in the middle of the park by Pochettino for the third game running.
After the match, Soccer Saturday regular Thompson heaped praise on the recently improved performances of Tottenham’s star man.
“Another mention for Sissoko, everyone has been talking about,” Thompson told Sky Sports’ Soccer Special programme on 26/12/2018 at 5:35 pm. “I don’t know where this has all come from with him. The pace he has got, his choice of passes from that midfield area is not short of sensational.”
France international Sissoko joined Tottenham during the summer of 2016 when the north London club paid then-relegated Newcastle United £30 million for his services.
For large parts of his career at White Hart Lane, Sissoko struggled to cement a regular place in Pochettino’s XI, but during this campaign, he is playing on a regular basis.
The thumping win against the Cherries has moved Tottenham into second place in the table after Manchester City suffered a 2-1 defeat at Leicester.
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