Tim Sherwood has praised the way Tottenham Hotspur coach Ange Postecoglou has brought out the best in Yves Bissouma this season.
Spurs are currently top of the Premier League table after their best start to a season in more than 60 years.
James Maddison and Son Heung-min are the stars, but Bissouma is arguably their most important player.
Tottenham signed Yves Bissouma over a year ago and everyone thought it was an extraordinary signing at the time.
However, the Mali player had a really difficult first season.
Antonio Conte doesn’t seem to like him, and even when he plays, he doesn’t look very good.
Tim Sherwood believed Bissouma would leave this summer, but the arrival of Ange Postecoglou has changed everything for the 27-year-old midfielder.
Bissouma is one of the first names on Tottenham’s weekly squad list.
He was fantastic for the league leaders and Sherwood believes Postecoglou was the man who transformed him.
He said on The Kelly and Wrighty Show:
“Bissouma is a great example for me.
Bissouma was about to go out and no one said he was good anymore.
“It’s more than that.
He’s a brilliant footballer.
He’s now showing off his qualities for a manager who wants to hug him, show him love and really show him in the right way
“This manager has to give himself a lot of credit.
Tottenham currently has many high quality players.
James Maddison and Son Heung-min are stars, as is Cristian Romero.
Dejan Kulusevski seems to be back to his best, while new boys Destiny Udogie, Micky van de Ven and Guglielmo Vicario are also all excellent.
However, if we had to choose Tottenham’s most important player, we would have to choose Bissouma, who, apart from Saturday’s ‘stupid’ red card, was almost blameless.
If Bissouma can control his discipline and maintain good form, Tottenham can go on and achieve something special this season.