I’m not as familiar with the players as most of y’all so forgive me, but I keep seeing people projecting Winks starting as a lone CDM in a diamond or as 1 of 2 CDMs alongside Ndombele.

Would Sissoko not be a better option? He looked like one of the 3-4 most consistent guys in the team last year. I know he had a few subpar years before this last one but he really seemed to hold the midfield together.

Is CDM not his natural position or is Winks just a better player and I just don’t know what I’m talking about?

Maybe I’m wrong, but Winks just seems incredibly average to me.

***Disclaimer: last year was the first year I started really following Spurs. Can’t wait for this season!

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Posted by TideCPA

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Posted on 8/9/19 at 9:45 pm to unctiger4

Sissoko was huge last season. He can play CDM but is more of a box-to-box CM in my eyes. Really good runner with solid recovering/cover ability.

As good as he was, we really started going to shite in the late part of last season when Winks was out injured because we missed his press resistance, passing, and ball control. Sissoko can absolutely boss around weaker midfields by winning the ball, dribbling past them, and wearing them out, but when you face a team with an organized press like Liverpool or City it mitigates those traits to a large extent.

Another factor is that Sissoko isn’t getting any younger (will be 30 next week), and I tend to question if he can sustain his form from last season playing that much. On the other hand Winks is 23 and has higher ceiling as a professional.

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