Tottenham expert makes Yves Bissouma claim as Antonio Conte ‘worry’ revealed
Paul Robinson has claimed Yves Bissouma could come into the Tottenham starting XI against Man City.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the ex-White Hart Lane number one said Saturday’s Premier League fixture will be first test of Antonio Conte’s ability to rotate his squad.
Bissouma has started just once since his arrival from Brighton in June.
The centre-midfielder made a five minute cameo from the bench against Marseille on Wednesday having been an unused substitute against Fulham at the weekend.
Pierre Emile-Hojbjerg and Rodrigo Bentancur have been the preferred midfield partnership this season.
As quoted by the Evening Standard (7 September), Conte is “worried” about the lack of time to recover pre-Man City.
Robinson suggested the Mali international may have been rested for this Saturday’s trip to the Etihad.
“We will see now if Conte can rotate his squad effectively,” he told Football Insider.
“That is one thing in the past that he has struggled with. He has not been consistent in both the league and Champions League. Can he effectively turnaround a team from midweek to the weekend?
“With the strength and depth and the size of squad he has now, I believe he will. There is the ability there to rotate players. They can play the same system.
“Whether it is this weekend or the Champions League next week, Conte has to rotate the players. Bissouma will come in against Man City or in the Champions League next week.
“Spurs would not lose anything by starting Bissouma because he is of equal ability. That is the beauty of it.”
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