Yup, pretty much what I said last night! He needs to adapt and utilise the players strengths, which is not to play with a heavy biased on defending.
Honestly thinking Bissouma being sent to Coventry has had an effect on his approach Having him on the pitch gives us a way to bridge between our half and the opponent's, as well as potentially relieve pressure by having him take the ball through opposition lines - but more than anything else Bissouma had a degree of flexibility, as he could play in the standard progressive role next to Palhinha, or as the deeper progressive midfielder with Sarr or Gray operating as a screen As a result we're far more fixed on Palhinha/Bentancur, which is probably the most static pairing we have, which seems to be actively sabotaging his own system more than anything else
Bissouma has been such a disappointment and one that I doubt many supporters saw coming. He was widely rated as the best all round CM outside of the top 6 and we were delighted to have signed him. Just hasn't worked out. One of the few I won't blame Levy for. Ndombele on the other hand....
Havertz got injured and that prompted them to go for Eze We had been messing about for a month before that
Sadly, apart from the odd game when he first arrived, Bissouma has been a massive disappointment on and off the pitch: a headless chicken at times and a liability. Reckless decisions leading to conceding goals or getting himself sent off and failing to track his opponent. A shame, because the player at Brighton would have potentially ticked the boxes you raise. With us, not even close.
