Mason backs ‘explosive’ Bissouma to drive on Spurs in closing Europe push

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Bissouma returned to the pitch for the primary time since February in one of many few positives from a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa final outing, which dented Spurs' hopes of securing a Europa League or Conference League place.

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The Mali worldwide had been lacking since present process surgical procedure on a fractured ankle however may return to the beginning XI for Saturday's penultimate recreation of the season at dwelling to Brentford.

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"[His return] is a bonus because if we look at this season, we've probably never had all five [midfielders] fit and firing at the same time," Mason mentioned of Bissouma.

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"Obviously Yves is back now and we've got Skippy [Oliver Skipp], Pape [Sarr] and Pierre [Hojbjerg] and Rodrigo [Bentancur] is out.

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"Ideally you could have all of them match and firing and you may actually drive that in coaching. Of course, we signed Yves within the final summer season switch window and we consider in him. He's coming to the stage of the season the place he is again and I feel he is somebody that we hope that in subsequent couple of video games, if he is chosen, he can deliver that power.

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"Every one of our midfielders has different strengths and probably one of Yves' biggest strengths is his ability to get on the ball and drive. He can be an all-round midfielder. We have good midfielders that can do the same thing but I think he is a explosive player and hopefully he can help us in the next two games."

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Before his harm, Bissouma struggled to make an impression below Antonio Conte, having joined Spurs from Brighton in a £25million summer season deal.

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"I think that is quite normal when you come into different style of play and a different system, it can take time," Mason added.

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"We see it with players that come from abroad to the Premier League, they have to adjust, and the same goes for an English player or someone who has been playing in the Premier League to have to adjust to a new team and a new style of play.

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"Obviously he is had a number of accidents this season which have most likely halted his progress, however there are two video games now and I can really feel the joy from him that he is again out on the coaching pitch and he is on the market taking part in and he seems like he can assist the workforce and hopefully he can try this."

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Mason also said that on-loan defender Clement Lenglet is the "kind of character" Spurs should want to keep at the club. Spurs do not have an option to make the Frenchman's loan permanent but could negotiate a deal with his parent club, Barcelona.

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"These conversations I'm positive will occur in the summertime," Mason said. "Right now it is not on my thoughts however I might say about Clem is that he's the kind of character we wish across the coaching floor. He is skilled, he does it proper. He's vocal and the extra folks we are able to maintain maintain of and get in, the extra helpful it's."

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Mason added that he has never had more belief in his work than at present, and hopes the changes he has made since becoming acting coach can translate into results against Brentford and Leeds in the run-in.

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"The most necessary factor is to get outcomes, that is what we're working for," he said. "At the identical time I'd like to start out seeing what we consider our workforce ought to appear to be [in the final two games].

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"It's been such a short space of time but we believe and trust in the work we're doing. Inside the players can feel that change and if it can transfer to the outside in the next two games I think it would be an added bonus. But the most important thing, of course, is getting the results.

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"I consider in the best way I work, me and my workforce. I've extra perception now than I've ever had in my life that what we're doing, for this soccer membership, the setting, the sensation we're attempting to create right here. I consider in it a lot. That's most likely the place it [my positivity] is coming from."

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