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| You don’t fix a losing culture by protecting players who helped create it. |
Spurs Transfer Speculation
Morning folks, the obvious stories you can get elsewhere with everyone fighting over a piece of gristle to say they bought it to you first, as if that means you are always going to read, listen, qatch to them.
So I’ll leave the dogs fighting over a bone on their own and continue to offer something different from the perspective that matters, a winning mentality one.
It’s off to Italy today to discuss our stubborn midfielder, who needs to be told he won’t be picked in the UEFA Champions League squad.
Spurs need to be ruthless, winners are.
If people don’t like that attitude, they are probably not winners, more interested in image and being someones friend, that’s not a winning mentality.
Winning comes first, popularity comes second.
I’ll grant you, you could argue Bissouma is, under those terms, demonstrating a winning mentality, but there is plenty of evidence to prove otherwise and I suspect his motives are more about him being in a comfortable, friendly environment.
Anyway, onto the Yves Bissouma section.
Yves Bissouma
The new coming out of Italy regarding Yves Bissouma, yet another player digging his heels in and refusing to leave after only giving about 7 decent performances all season.
It shows that these players have the wrong mentality, something I have pointed out about Bissouma before because clearly he thinks he has performed well or is he here for the money?
I wouldn’t call Juventus a step down and he is more likely to win trophies with them. Their plan is to rotate him in midfield so he gets plenty of game time so does he see Spurs as a cushy number, somewhere where he can continue to inhale nitrous oxide on the quiet?
The question has to be asked, is he simply running down his contract so he can get a signing on fee and demand bigger wages at his next club?
Is the desire to stay at Spurs a smokescreen for that desire because he can’t be expecting a new contract offer when he hasn’t produced the goods on the field on a consistent basis.
Those two screenshots are from TuttoMercato Web and Italian aggregator.of Italian news. In Italy and Spain, clubs talk to the press more.
They come out of meetings and immediately talk to any waiting reporters so you often get more and more accurate news from them.
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| Comfort is the enemy of greatness. And the ally of underperformers. |
Mentality Profile: Yves Bissouma
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Performance inconsistency:
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“Only giving about 7 decent performances all season.”
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Indicates a lack of professional pride or failure to maintain high standards over time.
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Consistency is a hallmark of elite mentality — especially in midfield, where rhythm and reliability define winning teams.
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Resistance to move:
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“Refusing to leave” despite underperformance.
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Suggests comfort > challenge, or entitlement > accountability.
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A true winner looks for the right environment to thrive, not the easiest one to coast.
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Juventus opportunity rejected:
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Juventus isn’t a “step down.”
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Juventus offer more chance of trophies, with a rotational role (which could suit his erratic form).
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Turning this down would hint at deeper motivations — possibly:
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Fear of competition?
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Prioritising lifestyle/security over trophies?
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Hidden strategy to run down the contract?
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Discipline and off-field attitude:
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Reference to “inhaling nitrous oxide” (even if done privately).
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Not just about legality — this reflects carelessness with public image, club representation, and personal development.
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Mentality includes self-regulation off the pitch.
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Perceived self-worth vs. actual output:
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“Clearly he thinks he has performed well” — but he hasn’t.
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Delusion or denial like this is dangerous to dressing room culture.
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Winners crave feedback, adapt, and fight for a place. They don’t ignore the mirror.
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🔍 Overall Assessment
Bissouma’s current attitude and actions — both on and off the pitch — do not align with a winning mentality.
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He lacks the humility to admit he hasn’t delivered.
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He rejects the challenge of earning a role elsewhere.
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He may be choosing personal comfort over career ambition.
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There’s no public hunger, no messaging from his camp about fighting back or proving himself.
If anything, this resembles the “participation mentality”: being satisfied with being part of a big club, rather than being a big player at the club.
THBN The Final Word:
“You don’t fix a losing culture by protecting players who helped create it.”
Once again, I’m delighted to have challenged your thinking, challenged your mentality because plenty of you are Yves Bissouma in disguise, particularly on social media.
Social media has moved the world on, it is everything now, it is where opinions are formed, where the news comes from.
Just like Yves Bissouma, you have a responsibility in the way you act on social media, but too many of you are a total disgrace and your actions prove you don’t actually want trophies, you just want your ego to be right.
COYS
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