Tottenham suffered a 1-0 defeat at home to Ajax in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final clash, but Moussa Sissoko was one player who came away with credit for his performance. Supporters lauded him on social media.
Moussa Sissoko has positively transformed this match for #thfc.
— Hotspur Related (@HotspurRelated) April 30, 2019
After the first twenty minutes I’m pretty happy with that. Still in the tie & showed that Ajax can absolutely be got at. There’s hope that with Son added to this team we can do something. Sissoko had an excellent game, Foyth’s cameo good and I thought the two CBs were okay too.
— Chris I’Anson-Miller (@WindyCOYS) April 30, 2019
The entire crowd is singing Moussa Sissoko's name. He's been excellent since entering the match and Ajax are struggling to deal with him as he's popping up everywhere.
— Alasdair Gold (@AlasdairGold) April 30, 2019
https://twitter.com/tehTrunk/status/1123336921323921409
#thfc More than enough from Spurs in the second half to suggest this tie is far from over, especially with Son back. I thought Lucas & Llorente basically played at their best – they’re just not good enough to make the difference. Sissoko heroic.
— Dan Kilpatrick (@Dan_KP) April 30, 2019
The 29-year-old had only returned from a groin injury on Monday and was passed fit to make the matchday squad against Ajax a day later. After Jan Vertonghen went off with an injury before half-time, Sissoko was introduced from the bench and made a big impact.
He racked up more than 50 minutes on the pitch, made 47 touches, 32 passes with 81% accuracy, made three tackles, made one successful dribble, whipped in one cross and drew two fouls. Sissoko’s introduction saw Tottenham get more of a foothold in the game, but he was let down by underwhelming performances from Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli.
Tuesday’s defeat to Ajax is Tottenham’s 18th of the season and their 11th in 22 games. Spurs have a mountain to climb in the second leg as they’ll have to beat Ajax in their own backyard, but Heung-min Son and Sissoko should be in contention to start the match which gives Tottenham a chance of winning.
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