Player Review

Disclaimer: My players play other positions ingame, I run a 4-1-2-1-2 (2) with the following players: Desailly (CDM), Sissoko and Aouar (CM), Fekir (CAM). That also means I don't play him in his original position, just because my other CM Aouar is already quite attack orientated so I wanted this player to be kind of an allrounder with a slightly defending touch. Sissoko fills this role PERFECTLY.

I have tried several alternative players before. Quite a long time I played with Capoue and Aouar, then with Kanté and Aouar but this combo just tops everything.

Sissoko surprised me from the first match with his pace compared to other CDMs I played before. The positioning is absolutely better than most of the other CDMs and since I told him to stick to conversative interceptions he is also not too aggressive. His reactions are good, but I would strongly advise you not to play him as a defender. His acceleration is not the best and he is not the best jumper, but hey - we are still talking about a CDM....

Comparable to Kanté he wins almost every Tackling Duel, which is not only the outcome of this strong physis but also due to his awareness and positioning.

It might happen that I fuck up something in attacking situation but 80% Sissoko is exactly where the ball is going, even if the opponent plays a long crossing pass.

I try not to involve him too much in my attacking game but every now and then I let him run foward after doing the pass and whenever he gets the ball back he has his final pace which is not bad at all. Seems like good ol' Moussa takes a while to get his km/h ;-)