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<\/p>\nAnge Postecoglou has had a number of players unavailable through suspension this season <\/p>\n
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Ange Postecoglou is excited to welcome Yves Bissouma back into the fold for Sunday\u2019s trip to Manchester City, but admits Tottenham must improve their discipline.<\/p>\n
Bissouma is available again after serving a one-match ban against Aston Villa for receiving five yellow cards before the halfway point of the Premier League season.<\/p>\n
The former Brighton midfielder enjoyed a superb start to the new campaign but has only played three times since being sent off for two bookings at Luton in early October.<\/p>\n
Bissouma is not alone in missing matches due to suspension, with Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie also seeing red this term.<\/p>\n
\u201cReally pleased to get Biss back. He is such an important part of our set-up with the way he plays in that role,\u201d Postecoglou said.<\/p>\n
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Yves Bissouma has been sent off already this campaign <\/p>\n
\u201cIf you look at the first third of the season, from a results perspective I reckon we are still on the positive side of the ledger.<\/p>\n
\u201cPerformance-wise, I still think we are on the positive side of the ledger, even though we\u2019ve had some disappointments, but an area we need to improve is discipline. He is part of that.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat has let us down in this first half of the year. Not just in terms of cards, but being really focused in our approach and these are the things we need to learn as a team.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am sure Biss probably feels himself a bit frustrated with the fact he had such a great start and now it\u2019s been disrupted, but great to have him back. Particularly against a team like City, he is going to be really important for us.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is kind of a lesson for him and us as a group. If you want things to run a bit more smoothly, you have to be really disciplined in your approach and really focused in what you do.<\/p>\n
\u201cHopefully he comes out of this knowing for him to maintain becoming a really important part of our team, he needs to have that discipline and focus.\u201d<\/p>\n
The return of Bissouma is welcome for Postecoglou, who remains without Pape Sarr (hamstring) and this week discovered Rodrigo Bentancur (ankle) will be out until February.<\/p>\n
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Tottenham already had an injury crisis before the latest Bentancur setback <\/p>\n
Spurs\u2019 list of absentees has now reached double figures, which contributes towards the visitors being long odds to upset City on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, Tottenham boast an excellent record against the Premier League champions, albeit previously playing in a pragmatic way, and Postecoglou knows his markedly different attacking approach will bring questions.<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cThat\u2019s not a bad thing. That\u2019s a good thing. We need to be scrutinised. I need to be scrutinised, I need to be questioned. That\u2019s what tests my resolve.<\/p>\n
\u201cI ain\u2019t gong to change, but bring it on. It doesn\u2019t just test me, it tests the players, it tests the club. How resolved are we about doing this?<\/p>\n
\u201cLook at all the top teams, they\u2019ve all been through the process, through the tough times. They\u2019ve all got questioned, they\u2019ve all got scrutinised, they\u2019ve all had criticism.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow did they handle it, the ones that are through the other side? The ones who handled it differently, where are they now?<\/p>\n
\nI need to be scrutinised, I need to be questioned. That’s what tests my resolve<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\u201cI have a real strong belief in what I do and where the team is heading and I\u2019m just not going to waver from it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a reason I\u2019m sitting here and the reason is the end game is not to beat City. If that\u2019s the end game, that\u2019s been done.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a hell of an achievement to knock them off, absolutely, but it\u2019s not why I\u2019m here.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m trying to set up a team to be successful.\u201d<\/p>\n