Comments on: Sissoko-Juventus Is a Done Deal: the Malian Midfielder Signed Over from Liverpool for €11.0m

By: Karl

Karl — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:56:47 +0000

Yep, typical Rafa’s transfer policy…
Buy 10 this season, sell 9 next season.

By: BD Condell

BD Condell — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:06:01 +0000

Agree with Marco. This guy was a hero only a short time ago and looked a great prospect.

Then typical of Rafa, he brings in quality in Mascherano in a position he already has quality (instead of in one of the many positions he doesn’t) and, despite his reputation for rotation, more or less shuts the door on Sissoko.They may well live to regret this decision.

More evidence of Rafa’s bungling in the transfer market!

Harasuke said: “whatever crap is said about benitez he does not let world class players go.”

Not that hard really when you only have 2 to begin with!!

By: Carra-G

Carra-G — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:10:19 +0000

Hes attitude over the last 3-4 months sucked,always complaining! and the less said about his performances the better…but I gues its like a funeral where people only have good things to say so…
Goodluck at Juve mOmO!
Saw him playing for Mali and he doesnt play like a DM for them,was always attacking,has potential to become a great player.Hope he lives up to his potential in Italia.

Goodluck and YNWA Mohammad Sissoko

Momo was Boss(2005-06)

By: Mister

Mister — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:07:02 +0000

Momo is a good player and has talent. He may not fulfill his potential here but could do it at other club where he gets more playing time. And at Serie A especially the pace of the game is slower and he might get more time to practice his passing.

I wish him luck and thanks to bring us to another level when he was immense in 05/06 season.

By: gerrard08

gerrard08 — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:04:37 +0000

do you think wenger could have done something with momo? has rafa really turned any talents into class in his 4 years?

By: Finnan3

Finnan3 — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:55 +0000

Yeah, in overall he’s been a good player for us, and when you look at the whole situation (including this transfer) it has been some good piece of business. Momo was immense in his first season in midfield with Xabi, unfortunately he got injured and after that it’s sad to say he was never near the form from his first season. This season he had some good signs of improvement, but he had more bad games as he was getting less games than ever, and we have now Mascherano and Lucas, so I wish Momo all the very best for the future, and I never said anything bad about him. He’s a good player, still young and he will learn how to play the ball.

By: derrick

derrick — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:58:53 +0000

rafa failed to mould him into a better player..though I trust rafa, I think he needs to responsible for it too…

but for 11m euro…what the heck…bye momo…

By: lfc4ev4

lfc4ev4 — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:54:20 +0000

It’s funny cuz some have been praying for L’pool to get rid of Sissoko, before he turned into another Salif Diao. Diao doesn’t even deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as Sissoko. Sissoko is a beast, he could have easily gone on to be the next Vieira, if it wern’t for sum Benfica prick stabbing him in the eye with his studs.

Since that fateful day, Sissoko has not been the same, with some saying he’s partially lost the sight in one eye. I think it’s best that he left, but he is several class levels above Diao, who was an unimaginable flop.

By: Marco Pantanella

Marco Pantanella — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:36:50 +0000

It's definitely interesting to see how quickly someone forgets... A year ago Sissoko was the great midfield promise for Reds, now everyone seems to be happy Liverpool got rid of him. Odd. As a Juve fan, I think Sissoko's exactly the kind of player that would perfectly fit in Claudio Ranieri's current gameplan. The Bianconeri are heavily relying on wing attacks this season, and are using their central midfielders more like interdictors than creators (to the exception of Cristiano Zanetti, who can do both). This tactical choice by Ranieri is also the main reason why Tiago and Almirón couldn't find any space in the team this year, since they are creative playmakers. So, the arrival of a strong defensive midfielder (that can alternate with C.Zanetti and Nocerino in the center) can only be beneficial for Juve I think. Remains to be seen if Sissoko can show off some of the good stuff, the kind he did during in his first season at Anfield.

By: Heron

Heron — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:26:10 +0000

Sissoko had pretty lost his place in the team. Benitez told him that if he wanted to leave he could, but only if the right offer came along. I guess it did.