Football pundit Keith Treacy has pinpointed Pape Matar Sarr as the weak link in the Tottenham Hotspur team, and says he is not the player to ‘bridge that gap’ between Spurs and top sides like Manchester City.
Spurs signed Pape Matar Sarr from Metz in the summer of 2021, and allowed the young midfielder to remain with the French club for the subsequent campaign.
The Senegalese star joined up with Tottenham last season, but struggled to find opportunities in the first team under Antonio Conte.
However, since the arrival of Ange Postecoglou, Sarr’s Spurs career has shot to the stratosphere. The 20-year-old started strong this season, scoring a crucial goal in the win against Manchester United.
He has since formed an excellent partnership with Yves Bissouma in the heart of the Tottenham midfield and does not look like being dislodged any time soon.
LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 24: Pape Matar Sarr of Tottenham Hotspur during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium on September 24, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)
Is Pape Matar Sarr the weak link at Spurs?
It may come as a surprise, after a string of great performances, that Sarr has been earmarked as a player that Spurs would need to upgrade on.
That’s the opinion of Keith Treacy, however, who thinks Sarr is holding Tottenham back when it comes to competing with the likes of Manchester City.
He told Off the Ball: “Pape Sarr, he’s somebody who I don’t think is going to bridge that gap between Spurs and Man City or Spurs and Arsenal, so there are question marks there, but they have gotten an awful lot stronger this year.”
Spurs Web Opinion
Pape Sarr is 20-years-old, and he has so much scope to develop and become a top-class midfielder.
He’s already performing so well for Spurs and hasn’t put a foot wrong. To call him out as a weak link is really unfair and frankly, invalid. Any top club would want to nurture a talent like Sarr, not throw him aside and replace him.
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