Tottenham boss Postecoglou retains full confidence in Bissouma

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou retains full confidence in Yves Bissouma.

Bissouma was dropped from the Mali squad last week.

"I think it's probably indicative of our season," Postecoglou said of Bissouma's form. "He has been very good at times but he hasn't really got a flow. He got suspended, he went away to the Africa Cup of Nations. It's very, very hard for any player to maintain certain levels if you've not got consistency in game-time and consistency in flow.

"I think he's been better the last few weeks. Because it was so disruptive in the middle of the year, like a lot of others, he wasn't getting up to the levels that he showed earlier in the year. The challenge for him is to work his way through that. I still think he's been a really important player for us this year and when he is playing at the levels I know he can play, it makes us a much more difficult team to stop."

Asked if Bissouma was frustrated with his season form, Postecoglou added: "I don't sense that in him. Like everyone else, and like us as a club, he hasn't really hit the consistent levels he'd want to. But that's OK. That's where we're at. That's where he's at. That's where a lot of the group are at. The challenge is to fight through that and make sure you come out on the other side stronger and more consistent."