‘I am sad’ – Tottenham’s Yves Bissouma throws his support behind England after Euros defeat
The Malian international posted himself decked out in England gear after the Three Lions lost 2-1 in the final, issuing an interesting message after the game.
Spurs had no England internationals at the EUROss for the first time since 1992
James Maddison was agonisingly close to joining England on their EUROs trip to Berlin after being named in the provisional 33-man squad in the lead-up to the tournament.
Maddison even featured in the Three Lions’ penultimate EUROs warm-up game, just to be axed from the squad days after. (Sky Sports)
England still managed to reach the final without Maddison, facing Spain in Berlin, who had won all six of their games in the tournament leading up to the final. Southgate’s side fell short on the night, suffering a 2-1 defeat.
The loss meant it was back-to-back EUROs final losses for Southgate and England, with the Three Lions manager announcing that he would leave his position just days after the defeat.
Bissouma appeared deflated after England’s loss
As relayed by HITC, Tottenham midfielder, Yves Bissouma appeared devastated when the Three Lions lost, despite none of his Spurs teammates being a part of the squad.
Bissouma has lived in England for six years now, after joining Brighton from Lille back in 2018, and posted himself in being in the national spirit, donning a retro England shirt with the look topped off with another retro kit wrapped around his head.
The midfielder was filmed expressing his sadness at the result, stating “I can’t believe it. I am so sad right now. Oh my god. That’s crazy. I think the better team one. Sad, I am sad.”
Bissouma then pleaded with fans to be forgiving to England’s players as he said: “but I think the guys worked really hard, so we need to support them. They wanted to win as well. It’s life, it’s cruel. Oh, come on boys. It’s hard.”
Tottenham’s Malian midfielder may have been sympathising with his ex-Tottenham teammate, Harry Kane, whose wait for a trophy continued as he was substituted just after an hour had passed in the final.
Spurs Web opinion
It’s nice to see Bissouma adopting and supporting the nation of which Tottenham are based and his compassionate support will likely please some English Spurs fans.
Bissouma was likely calling for fans to support the players after experiencing national backlash himself after Malia exited the AFCON in 2023 at the quarter-final stage.
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