Yves Bissouma scores rocket and hugs Ange Postecoglou as Spurs midfielder puts off-field issues behind him

Joe Wright

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Yves Bissouma scores rocket and hugs Ange Postecoglou as Spurs midfielder puts off-field issues behind him image

Yves Bissouma made it clear he has put recent off-field indiscretions behind him during the first half of Tottenham's Premier League game with Everton.

The midfielder was left out of the opening draw with Leicester City after the club punished him for a video that appeared on social media showing him inhaling from a balloon said to have been filled with illegal nitrous oxide.

Postecoglou brought him back into the squad for this weekend, partly out of necessity, with Rodrigo Bentancur having sustained concussion against Leicester.

The Spurs boss said Bissouma was "building bridges" as he attempted to kick-start his season and move on from his suspension from the first team.

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The player certainly made an impressive return against Sean Dyche's team, crashing in a superb shot off the underside of the crossbar to give the hosts the lead on Saturday.

After celebrating in front of fans, he then shared a warm embrace with Postecoglou on the touchlines, evidently grateful for the manager's decision to bring him back into the first-team picture.

Spurs were 2-0 up at halftime, Son Heung-min having doubled the lead thanks to an error from Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.

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Joe is a Senior Editor at Sporting News. He was previously a sub editor and writer for Goal.com before spending six years as part of the Stats Perform editorial news service, covering major global sports including football, tennis, boxing, NBA, rugby union and athletics. Joe has reported live on some of the biggest games in football, including two UEFA Champions League finals, Euro 2016, the Confederations Cup 2017 and the 2018 World Cup final at the end of a month in Russia.