Antonio Conte demanded depth to his Tottenham Hotspur team for the new campaign and the arrival of Yves Bissouma has added a major dollop of quality to his midfield ingredients.
Conte grew frustrated with the absence of Oliver Skipp in the second half of last season, publicly bringing the club's medical department into the spotlight. It's not just that the Italian believes the 21-year-old is going to become a big player for Spurs, but it was also that he feared his midfield options were so limited had there been further injury problems.
In the end Conte got lucky. Other than a Rodrigo Bentancur ankle injury which kept the January signing out for just one Premier League game and one FA Cup match, the three remaining Spurs first team midfielders managed to soldier through, patched up and playing with knocks aplenty.
