Player Watch: Georges-Kévin N'Koudou

[diamond lights]

http://sportwitness.co.uk/tottenhams-sniper-summer-signing-reveals-like-train-spurs-everyday/

The lad looks like he wants to stay, keep learning and play more of a part next season. I hope he does.

 

[JimmyG2]

It's all based on the Wanyama 'awesome' scale.
A fusion of strength and goal threat.

There's a chart clearly visible in Mauricio's office
GKN ..... 3........1+2
Onomah...3........2+1
Janssen....5........5+0
Sissoko... .6........6+0
Dembele ..7........7+0
Christian...8........0+8

Wanyama..12.....11+2

Depends what we need at the time.

(All Marks out of 10)

 

[JUSTINSIGNAL]

http://sportwitness.co.uk/tottenhams-sniper-summer-signing-reveals-like-train-spurs-everyday/

The lad looks like he wants to stay, keep learning and play more of a part next season. I hope he does.

I hope we keep him. Has shown he has talent in his few brief appearances. I could see him kicking on next season and making a bigger impact.

 

[VanZan]

I thought when he came on against Swansea and Chelsea that there was a marked improvement in desire. He was unfortunate against Chelsea in that they scored just as he was coming on but still looked like someone desperate to stay at the club. I think the penny has dropped.

 

[gregga]

I like what little I've seen from him so far, but wonder whether we might be best served selling him, Sissoko and maybe (dare I say it) Lamela, in order to sign an upgrade/strong competition for Son.

 

[St José Dominguez]

I want him to stay but really do struggle to see how he's going to get starts. In order to be a success in this league you really do need a run of games to build up momentum. The odd sub appearance is going to be pointless for him.
If you consider the return of Lamela and/or a probable new signing in those positions I just can't see how it's going to work out for him next season.

He is only 22 though, I think rather than sending him back to France we should loan him to Brighton and see how he does. If he has a great season, he can return when we move into the new stadium a much better option for us.

 

[Dharmabum]

http://sportwitness.co.uk/i-problem-tottenham-starlet-explains-poor-season-knows-improve/



When you arrive in a new league, things aren’t always easy.

There’s a lot of adapting to do, and, especially if you’ve missed preseason, the odds of you having an instant impact aren’t always on your side.

That is, in short, what happened to Tottenham’s Georges-Kevin N’Koudou following his long-awaited transfer from Marseille in a deal Mauricio Pochettino knew very little about until it was done.

The French winger has struggled to gain his manager’s approval this season, only making bit part appearances throughout the campaign, and with his first year now almost behind him, the player knows exactly what went wrong.

“I can’t live another season like this” – Tottenham player speaks out, but takes responsibility for situation

Speaking to L’Equipe, he said: “I was the problem. Of course it was difficult not to play, especially for someone like me who loves football, but there comes a time when you need to stop making excuses. I spoke about it with my family. I learnt what I was missing. I wasn’t strong enough mentally.

“I was nearly like a child, in a cocoon. I had it easy. I found a lot of answers here, especially thanks to Moussa Dembélé, who told me: “You have the talent, you have everything, but you need to work hard here”. When I dribble past someone, he didn’t cheer, but when I pressed hard, he would tell me “That’s it, that’s good!”

“And when the best player you’ve played with, a guy who has everything, both feet, the physicality, the technique, tells you that, you listen. After that, a lot of people helped me: Rose, Walker, Kane and others. And my two big brothers Moussa Sissoko and Hugo Lloris.”

Never regretting his move to Tottenham in the first place, N’Koudou understands why some felt it was a bit early for him to make the jump, especially because he only had one season with Marseille under his belt, but the forward never once felt like he was behind his peers.

After all, if he hadn’t felt like he could make it at White Hart Lane, he never would have gone through with the move in the first place.

As for his future, N’Koudou knows next year needs to be different: “I can’t live another season like this one. I’ll need to play more. We’ll be in 2018, with the World Cup. You never know. When I was preselected in March, it meant a lot to me. When you see players from the U21s going up to the first team, you think why not?”

Will he be at Tottenham next year? “I want to impose myself, yes. I know I can.”

 

[SandroClegane]

http://sportwitness.co.uk/i-problem-tottenham-starlet-explains-poor-season-knows-improve/



When you arrive in a new league, things aren’t always easy.

There’s a lot of adapting to do, and, especially if you’ve missed preseason, the odds of you having an instant impact aren’t always on your side.

That is, in short, what happened to Tottenham’s Georges-Kevin N’Koudou following his long-awaited transfer from Marseille in a deal Mauricio Pochettino knew very little about until it was done.

The French winger has struggled to gain his manager’s approval this season, only making bit part appearances throughout the campaign, and with his first year now almost behind him, the player knows exactly what went wrong.

“I can’t live another season like this” – Tottenham player speaks out, but takes responsibility for situation

Speaking to L’Equipe, he said: “I was the problem. Of course it was difficult not to play, especially for someone like me who loves football, but there comes a time when you need to stop making excuses. I spoke about it with my family. I learnt what I was missing. I wasn’t strong enough mentally.

“I was nearly like a child, in a cocoon. I had it easy. I found a lot of answers here, especially thanks to Moussa Dembélé, who told me: “You have the talent, you have everything, but you need to work hard here”. When I dribble past someone, he didn’t cheer, but when I pressed hard, he would tell me “That’s it, that’s good!”

“And when the best player you’ve played with, a guy who has everything, both feet, the physicality, the technique, tells you that, you listen. After that, a lot of people helped me: Rose, Walker, Kane and others. And my two big brothers Moussa Sissoko and Hugo Lloris.”

Never regretting his move to Tottenham in the first place, N’Koudou understands why some felt it was a bit early for him to make the jump, especially because he only had one season with Marseille under his belt, but the forward never once felt like he was behind his peers.

After all, if he hadn’t felt like he could make it at White Hart Lane, he never would have gone through with the move in the first place.

As for his future, N’Koudou knows next year needs to be different: “I can’t live another season like this one. I’ll need to play more. We’ll be in 2018, with the World Cup. You never know. When I was preselected in March, it meant a lot to me. When you see players from the U21s going up to the first team, you think why not?”

Will he be at Tottenham next year? “I want to impose myself, yes. I know I can.”

LOVE that mentality, and that he's taking responsibility like that. Hope he's able to kick on now.

 

[Bus-Conductor]

http://sportwitness.co.uk/i-problem-tottenham-starlet-explains-poor-season-knows-improve/



When you arrive in a new league, things aren’t always easy.

There’s a lot of adapting to do, and, especially if you’ve missed preseason, the odds of you having an instant impact aren’t always on your side.

That is, in short, what happened to Tottenham’s Georges-Kevin N’Koudou following his long-awaited transfer from Marseille in a deal Mauricio Pochettino knew very little about until it was done.

The French winger has struggled to gain his manager’s approval this season, only making bit part appearances throughout the campaign, and with his first year now almost behind him, the player knows exactly what went wrong.

“I can’t live another season like this” – Tottenham player speaks out, but takes responsibility for situation

Speaking to L’Equipe, he said: “I was the problem. Of course it was difficult not to play, especially for someone like me who loves football, but there comes a time when you need to stop making excuses. I spoke about it with my family. I learnt what I was missing. I wasn’t strong enough mentally.

“I was nearly like a child, in a cocoon. I had it easy. I found a lot of answers here, especially thanks to Moussa Dembélé, who told me: “You have the talent, you have everything, but you need to work hard here”. When I dribble past someone, he didn’t cheer, but when I pressed hard, he would tell me “That’s it, that’s good!”

“And when the best player you’ve played with, a guy who has everything, both feet, the physicality, the technique, tells you that, you listen. After that, a lot of people helped me: Rose, Walker, Kane and others. And my two big brothers Moussa Sissoko and Hugo Lloris.”

Never regretting his move to Tottenham in the first place, N’Koudou understands why some felt it was a bit early for him to make the jump, especially because he only had one season with Marseille under his belt, but the forward never once felt like he was behind his peers.

After all, if he hadn’t felt like he could make it at White Hart Lane, he never would have gone through with the move in the first place.

As for his future, N’Koudou knows next year needs to be different: “I can’t live another season like this one. I’ll need to play more. We’ll be in 2018, with the World Cup. You never know. When I was preselected in March, it meant a lot to me. When you see players from the U21s going up to the first team, you think why not?”

Will he be at Tottenham next year? “I want to impose myself, yes. I know I can.”

Good stuff, loved the bit about Dembele and training, gives a little insight into he training mentality installed by Pochettino.

 

[mightyspur]

http://sportwitness.co.uk/tottenhams-sniper-summer-signing-reveals-like-train-spurs-everyday/

The lad looks like he wants to stay, keep learning and play more of a part next season. I hope he does.

whilst the sentiment is nice, that is a terrible article

 

[shelfmonkey]

http://sportwitness.co.uk/i-problem-tottenham-starlet-explains-poor-season-knows-improve/

This is the mentality that has been missing at our club for decades.

When you arrive in a new league, things aren’t always easy.

There’s a lot of adapting to do, and, especially if you’ve missed preseason, the odds of you having an instant impact aren’t always on your side.

That is, in short, what happened to Tottenham’s Georges-Kevin N’Koudou following his long-awaited transfer from Marseille in a deal Mauricio Pochettino knew very little about until it was done.

The French winger has struggled to gain his manager’s approval this season, only making bit part appearances throughout the campaign, and with his first year now almost behind him, the player knows exactly what went wrong.

“I can’t live another season like this” – Tottenham player speaks out, but takes responsibility for situation

Speaking to L’Equipe, he said: “I was the problem. Of course it was difficult not to play, especially for someone like me who loves football, but there comes a time when you need to stop making excuses. I spoke about it with my family. I learnt what I was missing. I wasn’t strong enough mentally.

“I was nearly like a child, in a cocoon. I had it easy. I found a lot of answers here, especially thanks to Moussa Dembélé, who told me: “You have the talent, you have everything, but you need to work hard here”. When I dribble past someone, he didn’t cheer, but when I pressed hard, he would tell me “That’s it, that’s good!”

“And when the best player you’ve played with, a guy who has everything, both feet, the physicality, the technique, tells you that, you listen. After that, a lot of people helped me: Rose, Walker, Kane and others. And my two big brothers Moussa Sissoko and Hugo Lloris.”

Never regretting his move to Tottenham in the first place, N’Koudou understands why some felt it was a bit early for him to make the jump, especially because he only had one season with Marseille under his belt, but the forward never once felt like he was behind his peers.

After all, if he hadn’t felt like he could make it at White Hart Lane, he never would have gone through with the move in the first place.

As for his future, N’Koudou knows next year needs to be different: “I can’t live another season like this one. I’ll need to play more. We’ll be in 2018, with the World Cup. You never know. When I was preselected in March, it meant a lot to me. When you see players from the U21s going up to the first team, you think why not?”

Will he be at Tottenham next year? “I want to impose myself, yes. I know I can.”

 

[SUIYHA]

"Tottenham winger Georges-Kevin Nkoudou is the most expensive summer signing from last year per minute, costing a remarkable £183,673.47 for every 60 seconds of Premier League action since his £9m move from Marseille in August.

That figure almost equates to purchasing a flat outright in the surrounding area every minute."



http://www.skysports.com/football/n...s-per-premier-league-minute-since-last-summer

 

[HildoSpur]

Wouldnt be surprised if we move him on tbh.

 

[fletch82]

Well I like him and hope he can make it at spurs so ner

 

[ljinko888]

I thought he played decent although at times tried to do much. Probably because he felt he had to do something spectacular as he seldom gets any meaningful amount of minutes.

 

[easley91]

I think he'll have a big part to play next year. As with Son a run of games and who knows.

 

[DJS]

The d really like to see him given a proper chance.

Would be such an incredibly waste otherwise as there's a top player in there and we worked so hard to get him to just discard him!

 

[Mullers]

I dont see why we should get rid of someone that's hardly played through no fault of their own.

 

[tiger666]

I dont see why we should get rid of someone that's hardly played through no fault of their own.

Maybe he isn't showing enough in training.

 

[Mullers]

Maybe he isn't showing enough in training.

Thats pure speculation though. What I do know is, that it's extremely hard to displace any first teamer in our side.