Lo celso robbed us just as much, rubbed it in our faces by performing whenever he wasn’t at spurs.
This was the problem for me. Once ndombele showed he was no where near the box to box mid we saw vs man City, that then left us with 2 players who were both a bit between positions. And with GLC the whole Argentina thing, a few injuries and it just looked like he was a square peg in a round hole. I hope we can structure a deal with some sell on clause / decent add ons, as do think his ceiling (esp in easier league) is high. But can understand that the initial fee can't be that high given what he hasn't done for us (and state if finances elsewhere)
I think the original plan is GLC replaces Eriksen and Ndombele replaces Dembele, but it turns out that both of them are disgrace
From where did you derive that? We’ve not been told anything about him being lazy ever.
sorry for picking this one out specifically, not having a go but I keep reading reading the general sentiment quite often around here - but wasn´t there a time, albeit probably a rather short one, when he was seen as one of the, if not the best player at Spurs? Late Poch days, early Mourinho perhaps? Between injuries, so granted, must have been a short spell but I vividly remember him being praised on here.
He is a good player, and for all the hate he gets he’s just not been used properly here which is down to him not fitting our systems. He looks good for Argentina as he plays in a 3 man midfield, he cannot play in a double pivot unless there is also a 10 dropping in on defend and he cannot play right wing which for some reason we kept trying him in.
You are right, and people forget he was playing through an injury for us under Mourinho in that first season in the run in to get us Europa and Mourinho praised him so much for putting his body on the line for us.
People will always have different interpretations of events despite us only seeing things from afar.
If you watch him for Betis and Argentina, he clearly is a good player.
I considered Lo Celso in the 3 of the 4231 system under Poch either central or inside right. I'm sure Ndombele was brought in to be in the 2. Ultimately neither one of them suits a midfield 2 and neither has shown enough in the final 3rd for the attack either. With the 343 now I consider Kulusevski as the replacement for Lo Celso for inside right. Bentancur replaced Ndombele for the midfield 2. They're both much better quality and better fit for the formation.
He played his best football early on for about 2-3 months under Jose Mourinho. Not sure what happened to him, a combination of losing hunger after the permanent deal and injuries maybe.
