Player Watch - Tanguy Ndombele
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yido_number1
He'll always be magic
- Jun 8, 2004
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Better technically for sure but that video is everything that was wrong with him at spurs. Half arsed chasing back and no desire.
Shame as he is a really nice footballer
slartibartfast
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- Oct 21, 2012
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Not really hate anymore is it? He's nothing to most fans anymore.
Was gonna waffle on about why but its been done to death and if you seriously can't understand fans attitudes towards him then you never will.
Each to his own though
Erik ten Hank
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Jogging is very harsh. He tracked back, he just isn't as fast as Leão
JUSTINSIGNAL
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- Jul 10, 2008
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Yeah Leao is fucking rapid. He was roasting everyone all match. Ndombele at least tried to keep pace with him but he's just not that fast.
curlacious
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I'd like to know what Napoli fans think of him
robhumphreys
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- Jul 12, 2004
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Fans will hate a player who can’t be arsed to get fit. Can’t be arsed to run. Can’t be arsed to help his teammates. He’s a disgrace and our record signing.
FibreOpticJesus
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- Aug 14, 2005
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To be fair he was not jogging. He was going full pelt because he knew it was his mistake. Unfortunately it looked like he was running in treacle. He is just slow.
coy-spurs1882
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I want us to sign Leao...quality player
Japhet
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He is compared to Leao, like most players.
jpascavitz
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I said it yesterday in the UCL chat but I thought he played alright, just can never see him being an important cog in a title or UCL challenging side. I could definitely be proven wrong but he seems somewhere in between an Eriksen and a Dembele
Can he consistently provide assists/goals as a #10 throughout a whole year?
Can he consistently provide defensive workrate and press resistance in a deeper position?
I think he goes on spurts where he will chip in with goals/assists but then have a few stinkers. Same in a deeper position, there are matches where he's great, but his lack of defensive effort will show in the deeper positions.
Can he consistently provide assists/goals as a #10 throughout a whole year?
Can he consistently provide defensive workrate and press resistance in a deeper position?
I think he goes on spurts where he will chip in with goals/assists but then have a few stinkers. Same in a deeper position, there are matches where he's great, but his lack of defensive effort will show in the deeper positions.
Flobadob
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Leao has that special kind of pace that is absolutely effortless. If we were ambitious he’d be our Son replacement
ronzalo
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He's got so much skill to his game I would've thought you just forgive the lack of defensiveness, put him behind Kane free-role style and just tell him to play with freedom - Redknapp style. God knows we've got enough players in the team that can sit behind him and afford him to not track back 100% of the time (Hojbjerg, Skipp, Sarr, Bentancur - hell all of our midfielders are like this!). Focus on him moving the ball forward which we can do with ease...
The ship has sailed but I would've have liked to have seen this tried for a bit of entertainment
The ship has sailed but I would've have liked to have seen this tried for a bit of entertainment
coy-spurs1882
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he can only be used as a 10, like SigurdssonHe's got so much skill to his game I would've thought you just forgive the lack of defensiveness, put him behind Kane free-role style and just tell him to play with freedom - Redknapp style. God knows we've got enough players in the team that can sit behind him and afford him to not track back 100% of the time (Hojbjerg, Skipp, Sarr, Bentancur - hell all of our midfielders are like this!). Focus on him moving the ball forward which we can do with ease...
The ship has sailed but I would've have liked to have seen this tried for a bit of entertainment
Ray Ray
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He's got so much skill to his game I would've thought you just forgive the lack of defensiveness, put him behind Kane free-role style and just tell him to play with freedom - Redknapp style. God knows we've got enough players in the team that can sit behind him and afford him to not track back 100% of the time (Hojbjerg, Skipp, Sarr, Bentancur - hell all of our midfielders are like this!). Focus on him moving the ball forward which we can do with ease...
The ship has sailed but I would've have liked to have seen this tried for a bit of entertainment
Mourinho tried this if I'm remembering correctly. The issue is he really wasn't effective enough as a 10 either, because he didn't have the ability to make space and get on the ball to influence the game.
He was actually playing his best football at Lyon as a deep playmaker, getting the ball from the CBs and looking forward early, as they didn't close him down.
As you say the ship has long gone on him, and I think his time in Italy is showing he'll never be up to the standard required fitness wise for the PL.
-Afri-Coy-
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Doesn’t he have an obligation anyway? Something to do with Napoli qualifying for CL next season?
HodisGawd
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Austin Powers
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Maybe not an important cog but he's part of a Napoli squad that is gonna win their league for the 1st time in ages & got to 1/4 final in CL
We're still gonna have to take a big hit on him tho!
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