Player Watch - Tanguy Ndombele

[wrd]

I can't wait for all the people who were saying he was amazing and would be out of our league to suddenly not rate him highly over the next few days

Not quite what I said but the recent articles pretty much sum up what I was anticipating, all of a sudden his faults are the topic of conversation

 

[Insomnia]

Not quite what I said but the recent articles pretty much sum up what I was anticipating, all of a sudden his faults are the topic of conversation

Welcome to Tottenham Tanguy, we love you, the rest of the country think you're a useless **** already

 

[Timberwolf]

I don't think any of these articles are biased or anti-spurs, it's just an honest appraisal of where he's come from. What's the point in pretending he's always been perfect when in fact he was underachieving as a youngster? The most important thing is that he's turned it around and in the past 2 seasons has shown the serious commitment to match his talent. You don't join a Pochettino team if you aren't ready to train hard and give it everything, and if he plays like he did at Lyon he'll be a huge hit.

 

[philll]

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...ele-complete-midfielder-focus-spurs-tottenham

Strange article from Hytner in the Guardian.

Hytner is a gooner through and through, sometimes you can tell he is writing through proverbial gritted teeth when it's something nice about Tottenham.

 

[carmeldevil]

Based on reading Ndombélé background, I’m glad we have Poch. No doubt he’ll be able to further develop and push Tanguy further. Not many teams have this type of manager!

 

[easley91]

There was a full blown argument on here about whether it was Defoe's fault or Bale's fault.


I know, SC arguing about something so ridiculous. Who'd have thought?

So stupid.





It was Jenas' fault.

 

[punkisback]

Puts the ill fated Grealish deal into perspective when they're around the same age, but Tanguy has done it on the European stage. To think that Grealish was being touted at £40m!

 

[spurs mental]

The replies to this are gold

 

[Lilbaz]

The replies to this are gold

She is a professional athlete.

 

[Yiddo100]

The replies to this are gold

This is the only tweet that he’s ever posted which is true

 

[$hoguN]

She is a professional athlete.

To be fair mate, I don’t think he was talking about how she would peform in a cardiovascular beep test

 

[RikkiRocket]

Nice one Tangz, nice one son,
We got Jack Clark next up is sessegnon

 

[spurs mental]

This is the only tweet that he’s ever posted which is true

Yep. I was drawing attention to the replies which are literally all pictures of Ndombele holding out jersey

 

[wrd]

Yep. I was drawing attention to the replies which are literally all pictures of Ndombele holding out jersey

I bet he's fucking loving it, knowing people gobbled up his bait

 

[Hazelton]

WTF is that shit, he's holding our old shirt FFS, first signing in ages and they've ruined it, I am absolutely gobsmacked that they didn't do an impromptu kit unveiling for this, damn you Tottenham Hotspur, damn you Daniel Levy, damn you all to hell!

Why get him to reveal the new kit when you can get him to advertise the old one and then have him in the kit unveiling as well? Levy.

 

[Philly Yid]

The replies to this are gold

First that twat can stop objectifying my USWNT. And second, he'd be really chaffed if he knew that Julie Ertz was a Spurs supporter. Her husband Zach (NFL Tightend) came out to watch the UCL final with us at Philly Spurs.

 

[Ronwol196061]

Article from The Times also mentions potential (past) issues with attitude, and (continuing) issues with focus in smaller games.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/...-for-mauricio-pochettinos-tottenham-8db3xb96j

Powerful and skilful, Tanguy Ndombélé is perfect for Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham

On Monday night, when he was travelling from Paris to London for his medical at Tottenham Hotspur yesterday morning, Tanguy Ndombélé had plenty of time to reflect upon the path which took him from playing football on his council estate block to the Premier League in fewer than five years. There are different ways to make it to the top and the French international midfielder, whose transfer from Lyons for £62.5 million (£54 million fee plus £8.5 million bonuses) will make him Spurs’s record signing, certainly didn’t take the easiest route.

He experienced snub after snub from clubs not impressed during trials. He was kicked out of the Guingamp academy because he didn’t have the right attitude. He hardly played at first in the French fifth division because his coach at the time, in the Amiens reserve team, thought he was overweight.

Yet, he never gave up. Like so many of his compatriots, the likes of Ngolo Kanté, Laurent Koscielny or Olivier Giroud, to name a few, he kept working hard and believing in his own destiny and ability. He went through the country’s lower leagues, the fifth division then the second, and finally made it with a transfer from Amiens to Lyons two summers ago for £7 million (and a 20 per cent sell-on clause) and now to Tottenham. The Ndombélé story would make a Hollywood blockbuster.

It all started 22 years ago in Epinay-sous-Sénart, a tough suburb in the south of Paris. The Ndombélés are a big religious family of Congolese background where values and education are very important. Football very quickly became Tanguy’s obsession in the shadow of Bosso, the oldest of his brothers.

For hours and from a very young age, he would play on his council estate, often with kids up to five years older than him. Ndombélé learnt to play football on the streets and you can still see the influence of street football in some of his skills and moves today. It was obvious from a very early age that the young Parisian was more talented than the rest.


He is strong, with a wonderful technique, a great touch and a very developed football IQ for his age. What slowed down his progression was his attitude. Once he was released by Guingamp in 2014, he even thought that football was finished for him. After more inconclusive trials with some Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 clubs, he landed at Amiens. There, once he settled in, he would not look back. He was their player of the season when they got promoted to the top flight in 2017.

The most impressive trait in Ndombélé is his capacity to raise his game at every challenge. He arrived at Amiens and did not play in the fifth tier? He earned his place in the team eventually. He is called up with the first team squad in Ligue 2 at 20? He will become the club’s best player. He is sold to Lyons, with all the pressure and the expectations that come with it? He smashes it, makes his debut for France in October 2018 (he has now six caps), bosses the midfield against Manchester City in the Champions League or PSG in Ligue 1. The next step was always going to be a big move and he now has it.

He will once again have to improve and adapt quickly if he wants to play regularly at Tottenham, who beat top European clubs to sign him. However, there is a reason why Mauricio Pochettino pushed so hard for this deal to happen. The Argentinian is convinced that the Frenchman will fit perfectly in the style of play and the philosophy at Spurs. They had numerous chats together. Pochettino loves Ndombéle’s profile, his physicality but also the great feet and vision that he has. He made him his priority signing this summer for a reason. For the high intensity, powerful game that Tottenham are playing, Ndombélé is a perfect signing. He is a mix of Mousa Dembélé, who Spurs have never replaced since he left in January, and Moussa Sissoko; he can hold the ball and find passes like the Belgian but also make powerful runs with the ball like the Frenchman.

Nevertheless, Ndombélé is far from being the finished article. At 22, he still has a lot to learn and a lot to improve on. Consistency was a problem at times last season at Lyons. He didn’t always seem to put the same energy, focus and desire against the smaller sides than against the top clubs when he usually shone. There is also a question mark over his capacity at dealing with his new fame, his price tag, the expectations and the change of culture with everything that it includes.

One thing for sure, the Parisian won’t shy away from his responsibilities. His aim is to become the best and that goal has never scared him. Five years ago, he had no club and what looked like no future in football. Now, he is getting ready to take the Premier League by storm.

•Julien Laurens in football journalist for Le Parisien

In the smaller games we don't need to put NDombele in all of them anyway besides he may get interested as the PL is more competitive anyway and will challenge him more

 

[carmeldevil]

In the smaller games we don't need to put NDombele in all of them anyway besides he may get interested as the PL is more competitive anyway and will challenge him more

Yeah we’ll just put Eriksen in the smaller games ?

 

[Primativ]

Such lazy comparisons with Dembele. He is a far better passer than Dembele. In fact it was Dembeles passing which held him back from truly being world class. He would often glide passed two players like they weren’t there, but then be unable to make a penetrating incisive forward pass so would lay the ball off sideways. It was a severe limitation in his game.

Ndombele on the other hand has the full range of passing in his locker.

 

[Ronwol196061]

Yeah we’ll just put Eriksen in the smaller games ?

Bright comment. How about Sissoko and Wink Wink?