- Dec 27, 2004
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The problem Ndombele faces is a very similar one many creative/skillful black players have faced in the past and still do.
Naturally black players are extremely strong and generally have excellent stamina so managers have tended to play them in a defensive midfield role. If they have serious pace, they are played wide, if they are good at finishing, then they will play up front.
However, the creative black players havent had their fair chance of playing in their deaired roles. Its a complaint Yaya toure has made in the past and you can see Pogba gets criticised a lot for not tracking back. He is another player that should be playing closer to the strikers.
Ndombele should be treated like Gazza, Riquelme, zidane etc and be allowed to flourish further up the field without the need to do the donkey work.
But he has to work hard. There is no excuses for him not to. If he is still jogging around when the league restarts i think we will just have to get rid
If he gets his shit together he could be our best player