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Midfield is a little bit different from a measuring stick perspective. You could argue that Modric didn't produce due to his limited statistical productivity, but we all know how important Modric was to that Spurs Midfield. Either way, Ndombele is talented and I still think the opportunity remains to get some of that out of him even w/ his limitations from a work-rate perspective.
Stick to Cricket
As many as 10 ??
Agree - same with Michael Carrick. Stats are for American Sports…. They offer certain insights for football but secondary to understanding football and the ability to quickly spot a good player (stats or no stats)
well....i couldn't actually name the 10 games, it just felt....ballpark
Much agreed. Plus you have those bitters who think players need to be robots out there and play a certain way to be accepted which is nonsense for me. Every footballer is different and managed accordingly.
And I’m guessing that in those games it was a brief flash before he had to sit down for a rest
They don’t need to be robots but they need to put in a reasonable effort
Yeah he did a dragback, beat a man and then I shot my load the rest is a haze
lol
curtains? not sure what you mean.lol
Hope you missed the curtains
Women are funny about that sort of thing…..
For me, he's def put in some reasonable shifts and quality performances. Its just not anywhere near consistent and he tends to switch off too much at times. And I'm not even arguing that he should be a regular in the s11, but utilized in those match-ups where spurs tend to dominate possession and the team is in need of some creativity. Vs giving up on him which may prefer.
We have a solid, functional group of players - this is the base for a creative player to shine….. IMO
Just need to convince those die-hard Cricket fans who think Ndombele needs to be programmed a certain way to wear the spurs badge (regardless of talent).
I think it said it all in pre season training where, in a clip, we saw Dier give him a bit of a whack
Cricket?
I don’t know how you can say that we won’t be signing a more talented player
Was it in Birkenhead?