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Him and winks surely. Future of the club.
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Well worth a read:
@TacticalRole
The 22 year old French midfield dynamo burst onto the scene last season with his performances for Lyon. Now set to sign for Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of around £65m let’s look at why the London club has paid so much for his services.
He made 22 starting appearances as a central midfielder for Lyon as well as 16 appearances as a defensibe midfielder. Ndombele covers the entire midfield essentially with supreme versatility.
https://mobile.twitter.com/TacticalRole/status/1146077899574980609/photo/1
Ndombele has an extremely high work-rate and contributes to each phase of play - defensive, transitional and offensive.
In terms of his passing, the midfield averaged 53.5 passes per game completing ag 89%. He also had 1.2 key passes per game along with 7 assists. A vital characteristic of his passing is that most of his passes go forwards rather than sideways or backwards.
Ndombele is extremely strong in his defensive aspects too. He averaged one intercept per game along with 2 tackles. He also only committed one foul per game.
Offensively, he scored 3 times and assisted a further 7 times in total. Ndombele took 0.9 shots per game and had 2 dribbles per game. Decent figures.
If he was to be compared to any midfielders, strong comparisons can be made to Michael Essien. Both very strong well rounded midfielders capable of dominating the midfield.
Overall, the midfielder is already at an elite level at just 22 years of and could quickly become a superstar while playing in North London with his his all-round capabilities. He looks to win the ball back and quickly transition his side into
offense.
Tactically, he is likely to form a midfield combination with Eric Dier at the central midfield position with Christian Eriksen or another attacking midfielder playing in front. Ndombele is likely to occupy a box-to-box role for Mauricio Pochettino.
In conclusion, Ndombele is a world-class signing that Spurs fans have been waiting years for. There’s big reason to be excited for the upcoming season at Tottenham with the club having one of the strongest sides they’ve ever had in 2019/20.
@TacticalRole
The 22 year old French midfield dynamo burst onto the scene last season with his performances for Lyon. Now set to sign for Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of around £65m let’s look at why the London club has paid so much for his services.
He made 22 starting appearances as a central midfielder for Lyon as well as 16 appearances as a defensibe midfielder. Ndombele covers the entire midfield essentially with supreme versatility.
https://mobile.twitter.com/TacticalRole/status/1146077899574980609/photo/1
Ndombele has an extremely high work-rate and contributes to each phase of play - defensive, transitional and offensive.
In terms of his passing, the midfield averaged 53.5 passes per game completing ag 89%. He also had 1.2 key passes per game along with 7 assists. A vital characteristic of his passing is that most of his passes go forwards rather than sideways or backwards.
Ndombele is extremely strong in his defensive aspects too. He averaged one intercept per game along with 2 tackles. He also only committed one foul per game.
Offensively, he scored 3 times and assisted a further 7 times in total. Ndombele took 0.9 shots per game and had 2 dribbles per game. Decent figures.
If he was to be compared to any midfielders, strong comparisons can be made to Michael Essien. Both very strong well rounded midfielders capable of dominating the midfield.
Overall, the midfielder is already at an elite level at just 22 years of and could quickly become a superstar while playing in North London with his his all-round capabilities. He looks to win the ball back and quickly transition his side into
offense.
Tactically, he is likely to form a midfield combination with Eric Dier at the central midfield position with Christian Eriksen or another attacking midfielder playing in front. Ndombele is likely to occupy a box-to-box role for Mauricio Pochettino.
In conclusion, Ndombele is a world-class signing that Spurs fans have been waiting years for. There’s big reason to be excited for the upcoming season at Tottenham with the club having one of the strongest sides they’ve ever had in 2019/20.
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Nice, although it was tempting to stop reading after "Tactically, he is likely to form a midfield combination with Eric Dier at the central midfield position ".
A Michael Essien comp is high praise indeed.
Similar career path too. From a French minnow to Lyon for two years and then to London at age 22. May he have the same impact in the PL.
Can he pick a pass or what... the way he finesses past defenders too, wow. He’s going to be immense for our squad.
Frenkie De Jong was my ultimate signing, I'd have absolutely loved him. Tanguy is someone that was first spoken of on this forum maybe a year and a halfway ago and there was an instant desire from a few if I recall to see him come in. It's fantastic we have made this happen not just to get the monkey off of our back but to show we back Poch, to show how important making the final was, to keep momentum going and to utilise our reputation whilst our stock is and should stay high.
I think Tanguy will be a proper signing. 22 years of age he's younger than Dele Alli and Davinson Sanchez. Incredible deal
After getting one funny in the transfer thread I might as well share it here too..
A chant I came up with. After the tune of „In the Jungle..“:
Mighty Tottenham, the Mighty Tottenham finally got their man. Out went Mousa and in came Tanguy and now we‘ll rise again. Taaaaaanguy, oooo-oooh, Tanguy Ndombélé!
Ndombélé, Ndombélé, Ndombélé, Ndombélé, Ndombélé, oooo-oooh N-dom-béléééé
A chant I came up with. After the tune of „In the Jungle..“:
Mighty Tottenham, the Mighty Tottenham finally got their man. Out went Mousa and in came Tanguy and now we‘ll rise again. Taaaaaanguy, oooo-oooh, Tanguy Ndombélé! Ndombélé, Ndombélé, Ndombélé, Ndombélé, Ndombélé, oooo-oooh N-dom-béléééé
Could use the Logical Song by Supertramp for our boy Tanguy:
Oh NDombele, yes he is so wonderful
A miracle
Oh he's beautiful, magical
Tottenham's midfield king, and he's as fast as lightning
It's frightening
And he makes all the boys sing
Do do do do dodo, do do dodo do dododo
Inspiration was Celtic's excellent version for Scotty Sinclair: video here
Oh NDombele, yes he is so wonderful
A miracle
Oh he's beautiful, magical
Tottenham's midfield king, and he's as fast as lightning
It's frightening
And he makes all the boys sing
Do do do do dodo, do do dodo do dododo
Inspiration was Celtic's excellent version for Scotty Sinclair: video here
Chuffed on our new signings.
Didn't know he was that good when we sigbed him. In fact I was more excited with Lamela. Of course I was so wrong.
For premier league era, my most exciting signing has to be Edgar Davids.