Agreed. But is Jose going to stick with that against Everton and Man City? He should do.
I really hope he does.
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I really hope he does.
Say what you will about Jose’s tactics, but based on his team selections and tinkering the last 2-3 months he clearly knows Kane, Son, Ndombele, Hojbjerg, Reguilon, and Lloris are the only properly reliable players we have.
This is true. But often I feel he doesn't give them a fighting chance. Like 3 at the back turns to a flat 5, or we have 3 DMs, or no pressing support etc.
Hope things change from today!
So much better having him in central midfield than Sissoko. It’s game changing and a breath of fresh air.
Allows us to have an extra attacker on the pitch which makes a massive difference to the balance of the side offensively. Also him and PEH eases pressure on the defence as they don't have Sissoko and Winks giving the ball back to them every other touch.
Yep, that’s it, 100%. Such a shame we couldn’t pay for another central midfielder in January. It would of helped us out so much not to have to play one of those other two.
Well Jose wanted Skipp back - so he atleast understands.
From the BBC gossip bit, does anyone have the article they can post up here?
France midfielder Tanguy Ndombele, 24, has conceded he had to change if he wanted to succeed with Tottenham in the Premier League. (Telegraph - subscription required)
France midfielder Tanguy Ndombele, 24, has conceded he had to change if he wanted to succeed with Tottenham in the Premier League. (Telegraph - subscription required)
You actually dont want that in front of your defence cos if you lose the ball, things can go south quickly.
What you actually want is a player that knows how to find space and avoids the press, not trying to break through it. A player that knows where the ball is going next before he recieves it. More passing, less dribbling.
Sacramento is a mini Dinosaur
Just compare current Lille and the one he was an assistant head coach
He was also anti Ndombele even before he arrived here
Tottenham's Tanguy Ndombele on struggle to deal with 'tough love' from Jose Mourinho
Ndombele has managed to convince Mourinho of his qualities after an inauspicious start to their relationshipTottenham Hotspur’s record signing Tanguy Ndombele has described the effect of Jose Mourinho’s criticism of him last season as “like a war in my head” but conceded that he had to change to thrive in the Premier League.
Spurs face West Brom today with Ndombele a key figure in the team now, albeit with Mourinho’s players trying to arrest a slump of three straight defeats in the Premier League.
The £65million midfielder, bought from Lyon in 2019, was not immediately a part of Mourinho’s plans, criticised for his performance against Burnley in March of last season when he was substituted at half-time, and did not start another league game until the visit to Southampton in September.
Asked about the criticism he had taken, Ndombele, speaking before Thursday’s defeat to Chelsea, said: “It depends how you take the message I would say. Obviously, the coach can be quite hard on people at times but I think that’s understandable if you concede a sloppy goal or things don’t go your way.
"But it’s important that you take that message on board and try to find in it the positives and not be floored by the hardness of the message but the content. Now it’s safe to say that things are going very well, communication is open, and we are all happy with that.”
Asked whether Mourinho had applied a version of tough love, or in French “qui aime bien châtie bien” – the hardest criticism is reserved for those one cares about the most – Ndombele conceded that was the case.
“Well, yes, that French expression stands, we do say that about the way people are with each other but sometimes the words can be too hard,” he said. “Or too harsh when you speak that way. When you speak that way it is obviously going to have an effect and for me, it created a war in my head. It was difficult to take."
He added later: “That was last season. It was not enjoyable of course, but it was not unmerited criticism. Well, you can either try to blame others for any slips or errors, or try to laugh about it or brush it off, but you will always go on to reflect properly on what has been said, and to take criticism on board.”
Everton maybe not because I'm sure he will rotate a little bit but I really hope he does.
Without Tanguy we are completely lost. That's all.
Thought he was bossing that game tonight in his best position. Hopefully not injured too seriously.
Really went to pot when both him and Lamela went off.
Really liking him in the deep position alongside Hojbjerg though - think with more and more games together, they'll be a superb partnership. I really don't think it's a coincidence that our last two games have seen us aim to play a bit more forward when they've been our two midfielders.
Really liking him in the deep position alongside Hojbjerg though - think with more and more games together, they'll be a superb partnership. I really don't think it's a coincidence that our last two games have seen us aim to play a bit more forward when they've been our two midfielders.
Yea, it's been great seeing these guys bond both on and off the pitch.
Probably helps that Hojbjerg is half French.