I had high expectations for the TEAM.
I knew of my expectations for Ndombele. Have they been met? No, mostly due to fitness, injuries and lack of playing time.
Has he disappointed me? Not really. It's a brand new country, new league, had fitness problems, been called out publicly and barely had a year.
Hopefully he's here when football returns and can perform the way I know he can.
But if anyone is expecting a defensive masterclass from him every week, I'd suggest they change their expectations or actually realise that isn't his game.
Would you not conceed that there's a desirable middle-ground between "expecting a defensive masterclass from him every week" and regonising that he needs to elevate himself beyond being 'Ozil at CM'?