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Player Watch - Tanguy Ndombele

whitesocks

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I agree, gets quite a rough treatment each match. Yet people have a go at him for being injured and using terrible rhetoric about him.
He dwells on the ball - in CM that is asking to be clattered.
He needs to pass and move. Life would be easier for him.
 

ljinko888

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He dwells on the ball - in CM that is asking to be clattered.
He needs to pass and move. Life would be easier for him.

He's too good to just pass and move. Imagine if we asked Dembele at his peak to play a simple game when he was capable of much more. Ndombele is the same. Technically great players who can make their own space in the middle of the park are special.
 

jezz

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What about all the other injuries? Whos fault are them? Here is a fact: An unfit player is injury prone.

During one game he started to limp around like a 90 year old man with a hip injury, and he only got the ball on his ass.

He's very very talented. But he's also way too soft and need to work on both his fitness and his mentality.
He's adjusting to the premier leagues intensity.
This idea that's he physically unfit and mentally weak is rubbish
The guy played over 100 games over 2 seasons in France and never injured which points to a footballer who is fit.(in your words)
Poch and his ex players have said it takes 6 months to get up to Poch fitness levels.
Double training sessions take there toll on players bodies and Ndombele was probably feeling that while getting up speed with the league.
Get an injury in that process and its back to square one.
Which is what were seeing with Ndombele.
Playing a player twice in 48 hours while questioning his mentality and injury problems in public shows a weak mentality from our manager.
 

THFC_SWE

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He's adjusting to the premier leagues intensity.
This idea that's he physically unfit and mentally weak is rubbish
The guy played over 100 games over 2 seasons in France and never injured which points to a footballer who is fit.(in your words)
Poch and his ex players have said it takes 6 months to get up to Poch fitness levels.
Double training sessions take there toll on players bodies and Ndombele was probably feeling that while getting up speed with the league.
Get an injury in that process and its back to square one.
Which is what were seeing with Ndombele.
Playing a player twice in 48 hours while questioning his mentality and injury problems in public shows a weak mentality from our manager.

Maybe fit enough for playing in France, but not fit enough for Premier League (yet). Sometimes he has look knackered 60 min into a game. The double training sessions is a poor excuse imo. And it's not far away from 6 months now isn't it? He's young and should be fitter.

Earlier in his career he had problems with his fitness.
 

Spurs_Bear

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Maybe fit enough for playing in France, but not fit enough for Premier League (yet). Sometimes he has look knackered 60 min into a game. The double training sessions is a poor excuse imo. And it's not far away from 6 months now isn't it? He's young and should be fitter.

Earlier in his career he had problems with his fitness.
Yep, another thing ignored, was almost passed over because he was overweight and uninterested.
 
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Imagine making this many excuses for a professional footballer who has just become a £60 million pound footballer and getting paid like one as well.

Makes you wonder how out of shape he actually was when he finally got here.
 

dagraham

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Imagine making this many excuses for a professional footballer who has just become a £60 million pound footballer and getting paid like one as well.

Makes you wonder how out of shape he actually was when he finally got here.

Well he can’t use the excuse he had no pre season with us.
 

Primativ

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Imagine making this many excuses for a professional footballer who has just become a £60 million pound footballer and getting paid like one as well.

Makes you wonder how out of shape he actually was when he finally got here.


I knew we were in trouble when he had those suspect chicken nuggets on holiday in Dubai.
 

Graysonti

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Imagine making this many excuses for a professional footballer who has just become a £60 million pound footballer and getting paid like one as well.

Makes you wonder how out of shape he actually was when he finally got here.

I agree - let’s blame everyone but the player himself.

Where is the professional pride - the want to be the best and win games?

Lets put it straight, he has not warranted the adulation he is getting. Looked pleased to go off today imo. Not good enough for a £60m, £200k a week player At the moment. End of.

And remember, a great player is not just about technical ability, it’s more about heart and desire (See Ronaldo and Kane) - I’m not seeing this. If I’m honest, I’m more worried about his character than ability on a ball.
 
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VegasII

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Are we cursed when it comes to signing players with N’ in their name?

N’Jie - shite
N’Koudou - awol in a travel tavern
N’Dombele - injured
 

agrdavidsfan

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Imagine making this many excuses for a professional footballer who has just become a £60 million pound footballer and getting paid like one as well.

Makes you wonder how out of shape he actually was when he finally got here.

I read something before we signed him where he was such a late bloomer because of his natural fitness and dietary habits there was even a photo in the article that showed him a number of years back and he just looked a bit flabby maybe off the field he’s just awful and enjoys things like Pepsi sweets or the drink.

There’s other weird traits with him also though like how he was milking his rabona cross vs Brighton on social media to me just feels like one of those type of players that just doesn’t have the mentality or the drive to be a top top player.

But saying that he’s young he’s in a foreign country the English league is tough he’s had a few kicks and maybe he’s a little homesick or there’s something that’s effecting him mentally.

Jose is rightly trying to toughen him up and call him out as baby

Can you remember when Harry had to tell the physios to ignore bale when he went down this feels like a similar situation I’m not doubting he’s injured but....I am doubting how bad the injury is.

Maybe the club need to look at the issues deeper maybe he needs a chef or something to provide his meals etc or the club needs to keep an eye on him.

He’s paid 100k a week and at the moment he’s not worth £10 a week if he’s going to continue like this he needs to get himself into shape mentally and physically or sadly we’ve made a huge mistake!
 

Misfit

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Massive disappointment so far. You'd hope he'd be starting to find his feet for next season 6 months in. Instead he can't find the pitch regularly enough.
 

agrdavidsfan

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This is what I can't get my head around - he was here for it and yet seems even more out of shape now then he was then. Yet excuses.


Which to me points to a player who’s in a new country who’s not being looked after by the club I just have a weird feeling when he goes home from training he’s free to his own devices and the dietary habits are awful.

It was almost like today he felt the pace of the game and went fuck me it’s going to be embarrassing when I’m blowing out of my ass by half time ooooo actually I’m injured hit the deck
 
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I read something before we signed him where he was such a late bloomer because of his natural fitness and dietary habits there was even a photo in the article that showed him a number of years back and he just looked a bit flabby maybe off the field he’s just awful and enjoys things like Pepsi sweets or the drink.

There’s other weird traits with him also though like how he was milking his rabona cross vs Brighton on social media to me just feels like one of those type of players that just doesn’t have the mentality or the drive to be a top top player.

But saying that he’s young he’s in a foreign country the English league is tough he’s had a few kicks and maybe he’s a little homesick or there’s something that’s effecting him mentally.

Jose is rightly trying to toughen him up and call him out as baby

Can you remember when Harry had to tell the physios to ignore bale when he went down this feels like a similar situation I’m not doubting he’s injured but....I am doubting how bad the injury is.

Maybe the club need to look at the issues deeper maybe he needs a chef or something to provide his meals etc or the club needs to keep an eye on him.

He’s paid 100k a week and at the moment he’s not worth £10 a week if he’s going to continue like this he needs to get himself into shape mentally and physically or sadly we’ve made a huge mistake!
People have said how talented he is and yeah you can see glimpses of it.

I hope we haven't signed carlos kickaball but right now it's hard to look beyond the fact he has hardly played for us yet and things are getting worse, not better.

People will say he needs time and etc etc and yeah I can agree he does, be nice though if he was able to contribute a bit on the pitch.
 
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Which to me points to a player who’s in a new country who’s not being looked after by the club I just have a weird feeling when he goes home from training he’s free to his own devices and the dietary habits are awful.

It was almost like today he felt the pace of the game and went fuck me it’s going to be embarrassing when I’m blowing out of my ass by half time ooooo actually I’m injured hit the deck
Club need to figure it out soonish.
 
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