Ndombele is super talented but he does have weaknesses. I worry that it will become an Ozil type situation where his presence at the club can overshadow everything because when hes not in the team his stock rises to the point where people believe hes a genius that would carry us to all sorts of wins but when he is in the team he doesn't actually deliver on that level, whilst still capable of being good.
Ozil comparison isn't exact, Ozil is a lot older and hoovering up more of the wage bill but i think it can become a similar issue within the fanbase that seeps into the club and means that any manager that doesn't tie their cart to the Ndombele bandwagon is immediately under some sort of weird pressure.
When that happens and you become beholden to a player who doesn't have high energy and work rate amongst his highest of traits it can cause a rot within the team like with Pogba and Ozil. Manchester are only just recovering the Pogba situation and it took a massive injury layoff and the arrival of Fernandes to allow the team to get settled.
Ndoblele does look like a generational talent on the ball so i can see why people blow him up to this extent, im so impressed with him but we all have to remember he is just a central midfielder and he isnt so amazing that he will dominate every game he plays in because we have seen him play a lot of games and he hasn't done that.
Having said all of this I would try Ndombele in the numbre 10 role over Alli. Lamela, Lo Celso and Ndombele would all be ahead of Alli for that role in the team currently. Getting Alli out of the team is a bigger issue than getting Ndombele in it imo.
Ozil comparison isn't exact, Ozil is a lot older and hoovering up more of the wage bill but i think it can become a similar issue within the fanbase that seeps into the club and means that any manager that doesn't tie their cart to the Ndombele bandwagon is immediately under some sort of weird pressure.
When that happens and you become beholden to a player who doesn't have high energy and work rate amongst his highest of traits it can cause a rot within the team like with Pogba and Ozil. Manchester are only just recovering the Pogba situation and it took a massive injury layoff and the arrival of Fernandes to allow the team to get settled.
Ndoblele does look like a generational talent on the ball so i can see why people blow him up to this extent, im so impressed with him but we all have to remember he is just a central midfielder and he isnt so amazing that he will dominate every game he plays in because we have seen him play a lot of games and he hasn't done that.
Having said all of this I would try Ndombele in the numbre 10 role over Alli. Lamela, Lo Celso and Ndombele would all be ahead of Alli for that role in the team currently. Getting Alli out of the team is a bigger issue than getting Ndombele in it imo.