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Happy New Year everyone.
NDombele looked really good in the match yesterday. Sharp and serving as the apex of the forward press. So much of our attacking play, in my opinion, hinges on his performances. Fingers crossed they continue consistently particularly with Lo Celso out.
Wondering, for those of you on the better side of the Atlantic, if there is anything you are seeing or hearing about him being upset about being subbed in the 78 minute? It looked like he was upset (made a hand gesture on the pitch as if frustrated to see his number called), and it appears he went straight off to the locker room. Was he just doing a "Dier" and came back to the bench to watch the match out, or did he go to have a shower as Mourinho likes his players to do? I'm hoping there is no (new?) tension between him and Mourinho.
Whether we agree or not on his fitness/why he was subbed, I haven't seen him react this way to being subbed so perhaps he wants to stay on the pitch (can't blame him - who doesn't want to play)? I saw Kane went to the bench when subbed and even Doherty watched from the side after being given his second naughty card.
Happy New Year, mate