Player Watch - Tanguy Ndombele

[JUSTINSIGNAL]

Hopefully this helps convince Jose that his best position is in a CM2. We lose a little bit of defensive solidity in the middle (Ndombele will never track runners quite like Sissoko does) but having him in that deeper role transforms our possession game and links the midfield and attack so much better. He's unpressable, can pass between the lines yet can still get in the box on occasion (see yesterday) - it transforms the entire team. He's also just SO much more involved and as our best midfielder on the ball that's exactly what we want. He had 85 touches yesterday and I'd guess that's close to double what he typically has when he's played higher up.

With Ndombele alongside Hojbjerg in the middle I think we would've won most of the 1-1 draws we've had this season. We also might've lost one but the trade-off would be more than worth it.

This is the crux of it. Although i'm certain Jose played him as a CM yesterday because the formation change still left us with 6 defensive players, so we weren't anymore vulnerable than when Ndombele plays as a no.10 in a 4231.

During his last title winning season with Chelsea, Jose regularly played Fabregas next to Matic as a deeplying playmaker, so I'm hoping he's definitely open to Ndombele moving there full time. I totally support the idea of having a Sissoko/Holjberg pivot against top 6 sides but we should have a more progressive CM2 against everyone else.

 

[PLTuck]

Keep watching it over and over again on youtube. Goddamn that is a sexy finish. He's not even looking at the goal.

Just made it's way into 2nd in my all time favourite spurs goals, nudging Dele's vs Palace into 3rd and pushing Gazzas free kick out of my top 3.

 

[Partizan]

Keep watching it over and over again on youtube. Goddamn that is a sexy finish. He's not even looking at the goal.

Just made it's way into 2nd in my all time favourite spurs goals, nudging Dele's vs Palace into 3rd and pushing Gazzas free kick out of my top 3.

Oooh...would love someone to make a thread on this, a top 5 favourite Spurs goals of all time. Feels like something that would've been last discussed in here ten years ago.

 

[PLTuck]

Oooh...would love someone to make a thread on this, a top 5 favourite Spurs goals of all time. Feels like something that would've been last discussed in here ten years ago.

Great minds....

 

[Saoirse]

Keep watching it over and over again on youtube. Goddamn that is a sexy finish. He's not even looking at the goal.

Just made it's way into 2nd in my all time favourite spurs goals, nudging Dele's vs Palace into 3rd and pushing Gazzas free kick out of my top 3.

For sheer quality absolutely up there, but sadly for me it just does not feel the same when he had noone to celebrate it with

 

[Reado]

It was great to have him in a deeper position picking up the ball where usually Sissoko would. Not to dig out Sissoko as he has his uses, but Tanguy being able to take the ball on the turn, pick out a good forward pass, beat a man etc. helped with our tempo. Think we'll see the best from him in this deeper position, in which case alongside Hojbjerg may mean we keep the back 3/back 5. Interesting to see Mourinho's formation choices moving forwards, but definitely more for NDombele to be deeper. Can he do it in just a 2 alongside PEH with a back 4, or is that too open? I don't know!

 

[Shadydan]

@Rob @Archibald&Crooks Why can't I see this thread in Spurs chat or new posts?

 

[fishhhandaricecake]

Keep watching it over and over again on youtube. Goddamn that is a sexy finish. He's not even looking at the goal.

Just made it's way into 2nd in my all time favourite spurs goals, nudging Dele's vs Palace into 3rd and pushing Gazzas free kick out of my top 3.

I don't think it was THAT good compared to some of the others in your list but yea was a pretty cool goal. Playground style goal from a very talented player.

 

[punkisback]

Oooh...would love someone to make a thread on this, a top 5 favourite Spurs goals of all time. Feels like something that would've been last discussed in here ten years ago.

I mean you could do?

 

[weststandyid]

was watching a TD video on youtube on there was a comment along the lines of 'how can someone so off balance be so composed?' and this is exactly the case. doesn't have the elegance of dembele, but he's incredibly talented.

 

[Partizan]

I mean you could do?

I didn't want to put my list straight away as I'd rather give it some thought before posting. PLTuck has already created one anyways.

 

[Shepspurs]

One of the things I like about Ndombele is that he seems to know where all our players are before he receives the ball. This enables him to move the ball much quicker than a number of our players.

 

[hughy]

@Rob @Archibald&Crooks Why can't I see this thread in Spurs chat or new posts?

Do you have OP on ignore?

 

[hughy]

I've come to the conclusion that his ankles can rotate 180 degrees, similar to how an Owl can rotate it's neck. That's the only logical explanation for how he can pull off some of the angled passes he plays.

 

[Shadydan]

Do you have OP on ignore?

Actually looked at this again because someone asked this before and I didn't check properly, checked again so yeah

 

[Rob]

@Rob @Archibald&Crooks Why can't I see this thread in Spurs chat or new posts?

What?

 

[bho]

This was peak DESK, those 4 in unison back then were a dream to watch.

Wasn't that the game where Son played LWB?

 

[Shadydan]

What?

It's been answered...

 

[-Afri-Coy-]

Wasn't that the game where Son played LWB?

It was, and arguably one of the worst decisions Poch ever made and he didn’t make many bad decisions.

 

[IamSpurtacus]

Hopefully this helps convince Jose that his best position is in a CM2. We lose a little bit of defensive solidity in the middle (Ndombele will never track runners quite like Sissoko does) but having him in that deeper role transforms our possession game and links the midfield and attack so much better. He's unpressable, can pass between the lines yet can still get in the box on occasion (see yesterday) - it transforms the entire team. He's also just SO much more involved and as our best midfielder on the ball that's exactly what we want. He had 85 touches yesterday and I'd guess that's close to double what he typically has when he's played higher up.

With Ndombele alongside Hojbjerg in the middle I think we would've won most of the 1-1 draws we've had this season. We also might've lost one but the trade-off would be more than worth it.

Didn't he play as one of two in midfield for lyon? Apparently he was the nuts against city for them in the CL as one of two and didn't get over run despite not having the numbers