The cheers that greeted the supposed re-emergence of Tanguy Ndombele this evening had barely stopped ringing out, when a number of fans believed that they had spotted a conspiracy theory lurking in The Special One’s press conference.
And that is pretty much what Jose had said prior to the Manchester United game. Mourinho told the press that the 23-year-old was assimilated in the group, training well and ready to become a useful member of the Tottenham Hotspur society.
Indeed, some fans went as far as to suggest that Mourinho’s plan was reintroduce the Frenchman, who hasn’t kicked a ball since the season resumed, and watch him struggle, live on TV.
The reaction from fans if Tanguy were to flop would be predictable enough fare, with accusations of poor attitude bound to start flying about.
The real problem Tanguy has, is that he’s not featured on Spurs’ lists with Physioroom or the club website, so if he isn’t ready for tonight, whose fault will it be? After all, the boy is our current record signing, and he is being paid rather a lot of money….