By now, most Spurs fans will be aware of José Mourinho’s damning remarks about Tanguy Ndombele, after yesterday’s game at Turf Moor. In fairness to the gaffer, this is somewhat politer version of what has been doing the rounds on social media and message boards for the past few weeks.
Mr Nakrani says that the public criticism shifts blame. Which is utterly nonsensical. Tanguy Ndombele is to blame for Tanguy Ndombele not living up to expectations. Nobody else.
Whilst those that sit in wait, looking for reasons to pounce on Mourinho and brand him this or that will delight in the perceived discord comments such as these create, let’s not lose sight of the difference between right and wrong.
Tanguy Ndombele can be a remarkably gifted player. We’ve seen flashes of that player in a Tottenham shirt – but only flashes – and this is a man that cost £63million. He’s not merely some fella helping us out when we get busy.
To blast José for saying in public something that supposedly ought to have been kept “in house” is to suggest that the two men had never had a conversation about fitness and application during their many months together at Hotspur Way.
Those digging Mourinho out now, might well be the same people that forecast an inevitable fall out between the Portuguese and Daniel Levy, as José would need hundreds of millions to spend on players. Do people really think that nobody talks to each other, really?!
For me, José’s comments come from a man that is fed up asking a £63million superstar nicely, “could you get fit and put a shift in?”
When it comes to José, the facts are rarely allowed to get in the way of a good story.
I’m just passing on something I heard, not for the first time I might add. We’ll see how Jose plays out at Spurs…
That Ancelotti quote aged well. Mourinho would be third taking results since he arrived, what a disaster/fraud. Having defended him like most I think he’s a weird fit for a non-spending team like Spurs. Don’t get Levy at all. If you look at his appointments, Poch was a bit of a fluke.
‘Someone on here’ Oh, wow, an obvious expert. Interview his ex-players and it’s overwhelmingly glowing. A lot of Poch’s ex players didn’t like him either, it’s often forgotten.
Bob Wilson being the expert on that subject.
As Bob Wilson said on the radio during Maureen’s 2nd chelski stint, following jose whinging yet again to distract from his team’s performance: “He’s just really boring now”.
Jose lost the ‘media darling’ thing in his 2nd Chavski stint with his strops. He’s just a miserable, toxic carnt now, end of story…
Jose will be gone before Tanguy…
It was a terrible team performance, which let’s face it has been the theme for a couple of months now. Games Tanguy didn’t play in were just as bad.
Someone on here has posted that they have mates in Manchester and many people around Old Trafford think Jose isn’t a very nice bloke at all.
Just about tolerable when you’re winning, doesn’t work for has-beens though…
It’s doing it in public that’s wrong.
I agree as well on Jose having a pop but not much point in doing it in public ,the lad is still settling in etc. He needs to improve and adapt to the rigours of the prem fast ,which is difficult when the team is weak ,gets changed and has no confidence.
The talent’s there Andy, just needs careful harnessing. Not sure this is the way.
Linker japh.🌚
With japhs left and rightness I want him protecting my defensive ballers (and feeding attackers) I don’t want to see him in the back four for too long. I think he’ll be too good for that.
That is where the deflection comes in. The midfield is consistently over-run, lacking in confidence to play and our setting up to let any team come and play in our defensive third is confusing for the players. They play in hope, not with conviction.
There is a bit of substance in what you say but there is no doubt that Tanguy has been disappointing. He is young, he will improve no doubt and there has not been much support or system in the midfield. Being publically hung out is Jose’s way which leads him to losing the squad over time. If Tanguy is damaged goods at Tottenham will Levy sell for a massive loss? Does he have the talent to be another De Bruyene, Pogba or Salah when he inevitably leaves Spurs?
I knew I would see a time of TOTTENHAM domination in my life time. Can do it once can do it again. Tottenham are coming again.
Say no more.
Tappa, this bickering makes for very dull reading…
*hint hint*
You lot should be politicians. That or cricketers. Working the seams for spin.
I dont know mate, there’s a select few who brand even successful coaches of their club losers and failures, even when they’re trying to compete with a huge financial disadvantage. I have no idea where that sense of entitlement comes from.
Would they be hating on their respective managers so soon too if they hadn’t done as well so quickly at these little clubs?
I dont know, I haven’t seen any of that. But everybody’s judging him because of his storied abilities as a coach. They look at how quickly Pearson and Ancellotti have turned around Watford and everton with other coaches’ players and ask why that hasn’t happened at spurs where the new coach is being paid twice as much as jurgen klopp.
Tanguy is coming in for special attention because Jose can see the talent the boy possesses and hes wasting it by not putting in the hard work. This is nothing to do with scapegoating and more like a bit of tough love from the gaffer. Look at Tanguy for their goal, he’s in nomans land when the shot comes in. His positioning and awareness needed to be better. I’m with Jose on this one, Ndombele needs to wake up and smell the coffee.
I have to keep my faith with Jose or any other manager or the whole thing falls apart. He’s got a big job on and I know it. Like I keep saying i can’t understand people judging him and Sacramento so soon. It makes no sense to me. Hating on our manager. Why would anyone do that?
Hopefully so, but a bit alarming that with all his experience in football he waited til the 2nd half to stick an extra body in midfield. It was clear from about the 2nd minute we were being badly overrun in midfield. They could have been out of sight by halftime. Unfair imo to pin that on Tanguy when he and skipp were having to contain four Burnley warpigs. The fella’s also obviously not fully match fi after his recent injuries so probably just needs a consistent run. Look at Dier’s improvement now he’s had a few games in his legs. To publicly humiliate and banish Tanguy just looks like counterproductive scapegoating. (Same with Troy Parrot.)
When he drags it back to our garage (preseason) we’ll drop the lump and gearbox and get to work on her. 🌚
He just didn’t wanna get hammered maybe. Played it tooo safe in the first half. Second half we gave them what we had left. Played it ok really. Side of the road fix. AA. 🌚
Straightforward deflection from having played 5 centre backs against Burnley yet still having them pepper our goal. The story of that diabolical first half instead becomes one of the coach being let down.
He’d have his reasons I’m sure. He’s been in this game too long not to know how to manipulate it.