Tanguy Ndombele | Signed For Spurs

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Rozay said:
Ndomblele isn’t the profile of midfielder for me. I’d love one of the Atletico boys personally, although no chance we’d get any.

Basmati Busquets also looks very interesting for the role further back, but I suspect we’ll give Garner a proper go there. He’s been with more squads than any youth player this season, and is the youngest of them all too. For a DM to be as involved as him at 17 shows he’s very highly thought of here.
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:lol: Basmati Busquets. Thought it was some new Indian/Spanish sensation until I googled it.

I've not seen enough of West Ham or Rice this seson to really form an opinion, is he better than Eric Dier? I see similarities from what I have seen but perhaps Rice is better. In hindsight people might laugh at me mentioning Dier, but he was getting good reviews when he first stepped into the Spurs & England squad in that role.
 
pocco said:
:lol: Basmati Busquets. Thought it was some new Indian/Spanish sensation until I googled it.

I've not seen enough of West Ham or Rice this seson to really form an opinion, is he better than Eric Dier? I see similarities from what I have seen but perhaps Rice is better. In hindsight people might laugh at me mentioning Dier, but he was getting good reviews when he first stepped into the Spurs & England squad in that role.
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Dier was quality, just lost his way perhaps. Can never say with Rice, however, perhaps it wouldn’t be a conversation if they were not both British. If Rice was actually a Spaniard, he’d be compared to the real Busquets.
 
Weren’t people on here rating Seri last year and look how he turned out. Struggles to play for one of the worst teams in the league.

Is this guy any better?
 
Ndombele is the player we bought Fred for. A dynamic box to box midfielder, who progresses the ball between the lines, whether it be with a pass or drive through midfield.

What we really need is a player to come in for Pogba.

At the moment, our variation for the deeper midfield role can be:

Matic Herrera
Matic Fred
Herrera Fred

If we decide we dont want to keep Fred, then someone like NDombele would be perfect, but we dont need six players for three midfield roles, especially first team players anyway.

Pogba, Herrera, Matic, Fred and new midfielder would be enough, with McTominay as back up.

Again, it all depends on Fred, though. Currently, he's not the player I would trust to put in for Herrera or Matic, as he's just not stepped up.

In that case I would be looking to buy two midfielders, but just cant see it happening.
 
Bojan11 said:
Weren’t people on here rating Seri last year and look how he turned out. Struggles to play for one of the worst teams in the league.

Is this guy any better?
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What’s the connection between the two?
 
Rozay said:
What’s the connection between the two?
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They both centre midfielders from the French league that the caf rates highly. People were saying the exact same things about Seri this time last year about how we should go for him.
 
pocco said:
:lol: Basmati Busquets. Thought it was some new Indian/Spanish sensation until I googled it.

I've not seen enough of West Ham or Rice this seson to really form an opinion, is he better than Eric Dier? I see similarities from what I have seen but perhaps Rice is better. In hindsight people might laugh at me mentioning Dier, but he was getting good reviews when he first stepped into the Spurs & England squad in that role.
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Basmati - Rice duo in midfield :drool:
 
Bojan11 said:
They both centre midfielders from the French league that the caf rates highly. People were saying the exact same things about Seri this time last year about how we should go for him.
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If that’s all then there’s nothing too it then. Many players have successfully transitioned from the French league to the PL as we know, so how can someone not buy a player because a totally different player was not a success? And given the circumstances, I suspect it would be very hard for Seri to impress anyway, being part of the worst team in the league and all that.
 
Bojan11 said:
They both centre midfielders from the French league that the caf rates highly. People were saying the exact same things about Seri this time last year about how we should go for him.
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That's some odd logic. Does that mean we ignore every midfielder playing in France because he might struggle like Seri has? I'd understand if he played for the same club and was roughly the same age as Seri but neither are true. What I will say about the hype surrounding Seri is that from reading back through his thread (6 pages) it was based mainly on his "good passing" and the quality of clubs mentioned about possibly signing him (none of which actually signed him). It's actually a lesson to the Caf to not be sucked into transfer hype of clubs chasing said player (much like Fred) and actually watch the player instead.



N'Dombele for me is a quality player. A standout player and I have no doubt he'll come good wherever he moves. Decent defensively, decent passer, strong, mobile and a very fast burst of pace. He's also young so got plenty of time to improve, I just hope he doesn't go to City or Liverpool. He'd be brilliant under both Managers imo.
 
Rozay said:
If that’s all then there’s nothing too it then. Many players have successfully transitioned from the French league to the PL as we know, so how can someone not buy a player because a totally different player was not a success? And given the circumstances, I suspect it would be very hard for Seri to impress anyway, being part of the worst team in the league and all that.
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And strangely enough, Seri has good stats when it comes to creativity.
 
The one player I feel is a no brainer... is Ruben Neves
Age: 21
Height: 5'11
PL Proven
Appearances: 27
Goals: 4
Assists: 2
Knack of scoring wonder goals from way outside the box.
Has a terrific engine
His ability to break up play and pass the ball forward makes him great for a counterattacking team
Set piece specialist

The guy could be a Matic replacement for the next 10 years. I'm a huge fan of Ndombele but if we are to buy our first CM, Neves has got to be that player. I would chuck 70m and Andreas Periera at Wolves to sign him.

Neves is the type of player we lacked against PSG. Matic needs to be replaced soon and this guy is the answer.
 
Keeps It tidy said:
I was impressed by him when we played Fulham.
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If they go down and we can get him cheap and we sell Fred this summer, it would still make sense to buy him, we need non-Pogba creativity in the midfield and something like 50 starts for Pogba and 35 each for Herrera, Seri and Matic, with Herrera getting 20 games as a 6 to spell Matic looks like a solid set up to me. We could even play Seri in the Jorginho/Pirlo type role if we want Herrera pressing as an 8 in some games.

It doesn't need to be Seri, and hopefully it's Fred, but a mobile 8 who can hit a through ball is the obvious signing for our CM with Pogba missing any time turning us into Burnley from a creativity standpoint, Herrera maybe a year away from losing a step and playing well as a 6 last season. If we just sign a 6 like Neves or Rice, we're still dead without Pogba and also have no good option to come on for Herrera if we want to outscore teams with more offensive skill in our 4-3-3, and it solves the Matic being slow and tired issue no better really, since I think Herrera is a fine 6.
 
Would prefer Barella to Ndombele. Both will make big moves this summer I feel, although Barella will cost half as much. Just think Barella is a gem though. A younger Marchisio.
 
beingshe7don said:
The one player I feel is a no brainer... is Ruben Neves
Age: 21
Height: 5'11
PL Proven
Appearances: 27
Goals: 4
Assists: 2
Knack of scoring wonder goals from way outside the box.
Has a terrific engine
His ability to break up play and pass the ball forward makes him great for a counterattacking team
Set piece specialist

The guy could be a Matic replacement for the next 10 years. I'm a huge fan of Ndombele but if we are to buy our first CM, Neves has got to be that player. I would chuck 70m and Andreas Periera at Wolves to sign him.

Neves is the type of player we lacked against PSG. Matic needs to be replaced soon and this guy is the answer.
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But we can't really offer Pereira to them as he will be out of contract this summer and he'll be looking to get more playing time. Unless you're talking about Joel Pereira.
 
Keeps It tidy said:
I was impressed by him when we played Fulham.
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I wasn't impressed because he looked like his normal self but seeing it makes me a bit sad because he has no business playing for Fulham.
 
People are comparing Fred to Ndombele? Fred is more of an attacking midfielder, whilst Ndombele is predominately a combative midfielder. I see Ndombele's style being very similar to Herrera's.

The game has moved on, and so defensive midfielders are a dying breed as it restricts the team's dynamism. Matic is too immobile for higher pressing and quick transitions, and I think Ndombele's attributes will not just replace Matic's impact on the team, but also fill what Matic is missing to his game. Also, he is not as creative as Pogba-but Ndombele is more defensively astute than Pogba. This allows Pogba to roam more forward. I honestly think that Herrera/Ndombele/Pogba midfield could potentially be one of the best in Europe. Having a better defence next season will mean that the midfield won't have to cover the cracks as much in the defensive third.
 
pocco said:
:lol: Basmati Busquets. Thought it was some new Indian/Spanish sensation until I googled it.

I've not seen enough of West Ham or Rice this seson to really form an opinion, is he better than Eric Dier? I see similarities from what I have seen but perhaps Rice is better. In hindsight people might laugh at me mentioning Dier, but he was getting good reviews when he first stepped into the Spurs & England squad in that role.
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Nah feck Declan Rice.

Ndombele for me
 
Quality player in the making. Shaky decisionmaking at times but Barcelona are making it really difficult for them.
 
I'm watching Lyon - Barcelona and I must say that I like what I see from Ndombele. He is deployed on CDM. Good dribbling and some nice passes under the pressure from Barca's midfielders.
 
beingshe7don said:
The one player I feel is a no brainer... is Ruben Neves
Age: 21
Height: 5'11
PL Proven
Appearances: 27
Goals: 4
Assists: 2
Knack of scoring wonder goals from way outside the box.
Has a terrific engine
His ability to break up play and pass the ball forward makes him great for a counterattacking team
Set piece specialist

The guy could be a Matic replacement for the next 10 years. I'm a huge fan of Ndombele but if we are to buy our first CM, Neves has got to be that player. I would chuck 70m and Andreas Periera at Wolves to sign him.

Neves is the type of player we lacked against PSG. Matic needs to be replaced soon and this guy is the answer.
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This
 
A very good first half from his once again against another elite level team. I would be happy if we carried on playing Matic for another season if we can sign Ndombele. The two games against City and multiple times against PSG he has shown enormous potential and consistency in big games and once again tonight against Barcelona in the first half.
 
Aouar is the star, Thiago Mk2. Whoever gets him will have a serious player on there hands
 
Cheekiey said:
Aouar is the star, Thiago Mk2. Whoever gets him will have a serious player on there hands
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Aouar has impressed me every time I’ve watched him play.

I wonder if a midfield of Pogba, Aouar and Herrera, with Herrera being the most defensive one, could work.
 
A player that is a huge asset in this era of extreme pressing. Handled the Barca press as though they weren't even trying to win the ball from him while aouar went into hiding after being dispossessed by Messi. That first half was a clinic by him although hes still far from. impressive defensively.
 
BalanceUnAutreJoint said:
That doesn't say much when he gave possession away more than every Barca player combined as well.
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He was bad last night because he overcomplicated it and hung on to the ball too long way often. However I loved the few times he broke lines with his great passing. I'll take him above Aouar 9 times out of 10 despite his flaws
 
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