Agree.
However, just try this out for a second. Suppose Tanganga's first game was the game against Watford. There was a lot of people supporting his performance against Watford, which is great to see and makes a big difference than the usual ripping into young players we usually see. But at the end of the day, he spent 3/4's of that game getting ripped apart. The harsh reality.
Foyth has by and large always played well in every game for us when selected but there has been the one error in each that draws the attention from some. He has never been ripped apart the way Tanganga was against Watford (and he has been played out of position numerous times too). There is already a narrative beginning to form about Foyth based on one error each game he's played. Toby and Jan make just as many errors, but they have the currency in the bank that Foyth doesn't. And because on ONE brilliant performance, Tanaganga has currency in his bank that has afforded him to get ripped apart in his 2nd game and still have the faith of fans (which is great and how it should be!!).
Both of these lads are fantastic. Both excite me even more in the sense that they have different styles and therefore could compliment each other well (I think that's been a reason why Toby & Jan have been so good, apart from in the air they compliment each other, one competent in bringing the ball out (Jan), the other pinging crossfield 60 yrd balls (Toby), one brilliant at 1v1's (Toby) the other positionally intelligent (Jan) to name just a few examples).
Tanganga has played all his youth games at CB, both RCB and LCB, bar a handful at RB and I think a couple at LB (although I have seen
WindyCOYS
say
never at LB so I could be mistaken).
So with that in mind, to get a youngster play in a new position to him @ LB against Watford ( especially with what I think was a dodgy yellow card after 20 minutes so had to play 70 minutes with that hanging over him) was pretty good - Watford were undoubtedly targeting him yet he hung in there well. A very composed performance. And might I suggest that Watford's left forward was probably their fastest and best player coming into the match - so not conceding was a pretty good result.
In his other 2 games he's played CB/RB, and whilst I think Mourhino's idea was that he play RB as a defender and not get up the pitch, Tanganga's willingness and ability to get up the flank and put in decent crossses was a real bonus, the one catching the eye was in the 93rd minute when most other players looked a little fatigued.
Poch had trained Foyth to be a CB and then switched to training him as a RB, so I would guess Foyth had a lot more individual training to play at RB than Tanganga has had, and Tanganga cannot have had much time at all being prepared for the LB role, a couple of days at absolute maximum.
So I'd suggest the narrative should be that Tanganga had 2 good games against Liverpool and Boro, and took one for the team in agreeing to play LB as nobody else was available to play there.
Of course Tanganga is not the finished article and will make mistakes, but so far he's earned a lot of credit in the bank.
But if I take your point and think of Watford being Tanganga's first game where he is being played in a new position (LB) then comparing that to Foyth's actual first PL game at CB, a position he had been coached in by Poch for a couple of years) …... conceding 2 penalties is not helpful to Foyth's cause, so suggest you don't put that idea forward again !.
So as I say, I think Tanganga could be the one playing first team football whilst Foyth is loaned out - not sure both could play at Spurs in the 2nd half of the season - maybe to a lower PL side or any other decent side to get more minutes on the clock.
And BTW there are a couple of other youth CB's coming through, behind both Tanganga and Foyth, who should be loaned out - lengthy post in the youth thread a couple of days ago if you are interested,
