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He didn’t let himself down at all. Should get a run of games now.
Because Totti likes him which means literally nothing else matters and excuses will be made until the end of time as to why nothing Ndombele does actually matters and it's all 'bad luck' or 'bad supporters' or whatever.
ZERO good performances over 90 minutes since he signed. Yet he should start every game. Gotcha.
If Dier has a poor performance though? Crucify him.
Who's this team we have working on issues? Jeremy Corbyn's election advisors?To be fair to Totti there were loads of posters saying Ndombele was the best midfield player in Europe to take over a Dembele type role.
Clear that Ndombele hasn't worked out so far, but nobody seems to know why - poor diet, over trained by Poch when he first arrived, not dedicated enough...… Mourhino says there is now a team working on every aspect to resolve the issues. Maybe improving this season might be a big ask but possible
Hopefully he does a lot better next season and doesn't become a permanent flop.
Does he have enough about him to do the defensive side of things in that DM position? I don't think he was bad today but if he can do a job retrieving the ball and getting his foot in, he will be an important player. On the ball he seems unfazed. I think we need to see him in more games to see whether he has the nous to protect the defence. Mainly from themselves.
I thought along with Gedson finally doing something productive, Parrott showing he can definitely play some more minutes, 19yo Skipp was the biggest plus. Great engine - 120 minutes against a PL team, no midfielder on the pitch got through more ball (82 touches, 65 passes, 91%) showed good tenacity and ability to snap at heels ( 3 tackles 2 interceptions) and the tactical street smart to bring down their player when they were about to dangerously break on us (something we failed to do several times against Wolves).
How this kid hasn't seen more game time is fucking baffling.
I thought along with Gedson finally doing something productive, Parrott showing he can definitely play some more minutes, 19yo Skipp was the biggest plus. Great engine - 120 minutes against a PL team, no midfielder on the pitch got through more ball (82 touches, 65 passes, 91%) showed good tenacity and ability to snap at heels ( 3 tackles 2 interceptions) and the tactical street smart to bring down their player when they were about to dangerously break on us (something we failed to do several times against Wolves).
How this kid hasn't seen more game time is fucking baffling.
Why does ndombele deserve to start?
When fresh, got to start every fucking game as DM.
As I said before....
HE IS NOT A DM
He was ok but did little to add to anything offensive. Winks has much more potential and should be played further up the field. Why does Skippy remind me of Wham's Mark Noble? Runs around a lot but achieves little. He will probably make hundreds of average appearances and some will like him.I think he showed a better defensive effort and ability than winks, while somehow also being more daring in passing forward and taking a dribble when needed. I'd like to see him and winks competing for minutes from now on.