Ndombele struggling
All-action midfielder Ndombele has endured a difficult start to life in England, since joining Spurs from Lyon in a club-record deal last summer.
A combination of persistent fitness problems and frustrating inconsistency have restricted the Frenchman to starts in just 12 of Tottenham’s 29 Premier League outings to this point in the campaign.
As such, though Ndombele has showcased his undoubted quality on occasion, many have singled the midfielder out for criticism over the course of the campaign.
One such individual, meanwhile, has been Jose Mourinho.
The Spurs boss has made his frustrations with the 23-year-old clear on a number of occasions over recent months, the first of which saw Mourinho rant:
‘He’s always injured. He’s injured, he’s not injured, he plays one match. This is the same since the beginning of the season.’This was followed by the Portuguese tactician condemning Ndombele on the back of a disappointing display versus Burnley in March:
‘He [Ndombele] has had enough time to come to a different level.’
‘I know the Premier League is difficult, and some players take a long time to adapt to a different league.’
‘But a player with his potential has to give us more than he is giving us.’
