On the latest episode of the Last Word on Spurs podcast, Ricky Sacks, Lee McQueen, Richard Whitehead and Abbi Summers provided instant reaction to Tottenham Hotspur’s 1-1 draw against Newcastle United last weekend.
One topic of discussion on the recent episode, which was titled: ‘Game Gone Mad‘, was Spurs midfielder Tanguy Ndombele.
The Frenchman completed 90 minutes for just the second time under Jose Mourinho in the midweek win against KF Shkendija, earning an impressive 7.90 rating for his performance (per Whoscored).
The former Lyon man also came off the bench against Newcastle United and, despite coming on with just 13 minutes remaining, he seems to have impressed those on the podcast with his cameo.
Here’s what McQueen had to say about the 23-year-old during the podcast:
“I think he flicked it around the corner for himself at one point. You can see it’s a confidence thing, he’s got his confidence up. The penny has dropped with him, that’s all I would say.
“Now it’s about getting minutes in his legs, getting himself comfortable with the speed and the hustle and bustle of the Premier League. He’s gonna be an absolute baller.”
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McQueen certainly seems excited about Ndombele’s potential, now that he appears to have established himself as a trusted member of Jose Mourinho’s squad.
As he suggests, the French international should now focus on getting minutes in his legs so that he can improve on the fitness issues that caused him so many problems last season, so that he can start to repay the club-record fee that the Lilywhites spent on him last summer.
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Hopefully, for Spurs fans and Ndombele, he will really be able to push on and become a key part of this Lilywhites team during the current season.