Mourinho showers Tanguy Ndombele with praise and predicts further improvements

Tottenham Hotspur’s record transfer signing, Tanguy Ndombele, completed another 90 minutes on the pitch last night in the Carabao Cup against Chelsea.

The Frenchman started in a central midfield three alongside Gedson Fernandes and Moussa Sissoko, with Ndombele as the more creative attacking outlet.

The win on penalties became Ndombele’s second 90-minute haul in the space of a week after he played the full game against Shkendija last Thursday.

Before these two matches, Ndombele had not played a full 90 under Mourinho since December 2019, showing real growth in recent times.

Ndombele joined Spurs for a club-record fee of £53.8m in the summer of 2019 from Lyon after impressing in both the Champions League and Ligue 1 (BBC).

In his press conference today, Mourinho showered his midfielder with praise, claiming that he is not only playing amazing but also with happiness in a Spurs shirt.

However, the head coach also admitted that there were still physical improvements to be made, adding that Ndombele could be ‘phenomenal’ in the future.

Mourinho said (Alasdair Gold): “Tanguy is playing amazing. I am very, very happy. You can feel the happiness. Physically he has to be better, he will be better. He can get better, he can be really phenomenal.”

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