{"id":571122,"date":"2020-11-03T13:13:15","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T18:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=571122"},"modified":"2020-11-03T13:13:15","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T18:13:15","slug":"tanguy-ndombele-tottenham-future-looks-bright-as-frenchman-admits-feeling-more-settled-this-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/11\/03\/tanguy-ndombele-tottenham-future-looks-bright-as-frenchman-admits-feeling-more-settled-this-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Tanguy Ndombele Tottenham Future Looks Bright as Frenchman Admits Feeling More Settled This Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/5cdddffa\/Tanguy-Ndombele\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tanguy Ndombele<\/a> has admitted he is feeling &#8220;more settled&#8221; and &#8220;working harder in training&#8221; this season &#8211; as he looks to build on a strong start to his second season as a Tottenham Hotspur player.<\/p>\n<h2>Tanguy Ndombele Reveals Frictions with Jose Mourinho are Behind Them<\/h2>\n<h3>Midfielder Struggled to Settle During First Season with Spurs<\/h3>\n<p>Ndombele&#8217;s first season with Spurs was plagued by a lack of fitness, as well as questions arising over his attitude in training.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpursOfficial\/status\/1323610886897049600\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tottenham&#8217;s Twitter account<\/a>, the club-record signing revealed that he struggled to adapt to the Premier League during the last campaign.<\/p>\n<p>However, Ndombele went on to confirm that he is feeling more at home in England &#8211; which is benefiting his football:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think that, yes, I am working a bit differently now. I find myself working harder in training and in the matches.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But above all, I think I&#8217;ve just settled in better. It&#8217;s true that the last season was difficult for me &#8211; to change championships like that, it isn&#8217;t easy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But now I feel like I&#8217;m really settling in better and I really hope I&#8217;m on the right track for the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder also confirmed that while there were difficult moments last season with manager Jose Mourinho, those are now firmly in the past:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve got a good relationship with the coach &#8211; we speak together, we laugh together. And the more difficult moments last season we&#8217;ve left behind us.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re now both trying our hardest to help the team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud835\ude3c \ud835\ude58\ud835\ude56\ud835\ude69\ud835\ude58\ud835\ude5d-\ud835\ude6a\ud835\ude65 \ud835\ude6c\ud835\ude5e\ud835\ude69\ud835\ude5d&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 \ud835\udde7\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf4\ud835\ude02\ud835\ude06 \ud835\udde1\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddef\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf2 \ud83d\ude01<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/THFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#THFC<\/a> \u26aa\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COYS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#COYS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UmDpPhi0Dr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/UmDpPhi0Dr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpursOfficial\/status\/1323610886897049600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpursOfficial\/status\/1323610886897049600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 3, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Mourinho Recognises Ndombele is Key to Spurs Success<\/h2>\n<p>Tanguy Ndombele&#8217;s absence from Tottenham&#8217;s 1-0 defeat to Royal Antwerp was noticeable not only for the fact that it was the North London&#8217;s side first loss in ten matches.<\/p>\n<p>The manner of the defeat also underlined how important the midfielder has become to Jose Mourinho&#8217;s side.<\/p>\n<p>Without Ndombele, Spurs were lethargic with their passing and lacked spark and creativity in midfield.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eveningexpress.co.uk\/sport\/jose-mourinho-admits-tottenham-missed-tanguy-ndombele-in-royal-antwerp-defeat\/#:~:text=Tottenham%20boss%20Jose%20Mourinho%20admits,to%20north%20London%20on%20Sunday.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mourinho&#8217;s comments<\/a> following the game shows how highly he rates the 23-year-old:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8230;to be honest we missed him \u2013 because he gives speed to the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThinking quick, thinking fast, moving the ball quick and fast, we missed him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keeping Tanguy Ndombele fit and firing will be crucial to any potential title charge from Tottenham.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, his fitness &#8211; and that of fellow midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/d7553721\/Giovani-Lo-Celso\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gio Lo Celso<\/a> &#8211; is the only thing preventing Spurs fans&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/11\/02\/tottenham-hotspur-fans-dream-midfield-of-tanguy-ndombele-and-giovani-lo-celso-a-possibility-after-jose-mourinho-hint\/?fbclid=IwAR0XnaD7ix0HyC2tQfDIsIpQJS8VRIllMGSCOmx6GDQO8BIa_ik0UYS1VNM\" target=\"_self\">&#8220;dream midfield&#8221; combination from coming to fruition.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As it stands, though, Ndombele is clearly on the right path both physically and mentally, to finally fulfill his potential with Tottenham.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"Qz_uuRkMT2V89LwhorD_Iw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1281042663\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Qz_uuRkMT2V89LwhorD_Iw',sig:'yAu7OzhKQgZabd1tKWPdBYsa2zOvnZ1cCXz_wlv55XY=',w:'594px',h:'367px',items:'1281042663',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tanguy Ndombele has admitted he is feeling &#8220;more settled&#8221; and &#8220;working harder in training&#8221; this season &#8211; as he looks to build on a strong start to his second season as a Tottenham Hotspur player. Tanguy Ndombele Reveals Frictions with Jose Mourinho are Behind Them Midfielder Struggled to Settle During First Season with Spurs Ndombele&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3590,"featured_media":571147,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,2,24],"tags":[92,138,40,1823,96,136],"class_list":["post-571122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-featured","category-tottenham","tag-europa-league","tag-jose-mourinho","tag-premier-league","tag-tanguy-ndombele","tag-tottenham-hotspur","tag-world-football"],"modified_by":"Nat Goodlad, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3590"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=571122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571122\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/571147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=571122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=571122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=571122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}