Tottenham manager, Jose Mourinho has come out to say that Tanguy Ndombele realized he had to change after a slow start to life at Spurs. He recently revealed that the Frenchman’s story proves that being able to thrive or flop in a new league is down to no one but the player.
According to him, managers cannot perform miracles, and Ndombele cannot be playing well now if he didn’t have the required quality and discipline to shine in the league.
He added that he is very pleased with Tanguy’s performance these days and it is all credit to the player, not the coach.
His words, “I always say, and I’ve really felt it all through my career, that the big responsibility for good and for bad is [with] the player.
“We don’t make miracles. We don’t make players when they have no quality and when they have no desire and no discipline and no motivation. So for good or bad, it’s always the player’s responsibility and we are the ones who can try to help.
“Sometimes they are open for that and other times they are not. When they are not, there is nothing you can do, but when they are open, you feel that motivation to help them.
“When Tanguy arrived here his condition was not good. When I arrived he was getting small injury after small injury which I believe was his responsibility.
“And for him to realise that he had to change, and work in a different way, is to his credit. Yes, he is playing and playing well. We are happy with him. But, I repeat, it’s total credit to Tanguy.”
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