Spur of the moment
Frederic Kanoute
Speak for yourself!
At the time of his arrival I recall reading an authoritative, in-depth article by someone who clearly knew him very well. The writer gave a potted biography of him from his early years noting that until arriving at Lyon the richly talented youngster had consistently struggled to show the requiiste application, much to the exasperation of every coach he'd played for previously.
Whilst acknowledging that Tanguy then transformed into a world-beater at Lyon he went on to express real fears that the French international's laid-back approach was hard-wired into his nature, therefore he might not be best suited to the harsh rigours of the PL.
Unfortunately I can no longer trace that particular article but this one, dated 3 July 2019, hints at similar concerns :
Tottenham’s Fans, How Well Do You Know Tanguy Ndombélé ?
BY GFLAMOU92 on 07/03/2019 • ( 0 )
Tottenham Hotspur’s new signing Tanguy Ndombélé from Olympique Lyonnais is already one of the club’s favorite for many faithful fans, but who is he, this twenty-two year old French footballer ?
Lots of youngsters are only starting their life at twenty-two but in football the players are already responsible adults. So who is this newcomer, the latest addition to the North London’s club ?
Tanguy Ndombélé Alvaro, is a French footballer(midfielder) born in France(Longjumeau, near Paris) 28 December 1996. His parents are of Congolese descent. He moved to Brittany whe he was just fourteen, in order to play for Guingamp but he wasn’t offered a professional contract at the end of his development . How come for a player of this calibre?
It’s true that in football things can change for better or worse very quickly; that’s why the destiny of this young unkown player changed in just four days and two Champions League games against Manchester United. Two games watched by France’s national team manager Didier Deschamps and these 180 minutes of grace, gave him a seat in the Ble
It should’t have been so…the player had no experience, played only one season for Lyon and had nothing of Karim Benzema’s or Kyllian Mbappé’s outstanding career starts.
The youngster kicked his first balls in his home nearby FC Epinay Athlético, scoring goals despite vomitting in his father’s car(fragile stomach, let’s hope that now he can travel without any problem).
The Guingamp experience, didn’t turn out well: “Tanguy was a nice kid, always having fun but studies weren’t his priority; he was kind, respectful but also lazy. He hated to wake up early and was eating too much, we had to be very severe with him” said Lionel Rouxel, his former school director(L’Equipe, 2017).
The time for a change had come and taking advantage of Amiens SC loss of professional status, the teenager joined the reserves(2014). It didn’t go well either; the club privileged the former professionals and Tanguy started to feel the injustice, for he was one of the best.
BY GFLAMOU92 on 07/03/2019 • ( 0 )
Tottenham Hotspur’s new signing Tanguy Ndombélé from Olympique Lyonnais is already one of the club’s favorite for many faithful fans, but who is he, this twenty-two year old French footballer ?
Lots of youngsters are only starting their life at twenty-two but in football the players are already responsible adults. So who is this newcomer, the latest addition to the North London’s club ?
Tanguy Ndombélé Alvaro, is a French footballer(midfielder) born in France(Longjumeau, near Paris) 28 December 1996. His parents are of Congolese descent. He moved to Brittany whe he was just fourteen, in order to play for Guingamp but he wasn’t offered a professional contract at the end of his development . How come for a player of this calibre?
It’s true that in football things can change for better or worse very quickly; that’s why the destiny of this young unkown player changed in just four days and two Champions League games against Manchester United. Two games watched by France’s national team manager Didier Deschamps and these 180 minutes of grace, gave him a seat in the Ble
It should’t have been so…the player had no experience, played only one season for Lyon and had nothing of Karim Benzema’s or Kyllian Mbappé’s outstanding career starts.
The youngster kicked his first balls in his home nearby FC Epinay Athlético, scoring goals despite vomitting in his father’s car(fragile stomach, let’s hope that now he can travel without any problem).
The Guingamp experience, didn’t turn out well: “Tanguy was a nice kid, always having fun but studies weren’t his priority; he was kind, respectful but also lazy. He hated to wake up early and was eating too much, we had to be very severe with him” said Lionel Rouxel, his former school director(L’Equipe, 2017).
The time for a change had come and taking advantage of Amiens SC loss of professional status, the teenager joined the reserves(2014). It didn’t go well either; the club privileged the former professionals and Tanguy started to feel the injustice, for he was one of the best.
