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title: "Tottenham Hotspur: Alasdair Gold heaps praise on Tanguy Ndombele"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-alasdair-gold-heaps-praise-on-tanguy-ndombele/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2020-11-08T13:39:53Z"
modified: "2020-11-08T13:39:53Z"
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# Tottenham Hotspur: Alasdair Gold heaps praise on Tanguy Ndombele

**Writing on[Twitter](https://twitter.com/AlasdairGold/status/1325417857556094977), reliable Spurs correspondent Alasdair Gold heaped praise on midfielder Tanguy Ndombele as the one ‘real ray of light’ after his first-half performance against West Brom at the Hawthorns.**

Ndombele, who impressed during a somewhat lacklustre first 45 minutes, made [two key passes](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1485287/LiveStatistics/England-Premier-League-2020-2021-West-Bromwich-Albion-Tottenham) over that time whilst standing out above the likes of Harry Kane, Son Heung-min and Gareth Bale – with that front trio tipped to take the game by storm.

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### Ndombele praise

However, during the first period, one man who really stood out for Gold was Ndombele – and the journalist called him a ‘real ray of light’ for his brilliant showing after he has seemingly been rejuvenated under Jose Mourinho.

> Tanguy Ndombele the one real ray of light for Tottenham so far in a drab first half. He’s caused West Brom far more problems than any other Spurs player.
>
> — Alasdair Gold (@AlasdairGold) [November 8, 2020](https://twitter.com/AlasdairGold/status/1325417857556094977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Spurs [went through a scare](https://twitter.com/AlasdairGold/status/1325427165366804481) with the star man going down in a lot of pain at one stage, and was substituted soon after, with supporters potentially hoping it isn’t serious.

A report by [Get French Football News](https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2020/tanguy-ndombele-has-told-jose-mourinho-that-he-no-longer-wants-to-work-for-him/)earlier in the summer claimed both the Frenchman and Mourinho had a behind the scenes bust-up, with his future looking severely in doubt at one stage.

### Transfer Tavern take

Signed for a club-record[£53.8 million,](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48841318) a significant investment by chairman Daniel Levy, Spurs supporters could now be glad they’re currently seeing the very best of Ndombele after a brief spell of tension at the club.

Indeed, the [‘phenomenal’](https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2868868-jose-mourinho-tanguy-ndombele-phenomenal-in-tottenham-draw-with-norwich) 23-year-old has shone in a role more further forward recently in central attacking midfield, arguably a tactical masterclass by Mourinho which has allowed him to express his ability in a less shackled role.

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Moussa Sissoko, the enforcers sitting just behind Ndombele, give license for the player to wreak havoc with his boundless energy and creativity.

After his first-half showing, as Gold says, it’s safe to assume Spurs won’t want to lose him.

***In other news: Fans were in full reaction after Mourinho’s comments, find out more [here.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-news/tottenham-hotspur-fans-react-as-alasdair-gold-shares-team-news-and-jose-mourinho-stance-on-bale/)***