According to reports, the 26-year-old failed to impress Postecoglou from the first day of pre-season.

Journalist Dean Jones said in his GiveMeSport blog that Tanguy Ndombele’s connection with Ange Postecoglou was set from the first day of pre-season training in the summer.

Journalist Dean Jones said in his GiveMeSport blog that Tanguy Ndombele’s connection with Ange Postecoglou was set from the first day of pre-season training in the summer.

Ndombele’s loan move to Galatasaray (with an option to buy for £13 million) came as little surprise given that the midfielder had not appeared in any of Tottenham’s matchday squads this season.

There was some hope among Spurs fans that the Frenchman may resurrect his career under Postecoglou, but it was stated in the summer by several sites that the Australian was dissatisfied with the midfielder’s attitude (The Sun).

The tone was set for Ndombele on the first day

Ndombele did not make a good first impression on Postecoglou or his coaching staff when he entered the main building at Hotspur Way for the first time this summer, according to Jones.

The 26-year-old’strolled in’ to training like a ‘child unhappily returning to school,’ according to the writer.Jones contrasts Ndombele’s body language with that of Yves Bissouma, who arrived with a broad smile and “full of enthusiasm,” and went on to become a staple in Postecoglou’s starting eleven.

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Based on the films released by the club, Jones appears to have read too much into the body language of the players.There is little doubt, though, that Ndombele has an attitude problem and lacks the ambition to realise his talent, as various different managers have reached different conclusions about the midfielder.

I’m not comfortable judging the 26-year-old too harshly for the same without knowing what’s happening on in his personal life, as Dele’s recent interview demonstrated.

Tottenham, on the other hand, deserves to be chastised for failing to conduct adequate research into the player’s personality before investing a large sum on him, despite the fact that similar issues had previously afflicted him at Amiens and Lyon.