As Conte admits, the quality of Ndombele is beyond doubt, but it is unclear whether the maverick French can thrive in the harsh Italian training program and highly structured ball-handling football.
And Conte, he will be absent Central defender Christian Romero this weekendAfter acknowledging that his predecessor had been trying to get the best from the 24-year-old player, he became the latest Spurs coach to ask for more support from the club’s record signing.
“I have seen many managers struggling for his position in this situation,” Conte said this morning.
“Of course, Tanguy has such qualities. At the same time, he must understand that there is a team and he must be integrated into the team. I think this means keeping order and doing what the job requires is very important.
“With Tanguy, we are working hard. We are working very hard. He has to work more than others, because as you said, he has talent, but he must put this talent into the team in order to be in the team. The best, not for single player games.
“In my football, I have an idea. In this idea, the players have a task. Every player must know what he has to do.
“Otherwise, if every player just runs around on the court, I think it will be a mess.”
Skip will miss the visit of the Marcelo Bielsa team, who was booked for the fifth time this season in a 0-0 draw at Everton, while Hoibjerg missed Denmark’s World Cup qualifiers, Conte It was revealed that Loscelso had returned from his duties in Argentina and knocked it out.
Conte said: “I hope to have Hoybjerg with the team today because he was also injured last week and didn’t have a job.” “Then there is one [spot] In the blink of an eye [Harry Winks] And Don Quix. There are not many choices, but we have to go. “
In a major blow to Conte, Romero was forced off the court with a hamstring strain in Argentina’s 0-0 draw with Brazil on Tuesday night. He rested on the sidelines.
The central defender has started Conte’s two games and is responsible for the right side of the last three. After returning to the club for an initial assessment yesterday, he will have a second scan in the next two weeks.
“Bad news about Christian Romeo and his injuries,” Conte said. “I talked to the doctor, and now I am waiting 7 to 10 days for another scan to understand that the time he needs to recover is correct.
“Furthermore, Giovanni Loscelso’s physical condition has not fully recovered. I don’t know if he is free. [for Sunday]. Romero is definitely not available, Lo Celso I don’t know. The other members of the team, we all have players. “
