Tanguy Ndombele has talent but has to put it into the team for the team, asserts Antonio Conte

The rift between Ndombele and Mourinho led to widespread speculation that he suffered a poor relationship with the Portuguese manager and would depart in the summer but he eventually stayed to fight for his place in the squad. Under new manager Antonio Conte, the Frenchman is expected to fight for his place and consistently put on good performances for the London club. The Italian has admitted that Ndombele is talented but he has called on him to put his abilities to use for the best of the team.

“I have seen that many managers struggled about his position. For sure, Tanguy has the quality but at the same time he has to understand that there is a team and he has to play into the team. It means that it’s important to keep order and to do what the position is asking you to do. We are working very hard with Tanguy – he has to work much more than the others because he has some talent but he has to put this talent into the team, for the best of the team, not for the single player,” Conte said in his pre-match press conference.