![Tanguy Ndombele: The Tottenham midfielder felt the full force of Jose Mourinho's words after their 1-1 draw at Burnley on Saturday. The £54 million (Dh259m) signing from Lyon was hooked at half-time and Mourinho then told the public exactly why that was. "In the first half we didn’t have a midfield. Of course I’m not speaking of (Oliver) Skipp because he’s a kid of 19 who’s played two hours in the last few days. I don’t criticise him at all. But I’m not going to run away and I have to say [Ndombele] has had enough time to come to a different level. I know the Premier League is difficult, and some players take a long time to adapt to a different league. But a player with his potential has to give us more than he is giving us, especially when you see how Lucas, Lo Celso and those players are playing. I was expecting more in the first half from him. He has to know he has to do much better and know I cannot keep giving him opportunities to play because the team is much more important." AFP](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/U2QPZ6VXRUFAXYQBOKPF7QNUXA.jpg?smart=true&auth=e7fca9fd9078f2e7fb2344dce69ae43d48c6f19062c9aeb3a4958525094138e2&width=800&height=532)
It wasn't a question of if, but when Jose Mourinho started publicly laying into his Tottenham Hotspur players.
The Portuguese manager had been remarkably refrained since taking the job in November.
But after five matches without a win, the knives were out following their 1-1 draw at Burnley. And on the receiving end was club-record signing Tanguy Ndombele, who was substituted at half-time after a performance which, by the sounds of it, lacked pretty much everything.
Mourinho has a track record when it comes to naming and shaming the players whom he is none too impressed with.
It doesn't matter if you're a World Cup winner (Paul Pogba), recent purchase or a young player still finding their feet (Luke Shaw). If the serial winner doesn't like what he sees then expect a tongue-lashing to the media.
Check out the 10 players on the receiving end of Mourinho's criticism in the slideshow at the top.
