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'Is he overweight? He needs to improve physically': Emmanuel Petit slates Tottenham's £65m midfielder Tanguy Ndombele and says Jose Mourinho's criticism is justified

Former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Petit has backed Jose Mourinho's criticism of Tanguy Ndombele and questioned whether he's fit enough for the Premier League.

Mourinho hauled Ndombele of at half-time during Tottenham's 1-1 draw with Burnley in March and criticised him publicly after the game.

The Spurs boss said his side 'didn't have a midfield' during the first half of that game and singled out Ndombele for failing to adapt quickly enough to English football following his £65 million move from Lyon last summer.

Emmanuel Petit has backed Jose Mourinho's criticism of Tanguy Ndombele's performances
Mourinho slated Ndombele after subbing him at half-time during Spurs' 1-1 draw with Burnley
The Tottenham boss accused Ndombele of taking too long to adapt to English football

Petit, who spent three years at Spurs' north London rivals Arsenal between 1997 and 2000, said the Frenchman's inconsistency is typical of his performances at Lyon.