We need to talk about Wilfred Ndidi

[Marshall Cockney Fox]

The lad was always going to be rested at some point over Xmas. So this just dictates which game. 

[brucey]

6 hours ago, FrankieADZ said:

tbh im actually glad he got sent off, poor bugger needs a rest and i guess he wanted another card on his birthday too

There's clips of his birthday dinner on snapchat. Poor wilf made a joke about getting two birthday cards 

[Redouane]

1 hour ago, brucey said:

There's clips of his birthday dinner on snapchat. Poor wilf made a joke about getting two birthday cards 

Poor Wilf? No one told him to dive

[bpfox]

only thing i think he could do better is to go forward a bit more and be quicker at it, has a tendency to want to play back to much and is slow to take the space in front. but he is young and a GUN.

[vanity]

If we could only have kept Kante and paired him with Ndidi, we could've played a 4-4-4. :-(

[420Hashish]

Got sent off on his birthday. Best birthday gift ever.

[Wymsey]

48 minutes ago, DrezZone said:

Got sent off on his birthday. Best birthday gift ever.

Looking forward to him v Pogba on Saturday, both seem very similar in how they play?

[WestLothianFox]

Probably wanted to get away early for his birthday party

[Micky]

 

[Callabinho]

Apparently he’s not very good though? 

[Charl91]

Close thread.

 

We need to hide him as long as possible.

[MC Prussian]

Just now, Charl91 said:

Close thread.

 

We need to hide him as long as possible.

And then sell him to Chelsea for £40m.

[Micky]

4 minutes ago, Callabinho said:

Apparently he’s not very good though? 

And he's 43 years old.

[murphy]

26 minutes ago, Micky said:

 

He out Kante-ed Kante!

[sdb]

First name on the team sheet for me. We'd be stuffed without him. 

[StriderHiryu]

24 minutes ago, murphy said:

He out Kante-ed Kante!

Jokes aside that’s a very serious point to make. Chelsea took our title winning midfield but our new one bossed a trio of Kante, Fabregas and Bakayoko who cost over 100m. In fact since Kante left this is the first time he didn’t have a major impact on the game and Ndidi is a huge reason why. 

 

Really deserved a goal yesterday and the passing stats show the Puel effect - he’s improving Ndidi technically. 

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

1 hour ago, StriderHiryu said:

In fact since Kante left this is the first time he didn’t have a major impact on the game and Ndidi is a huge reason why. 

Not the first time, he was awful at the Emirates last season.

 

Wilf is superb, though.

[urban.spaceman]

1 hour ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

Not the first time, he was awful at the Emirates last season.

 

Wilf is superb, though.

And at Old Trafford if memory serves. 

[CosbehFox]

1 hour ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

Not the first time, he was awful at the Emirates last season.

 

Wilf is superb, though.

Crashed his mini this week - the big time has got to him! ?

 

As for Wilf, confidence and a player learning his craft. When he’s on it, he’s simply immense and his passing is getting sharper too. 

[ARM1968]

Ndidi will become one of the worlds best midfield generals. The guy is already great but will be phenomenal. Only downside is that we won’t keep him. 

[StriderHiryu]

2 hours ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

Not the first time, he was awful at the Emirates last season.

 

Wilf is superb, though.

Ah I meant in a game against us. Usually just to rub salt into our wounds he is man of the match! This is the first time I feel Ndidi the young upstart beat the old master in Kante!

[KrefelderFox666]

If he could pass properly he would be walking into any top European sides without question. At the minute he is an overall solid midfielder but just lacks that link up play in the end third. I guess he is more of a defensive midfielder bit still. The amount of times he wins the ball, has a bad touch/pass and loses it, only to win it again.

 

At 21(don't hold me to this fact, we all know he could be anywhere between 21 and 40) he has a bright future.

[yorkie1999]

Pay him 150 grand a week

[Strokes]

He bossed the midfield like Patrick viera yesterday, fair play, it was his best performance of the season and if he can maintain that he will be worthy of the hype.

[Great Boos Up]

Recently I have wondered if we had Ndidi and Ngolo could we win a game by 3 or more goals and less than 30% possession.