majaco Posted 20 December 2020 Share Posted 20 December 2020 Glad we have stopped the N'didi or Mendy debate. Mendy did well, indeed he did bit N"Didi is indeed, indeed he is, majestic and a top, top player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HighPeakFox Posted 20 December 2020 Popular Post Share Posted 20 December 2020 (edited) Here's another way to look at it - Mendy was good enough to allow Wilf to get fully fit. For that alone, he's important. Edited 20 December 2020 by HighPeakFox 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriderHiryu Posted 20 December 2020 Author Share Posted 20 December 2020 1 minute ago, HighPeakFox said: Maybe the team as a whole is better now, but on today's form he's a better player now. He definitely is! There was a moment near the end of the first half where he received the ball and pulled off a Tielemans style drag back and turn to create half a yard to play a nice forward pass despite being pressured by two Spurs players. During the Puel days, teams targeted Ndidi to stop us build our attacks (which was a good tactic to be fair). But during the last two games, he's played out of the press multiple times, put some really tasty forward passes in and recovered the ball brilliantly many times. Look at his role in the second goal, he doesn't just win the ball, he dominates his man and then gets Albrighton going. Kante achieved the impossible with us, but right now who would you rather have in your team? I know which one of the two I would rather have, and luckily for me, he plays for our team! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldeagle Posted 20 December 2020 Share Posted 20 December 2020 Hopefully some people will now realise we were playing five at the back out of necessity Wilf comes back hey presto back to 4 at the back 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriderHiryu Posted 20 December 2020 Author Share Posted 20 December 2020 Just now, baldeagle said: Hopefully some people will now realise we were playing five at the back out of necessity Wilf comes back hey presto back to 4 at the back Yeah we speculated on this, and it really appears to be the case. There was one game we did play a back 5 with Ndidi in the team (Fulham?) but I think that's because he was just coming back into the team. Now he is back to his best (it seems that way), I imagine we will go back to 4 at the back for most games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 20 December 2020 Share Posted 20 December 2020 23 minutes ago, HankMarvin said: The talk of playing Mendy ahead of Wilf for easier games. That’s not talking about him being injured. Was there? Sorry, must have missed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 20 December 2020 Popular Post Share Posted 20 December 2020 Buzzing for the day people pack in the apostrophes 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paninistickers Posted 20 December 2020 Share Posted 20 December 2020 An extraordinary player. I hope is agent does not read this, but the lad is Juve / Bayern level. An elite CL level player..sometimes I can't believe my eyes how many top players we have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKCJ Posted 20 December 2020 Share Posted 20 December 2020 11 minutes ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said: Buzzing for the day people pack in the apostrophes Leicester when people stop putting an apostrophe in Ndidi 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanSP Posted 20 December 2020 Share Posted 20 December 2020 Not to slate Mendy as he's done a fantastic job filling in but Ndidi does give us that extra level in defensive midfield. His ball recovery stats as we all know are one of the best and this goes to show how valuable he is in a side that loves to control possession on any part of the pitch. Breaking up momentum against sides like Spurs is so precious in terms of dictating our own game and controlling the match itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koke Posted 20 December 2020 Share Posted 20 December 2020 20 minutes ago, baldeagle said: Hopefully some people will now realise we were playing five at the back out of necessity Wilf comes back hey presto back to 4 at the back We played with a back 3/5 today. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shen Posted 20 December 2020 Share Posted 20 December 2020 4 minutes ago, StanSP said: Not to slate Mendy as he's done a fantastic job filling in but Ndidi does give us that extra level in defensive midfield. His ball recovery stats as we all know are one of the best and this goes to show how valuable he is in a side that loves to control possession on any part of the pitch. Breaking up momentum against sides like Spurs is so precious in terms of dictating our own game and controlling the match itself. On this kind of form, he's one of the best central midfielders in the league and certainly the best defensive midfielder. The media raves about Højbjerg or even Allan, Rodri and Fabinho, but Ndidi has come back possibly stronger than before. He commanded that midfield today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxinNotts Posted 20 December 2020 Share Posted 20 December 2020 7 minutes ago, Koke said: We played with a back 3/5 today. 4-4-2 today, mate. Madders off Vardy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koke Posted 20 December 2020 Share Posted 20 December 2020 22 minutes ago, FoxinNotts said: 4-4-2 today, mate. Madders off Vardy Fair enough. Looked back 3 to me at kick off (Castagne & Albrighton as wing backs) Only had 1 eye on the game today as I was working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanchflower78 Posted 20 December 2020 Share Posted 20 December 2020 Absolutely our glue, fantastic today. Gives us the confidence to play with more freedom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol thewall Bamba Posted 20 December 2020 Share Posted 20 December 2020 If think he's my favourite player in the team, apart from Vardy of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighPeakFox Posted 20 December 2020 Share Posted 20 December 2020 2 minutes ago, Koke said: Fair enough. Looked back 3 to me at kick off (Castagne & Albrighton as wing backs) Only had 1 eye on the game today as I was working. (plastic) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriderHiryu Posted 20 December 2020 Author Share Posted 20 December 2020 32 minutes ago, FoxinNotts said: 4-4-2 today, mate. Madders off Vardy We played two systems today. We started with the traditional 433 / 4141 (for me not a 442 because that implies two out and out strikers), but then replaced Castagne for Amartey at 60 minutes in and went 343. Albrighton went to wing back, same as JJ, with Fofana, Evans and Amartey as centre backs. This was a smart decision as we knew Spurs had to force the game and that way could pick them off on the counter. Maybe the only bad side of our game today was that we should have won by more! Almost got someone through with the final ball several times, and for a player as good as Tielemans, he should have buried that chance at the end. Madders dead unlucky to have his goal ruled out though, that was sublime. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastik Man Posted 20 December 2020 Share Posted 20 December 2020 1 hour ago, AKCJ said: Leicester when people stop putting an apostrophe in Ndidi Shouldn't this be in the new training ground thread? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxile5 Posted 20 December 2020 Share Posted 20 December 2020 Go. Go. Gadget Ndidi. How we have had a single player like this in our team during my lifetime is insane. For saying there's a debate over another player of similar value is brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mehrez Posted 20 December 2020 Share Posted 20 December 2020 1 hour ago, StanSP said: Not to slate Mendy as he's done a fantastic job filling in but Ndidi does give us that extra level in defensive midfield. His ball recovery stats as we all know are one of the best and this goes to show how valuable he is in a side that loves to control possession on any part of the pitch. Breaking up momentum against sides like Spurs is so precious in terms of dictating our own game and controlling the match itself. He normally tops one of the defensive stat charts at the end of the season, fully expect he will pull out performances like today to make up for lost time 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE INSTRUCTOR Posted 20 December 2020 Share Posted 20 December 2020 Was fantastic today gives us that extra Aerial Presents when defending Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan LCFC Posted 21 December 2020 Share Posted 21 December 2020 This bloke really is immense. Love having him here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phube Posted 21 December 2020 Share Posted 21 December 2020 Not sure if it’s been posted here but there is a great interview with N’Didi on the Saturday Football Daily podcast from BBC Five Live. Can’t link it but go find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Big Balls Posted 21 December 2020 Share Posted 21 December 2020 11 minutes ago, Phube said: Not sure if it’s been posted here but there is a great interview with N’Didi on the Saturday Football Daily podcast from BBC Five Live. Can’t link it but go find! https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p091xjzb 8:10ish 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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