Mendy

[somebum]

Baffling decision by little Bren*a

[Guest TheBear]

He's literally gone from 1st choice and our best player to being behind 5 other central midfielders. Honking from this fraud of a manager.

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

Strange to leave him out yesterday, tidy player who needs to leave 

[JimJams]

He lacks height, which is something Brendan seems to value above ability.

[Rossiter]

Maybe...

BR's thinking:

Rotate players to give minutes to some and rest to others.

Draw/narrow loss to Arsenal ok.

Go all out for win on Tuesday with a strong side (only,albeit slim,chance for Europe).

Go all out for 3 points against Southampton.

[weller54]

3 minutes ago, Rossiter said:

Maybe...

BR's thinking:

Rotate players to give minutes to some and rest to others.

Draw/narrow loss to Arsenal ok.

Go all out for win on Tuesday with a strong side (only,albeit slim,chance for Europe).

Go all out for 3 points against Southampton.

Rodgers Masterclass.

[funkyrobot]

Rodgers just doesn’t rate him, that means he has to be outstanding in every game to keep his place. Against Man U he was just good so that was him out! Other players can be poor but never lose their place in the team. Step forward Danny Ward. 

[Viktor-LCFC]

Shocking decision not to play him by Brendan, expected though, absoulte saboteur.

[HankMarvin]

Seems to like totally disregarding players then bringing them back expecting them to be fully committed game after game 

[Shane]

A good manager would keep him in the team to build some momentum and confidence 

Edited 27 February 2023 by Shane

[davieG]

 

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https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2023/nampalys-mendy-after-his-difficult-spell-at-leicester-i-am-living-again/

 

NAMPALYS MENDY AFTER HIS DIFFICULT SPELL AT LEICESTER: “I AM LIVING AGAIN.”

November 8, 2023
Nampalys Mendy (31) played just seven times in the Premier League for Leicester City. After the club’s relegation to the Championship, he found himself out of contract. However, the Senegalese international has bounced back at RC Lens and is now set to start in his fourth-consecutive UEFA Champions League fixture. 

In an exclusive interview with L’Équipe, Mendy retraced his difficult time at Leicester City. He was brought in to replace the arguably irreplaceable N’Golo Kanŧé, but ultimately fell short of expectations. After a good pre-season under Claudio Ranieri, he missed the season opener due to the birth of his child and then, in his first match, against Arsenal, he suffered an ankle injury that ruled him out of almost the whole season. 

“Everything was going well until Puel was fired” – Mendy
The arrival of Claude Puel allowed Mendy to finally establish himself at the club, however, this good spell was all too fleeting. “Everything was going well until Puel was fired (February 2019). Another coach arrived (Brendan Rodgers) and I was progressively sidelined. I never had any feedback from him. He just repeated ‘I don’t have anything against you’. The worst thing was that when I wanted to leave, the club refused. In the end, I was just waiting for my contract to end. Honestly, I’ve been living again since that moment,” said Mendy.

Mendy added that, whilst out of contract in the summer, he “had some difficult times […] I had a few offers but not necessarily what I wanted […] I have never been scared of ending my career, but I was scared of having to sign for a club by default.”

GFFN | Luke Entwistle

 

Rogers - Good Coach My Arse!

This sounds like a story we've heard a lot.

[LCFCJohn]

Very underused. He’d have been really good in the Winks position at this level I reckon. 
 

Another example of lack of communication and alienation of certain players…

[Death by Football]

It's staggering how much Rodgers has cost this club in lost transfer fees, player devaluation and of course relegation.  If the player doesn't fit then sell them and get other players - don't just let them stagnate and release them for nothing several years later.

[CosbehFox]

Gotta laugh at that interview really - he signed a further two year extension in 2020. 

 

A player who was competent rather than adding anything 

[filbertway]

4 minutes ago, CosbehFox said:

Gotta laugh at that interview really - he signed a further two year extension in 2020. 

 

A player who was competent rather than adding anything 

 

 

The way I remember it, his contract actually had expired and then he signed another one. I've no idea if my memory is correct or not, if I'm remembering right though, the interview doesn't make much sense

 

[Sampson]

 

42 minutes ago, LCFCJohn said:

Very underused. He’d have been really good in the Winks position at this level I reckon. 
 

Another example of lack of communication and alienation of certain players…

 

Winks is such a huge upgrade on him in that role. He’d have been just as pointless in this division as he was in the PL.

 

Will never understand why people were sad to see Mendy go. All he ever did was play the simplest easiest passes to get his pass success % up and some seemed to think that was the sign of being a good midfielder as he kept it “ticking over”, when he was constantly breaking down counter attacks and missing chance creating opportunities by refusing to ever play anything remotely forward thinking or risky.

 

He was the perfect Brendan ball player who could pass it around 7,000 times a game without ever doing anything of note with those passes.

[Fox92]

47 minutes ago, LCFCJohn said:

Very underused. He’d have been really good in the Winks position at this level I reckon. 
 

Another example of lack of communication and alienation of certain players…

Boring player. Went backwards and sideways all time. Played a lot under Puel, and Puel liked keeping the ball, and we were awful to watch. Mendy and Ndidi midfield two was horrific.

[Koke]

Very average player who never fully broke into the first team because he simply wasn't good enough. 7 years at the club and he never made any meaningful memorable contribution. One great goal against Spurs and a handful of decent performances is all he has to show form

[LCFCJohn]

46 minutes ago, Sampson said:

 

 

Winks is such a huge upgrade on him in that role. He’d have been just as pointless in this division as he was in the PL.

 

Will never understand why people were sad to see Mendy go. All he ever did was play the simplest easiest passes to get his pass success % up and some seemed to think that was the sign of being a good midfielder as he kept it “ticking over”, when he was constantly breaking down counter attacks and missing chance creating opportunities by refusing to ever play anything remotely forward thinking or risky.

 

He was the perfect Brendan ball player who could pass it around 7,000 times a game without ever doing anything of note with those passes.

I agree Winks is a huge upgrade. Also important to note I said this division. Basically what I meant was he’d have been a good back up (in my opinion) in this system, in this league, to give Winks a break who is currently playing every match. 
 

I’m not saying he was a world beater but would have been useful this season. I don’t think that is a particularly controversial view? 

[Dan]

Extremely overrated player by our fanbase but do think even despite that he had a relatively rough deal last season.

[Dan]

1 hour ago, Death by Football said:

It's staggering how much Rodgers has cost this club in lost transfer fees, player devaluation and of course relegation.  If the player doesn't fit then sell them and get other players - don't just let them stagnate and release them for nothing several years later.

He's awful really. Total ineptness and we're expected to foot the bill for every shortcoming despite the ridiculous amount we were paying him anyway.

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

Another player to regress and get sidelined by an apparent elite manager. Rodgers really was the pits, particularly in his last 2 years. Say what you want about Papy, he had his limitations, but I bet he would shown more character and had more about him than those charlatans in midfield that took us down. I’m looking at you Tielemans you fat useless bastard. 

[sacreblueits442]

1 hour ago, Koke said:

Very average player who never fully broke into the first team because he simply wasn't good enough. 7 years at the club and he never made any meaningful memorable contribution. One great goal against Spurs and a handful of decent performances is all he has to show form

...was he not said to be Puel's midfield general!!!

It always seemed as if he could do so much more in his role and I wondered if he was instructed to keep it simple whilst playing in front of the defence. He would probably be a good option now as part of the double pivot, he always seemed to be playing within himself and given the space he had to operate in, he did not take the opportunity to progress the play himself, to create the extra man in the midfield in that instance.

  If I recall, he was about to go out the door and we needed cover so we extended his contract, when ever it seemed his time with us was over, we kept him here as cover. he did not cover himself in glory whilst with us, but we used him to our benefit, knowing his limitations.

[Tom12345]

2 hours ago, Sampson said:

 

 

Winks is such a huge upgrade on him in that role. He’d have been just as pointless in this division as he was in the PL.

 

Will never understand why people were sad to see Mendy go. All he ever did was play the simplest easiest passes to get his pass success % up and some seemed to think that was the sign of being a good midfielder as he kept it “ticking over”, when he was constantly breaking down counter attacks and missing chance creating opportunities by refusing to ever play anything remotely forward thinking or risky.

 

He was the perfect Brendan ball player who could pass it around 7,000 times a game without ever doing anything of note with those passes.

I rate Mendy. I won’t repeat all my previous posts talking about his game and why he is such an underrated player. Our fanbase still amazes me sometimes when it comes to criticising our own players who have proven themselves before coming and after. Mendy did well before he joined. He is an African champion with Senegal. He is playing well with Lens and also Champions League football. Other professional coaches with more at stake obviously have a high opinion of him. Yet some foxes fans still think he is not good enough for us in the Championship.

 

To appreciate this. If Winks was in Rodgers team last year, he would have been sat on the bench and perhaps he would come on occasionally playing backward football - otherwise known as Rodgerball. Fans would have been all over Winks for being such a poor player. Think about that.

 

We were starting to play better when Mendy was in the team last part of last season. Then when Rodgers was sacked, Ndidi was reinstalled playing in a system where he was bound to fail (playing as a single pivot in front of the back four to beat the press - yep, we all know how that went). Mendy was infinitely better in that role. Just look at the February 2023 comments from above.

Edited 8 November 2023 by Tom12345

[Sampson]

9 minutes ago, Tom12345 said:

I rate Mendy. I won’t repeat all my previous posts talking about his game and why he is such an underrated player. Our fanbase still amazes me sometimes when it comes to criticising our own players who have proven themselves before coming and after. Mendy did well before he joined. He is an African champion with Senegal. He is playing well with Lens and also Champions League football. Other professional coaches with more at stake obviously have a high opinion of him. Yet some foxes fans still think he is not good enough for us in the Championship.

 

To appreciate this. If Winks was in Rodgers team last year, he would have been sat on the bench and perhaps he would come on occasionally playing backward football - otherwise known as Rodgerball. Fans would have been all over Winks for being such a poor player. Think about that.

 

We were starting to play better when Mendy was in the team last part of last season. Then when Rodgers was sacked, Ndidi was reinstalled playing in a system where he was bound to fail (playing as a single pivot in front of the back four to beat the press - yep, we all know how that went). Mendy was infinitely better in that role. Just look at the February 2023 comments from above.

We weren’t playing better with Mendy in the team at all. Our win % was actually worse in games he played last season despite Ndidi being awful. That’s exactly what I’m talking about. He had a single good performance vs Spurs and people went insanely over the top on him. Mendy started 7 games last season and the Spurs one was the only one we won. He wasn’t doing game changer at all.

Edited 8 November 2023 by Sampson