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“Best In The League…” Managers, Teammates, Fans Shower High Praise On Leicester City’s Wilfred Ndidi

After yet another impressive display in Leicester City’s fantastic 2-0 win over Arsenal at the King Power Stadium on Saturday, the accolades have not stopped flowing in for Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi.

Although, Ndidi, 22, did not score – he crashed an effort against the woodwork, mind you – but he was the defensive Trojan in the middle of the park that helped silence a fearsome Arsenal attack and was the architect behind the Foxes’ second goal of the evening.

Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers was the first to hail the youngster’s ability in the press, confirming his value to the squad, following Leicester City’s climb above champions Manchester City and Chelsea to second in the Premier League with eight wins in 12 matches.

“You see their threat on counter attack, they’re so fast, [Alexandre] Lacazette, [Pierre-Emerick] Aubameyang… the quality of their play.

“So, we had to be really good in defensive moments, pressing the game, and obviously then, we get our first goal, which was a brilliant goal.

“The second goal was Wilfred Ndidi pressing the game, winning the ball in counter press to stop their counter attack, and then we worked our way through,” the Foxes boss told LCFC TV afterwards.

A former manager of Fortuna Sittard and one-time Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, also revealed his admiration for Ndidi’s showing against Unai Emery’side.

Oliseh tweeted: “What a player! Congrats Wilfred Ndidi, really keeping the Naija flag flying high.”

https://www.twitter.com/SundayOOliseh/status/1193313147655991296

Teammate James Maddison scored the second goal that sealed the Gunners’ defeat but even he confirmed after the tie that the Nigerian should be earning more credits for his consistent showings.

“Having Wilfred Ndidi is like having two players. He does not get the credit he deserves. Top player, @Ndidi25. If he was English, they’d be all over him,” James Maddison was quoted as saying.

https://www.twitter.com/ColinUdoh/status/1193255768600002560

Fans also took to Twitter to extol the unique virtues of the Super Eagles midfield enforcer.

https://www.twitter.com/blaise_ko/status/1193242568395378688

https://www.twitter.com/ManUtd1800/status/1193422980618977281

https://www.twitter.com/Nigerianscamsss/status/1193245928771203073

https://www.twitter.com/Alusa__/status/1193424170308255745

https://www.twitter.com/blaise_ko/status/1193247265432883200

https://www.twitter.com/Emmanue55387355/status/1193268826324054018

 

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