“Should’ve been sent off” – Ex-Liverpool midfielder bashes Wilfred Ndidi for poor tackle on Chelsea’s Cole Palmer

Leicester City currently have just ten points from their opening twelve league games since gaining promotion to the English top-flight.

Former Liverpool and England midfielder, Joe Cole, has revealed Leicester City midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi, should have been sent off in his side’s loss to Chelsea, Soccernet.ng reports.

The Foxes kicked-off this season’s Matchday twelve by welcoming Chelsea to the King Power Stadium. It didn’t take long before Enzo Maresca’s side got going, with Nicolas Jackson breaking the deadlock in the 15th minute.

Cole Palmer in pain after Ndidi’s poor tackle.

However, Chelsea’s Cole Palmer was writhing in pain eight minutes later after Ndidi hit the Englishman’s Achilles in an attempt to tackle. The Nigerian midfielder was given a yellow card, but Cole believes the Leicester City man should have been given his marching orders.

 “That tackle, he could hurt him there. If VAR is ever going to step in for reckless dendagrement of a player. It’s a terrible tackle.

This is a game Leicester where they were miles off it Leicester and at the height of their frustration. He’s lost his rag, he should be sent off. He nearly scores the equaliser. If he plays a part in getting Leicester back in the game i’d imagine Enzo Maresca will be furious,” Joe Cole said on punditry duties with TNT Sports, as revealed by Daily Mail.

In response, former Liverpool striker, Peter Crouch agreed with Joe Cole’s statement, revealing the referee should have given Ndidi a red card.

“I agree with joe. It’s dangerous. That could snatch his achilles and that’s something we stamp out of the game,” the 43-year-old added.

Leicester City currently have just ten points from their opening twelve league games since gaining promotion to the English top-flight.

 

 

This post was last modified on November 23, 2024 4:17 pm

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Adefolahan is a multilingual journalist and writer at Soccernet Nigeria. With a track record of involvement in College sports, Adefolahan is focused on crafting engaging football content and utilising his language skills and extensive sports knowledge to enhance content accessibility for a global audience. He has interviewed Nigerian stars like Finidi George, Junior Lokosa, and Abraham Onahi Ogbu.

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