Wilfred Ndidi set up goal for the third game running against Stoke as his renaissance continued as an attacking threat following two years of plummeting form in defensive midfield
Wilfred Ndidi was on the pitch for 13 minutes plus injury time during Leicester City’s 2-0 win over Stoke, and yet no player had more shots. All three of his efforts were inches away from going in, with one blocked near the line, another deflected over, and one headed just wide.
He then set up Jamie Vardy – maybe with an excellent pass, maybe with a wild fourth attempt at goal – for his third assist in three Championship games. The outing before that he won the penalty that earned City victory. In any other season, this would be unusual for a player who has made his name at the other end of the pitch. But not this year.
Now, after 14 games in all competitions, Ndidi has contributed to seven goals for City. Only Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (eight) has had a hand in more. Nobody would have thought that could be true a few months ago. In fact, very few thought there would be a role for Ndidi at City at all.
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Get Enzo Maresca to explain exactly what he wants from each position in his City set-up and Ndidi of the previous six-and-a-half seasons does not fit into any of them. There is no role in Maresca’s team that asks for a bustling, long-legged destroyer to win tackles and interceptions. Now, the player at the base of the midfield is there to build the game. Harry Winks is the opposite of Ndidi.
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