Coach of Leicester City Brendan Rodgers has revealed the secret behind the fine form of Nigeria international midfielder Wilfred Ndidi for Leicester who are second on the English Premier League table.
Ndidi has won praises for the way he has started the season particularly the improvements in his passing and also discipline when it comes to making tackles as he has committed less fouls than previous seasons so far.
Against Arsenal he started the move that resulted in the second goal and speaking ahead of the Nigerian teaming up with the national team of Nigeria Rodgers has revealed how a change in method and instructions helped the Nigeria to be playing the way he is at the moment.
His advice will no doubt come handy for the coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Gernot Rohr who will play the midfielder in the Super Eagles next round of international games which will be in the race to be at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. The games are against Benin Republic and Lesotho respectively.
“Naturally, a lot of the flair and attacking players get the praise, but he is absolutely key for our team,” Rodgers says. “In any good team you need a defensive midfield player who can do a lot of the dirty work. He is improving all the time. He has a great brain to read the game. He smells danger and covers the ground so fast. He can press up to the ball and cover in so tactically, he is improving and getting better.
“He is playing in a position where he has a clear role. Before, he was in a double pivot where he could run, but he has a clear role now to sit and protect and be that link player and with the ball, he is getting better.
“His game is simple. He needs to serve the players in front of him and be an option to play with the centre-halves and full-backs, and keep that continuity in the game. It has been great to see his development and he is only going to get better.”
