Without Ndidi Leicester can’t survive, says Maddison

Leicester City attacking midfielder, James Maddison, has said without, Wilfred Ndidi, the club would find it difficult to survive under Brendan Rodgers.

He said whenever Leicester midfield and defence are in trouble, Ndidi would always be there to win back the ball with a firm tackle.

“I think he’s the best in the Premier League at tackling and winning the ball back, bar none,” said Maddison recently.

“I know N’Golo Kante is a brilliant player and there are players like that. But actually winning the ball back and taking the ball off the opposition, I don’t think there is anyone better than Wilfred.

“Sometimes you get a player like that and what he does doesn’t get on the back page of the papers, doesn’t get talked about on Match of the Day. Us as team-mates and players who play against him realise what a top player he is.

“He’s fantastic at what he does and he lets players like me and Youri Tielemans do our thing higher up the pitch because we know we’ve got that solidity behind us.”

Against Norwich, Ndidi made the most tackles and the most interceptions. He recovered possession of the ball more times than anyone else on the pitch and he rarely lost it.

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That should not be a surprise. This season, just as he did last season, he tops the Premier League rankings for tackles. Unlike last season, he has also ascended to the top of the list for interceptions too. He is second when it comes to winning possession of the football.