Has there been a more consistent player for us than Albrighton over the last 4 seasons? Came to us on a free and has never looked back. He must be an absolute dream for a coach and manager; he'll play anywhere he is asked and always puts in a shift. There's no flashy tactics, he never hides and he'll never give up a chase however lost the cause looks. He isn't a showman who will get the fans off their seats with a piece of amazing skill, but he will give you every last drop of effort he has with good honest endeavour and an energy and determination to get up and back wherever he's required on the pitch. He has to be one of the best deliverers of a ball in any league, and his movement for his headed goal was as good as any striker. Just a brilliant team player.
Couldn’t have put it better, I love the run he made for the goal and his delivery is one of the best I’ve seem usually not as noticed as we rarely have someone to connect to them. That one for Maguires equaliser just before Xmas last year at home to Man Utd springs to mind
Agreed - a superb footballer. You have to play in a certain way as he doesn’t want to have the ball at feet and run at people and doesn’t have too much pace but my word his passing and crossing is top rate. A real important asset to our play.
This was my thought as well - playing like this against teams that will be doing the same to us won't work. Would have us rest Ndidi - kid hasn't been performing at his best and looks a bit burnt out.
Wasnt a couple of weeks ago the first ever time he hasn’t started since joining? Personally I’d stick with it till half time and then re assess if necessary. Vardy looked like he was struggling. Personally I’d go with Okasaki over Ihenacho if so. Though surely someone must be coming through the academy!? Who was that lad on the bench in the cup?
Ndidi has been ever present in the league and has never been subbed off - no one else has played more this season then him. The only academy players we have had on the bench in the cup were Josh Knight who is a CB and Thakgalo Leshabela who is a CM.
Leshabela - that’s it! What happened to Raul Uche, Jacob Blythe, Harry Panatayoniu and another African-sounding forward!?
