frany104 Posted 7 August 2022 Share Posted 7 August 2022 If we’re selling an asset, it’s should be Ndidi. He’s regressed massively the last couple of years. Sell him whilst his stock is high and get sangare in. Far better and well rounded DM. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfc043 Posted 7 August 2022 Share Posted 7 August 2022 His passing has got worse 😢 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsintskaro Posted 7 August 2022 Share Posted 7 August 2022 (edited) Ship has sailed, this summer was the time to get rid of him and buy Sangare now we are stuck with a player who is outdated for modern football 2 years before he was one of my favorites and his decline is depressing Edited 7 August 2022 by tsintskaro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turlo Posted 7 August 2022 Share Posted 7 August 2022 had a shocker today. gave the ball away from the simplest of passes several times including in the build up to their equaliser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingsX Posted 7 August 2022 Share Posted 7 August 2022 He made some eye-catching mistakes today. Not for the first or last time. But his physical marking and frequent ball recoveries also stopped several attacks from even becoming attacks. Take THAT out from in front of THIS defense? Especially if Little Wes goes? This late in the window, with us skint, replacing him with a ready-made PL quality two-way DM is just wishful thinking. (Sangare just re-upped with PSV) It’s him or Mendy. Mendy doesn’t give the ball away, but he doesn’t advance it either. And he’s not half the destroyer Wilf is. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UniFox21 Posted 7 August 2022 Share Posted 7 August 2022 Still can't pass the ball. Would love to see a comparison of times he's won and lost the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdb Posted 7 August 2022 Share Posted 7 August 2022 Worst he's ever played for us. Pass completion % could've been in the negatives. Mendy was blatantly required by the time the hour mark came. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moore_94 Posted 7 August 2022 Share Posted 7 August 2022 6 minutes ago, UniFox21 said: Still can't pass the ball. Would love to see a comparison of times he's won and lost the ball. Completed 66/75 passes - 88% (5th highest) Dispossessed 1 time 10 ball recoveries 1 interception 1 tackle 3/5 ground duels won 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-fox Posted 7 August 2022 Share Posted 7 August 2022 2 minutes ago, moore_94 said: Completed 66/75 passes - 88% (5th highest) Dispossessed 1 time 10 ball recoveries 1 interception 1 tackle 3/5 ground duels won 66/75 sideways passes completed. 9/9 forward passes not completed 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Col city fan Posted 7 August 2022 Share Posted 7 August 2022 So many people make the argument that players at City have improved under Rodgers. And some have. Barnes and KDH for instance (although they would have probably done so anyway of course). But Christ! Some have so deteriorated! Where are the Soyuncu and Ndidi that the club first signed?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_Loyal Posted 7 August 2022 Share Posted 7 August 2022 Literally lost the ball 3 times in the first 11 minutes. Awful game today, doesn’t look half the player he once did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosbehFox Posted 7 August 2022 Share Posted 7 August 2022 3 minutes ago, Col city fan said: So many people make the argument that players at City have improved under Rodgers. And some have. Barnes and KDH for instance (although they would have probably done so anyway of course). But Christ! Some have so deteriorated! Where are the Soyuncu and Ndidi that the club first signed?! Tbf Soyuncu who first enjoyed City was a total car crash who only blossomed once Rodgers started playing him after we sold Maguire. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claridge Posted 7 August 2022 Share Posted 7 August 2022 Easily the worst passer of the ball in the prem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadno'r Cymoedd Posted 7 August 2022 Share Posted 7 August 2022 Can't pass. What can you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Nacho Posted 7 August 2022 Share Posted 7 August 2022 His passing has got worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban.spaceman Posted 7 August 2022 Share Posted 7 August 2022 https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cg7CUA-jYoD/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arriba Los Zorros Posted 7 August 2022 Share Posted 7 August 2022 Still think he's class and has just got low Confidence because he's being asked to play a game that doesn't suit him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-fox Posted 7 August 2022 Share Posted 7 August 2022 Just now, Arriba Los Zorros said: Still think he's class and has just got low Confidence because he's being asked to play a game that doesn't suit him. Is that game, football? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinekersLugs Posted 7 August 2022 Share Posted 7 August 2022 Dire today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert09 Posted 7 August 2022 Share Posted 7 August 2022 6 hours ago, Sampson said: Got stick for it last season, even though the stats backed me up, but over the past 18 months or so we've been a better side when he hasn't played. He's just not been the player he used to be for a long long time now, not since January 2021 probably. he’s finished man. i’ve felt it for a while he just doesn’t have that raw acceleration to snatch the ball anymore. Today he was a pointless body, not necessarily because of him but simply because a player like him wasn’t needed. But i’m really not expecting him to be the dominant dm he used to be. If we have to play 5atb let kdh screen the defence and play praet. There no need for us to have 70% possession and keep someone with wilfs game on the pitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UniFox21 Posted 8 August 2022 Share Posted 8 August 2022 17 hours ago, moore_94 said: Completed 66/75 passes - 88% (5th highest) Dispossessed 1 time 10 ball recoveries 1 interception 1 tackle 3/5 ground duels won Interesting, maybe it is just confirmation bias seeing him give away the ball or be involved in breaking down our own attacks. Felt it was bad yesterday, he'd gain the ball back brilliantly, but likely make the wrong pass and lose it what felt like quite frequently. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filbertway Posted 8 August 2022 Share Posted 8 August 2022 4 minutes ago, UniFox21 said: Interesting, maybe it is just confirmation bias seeing him give away the ball or be involved in breaking down our own attacks. Felt it was bad yesterday, he'd gain the ball back brilliantly, but likely make the wrong pass and lose it what felt like quite frequently. Most of his passes are backwards or to safety as you'd expect from a DM, so 88% if pretty low really. It's also not about completion, he usually gets the power and placement of the pass wrong, so it goes does as a "successful pass" when in reality. He's played it too hard, or behind a player that's running forwards, which kills any potential momentum. He's just not being utilised in the best way possible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergray22 Posted 8 August 2022 Share Posted 8 August 2022 1 hour ago, UniFox21 said: Interesting, maybe it is just confirmation bias seeing him give away the ball or be involved in breaking down our own attacks. Felt it was bad yesterday, he'd gain the ball back brilliantly, but likely make the wrong pass and lose it what felt like quite frequently. Love Wilf but he has always had that in his game. He just needs to give the ball to a more creative player but they in turn have to show for him. There is bound to be a bit of ring rust for all the team. When he is on song he does it better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beechey Posted 8 August 2022 Share Posted 8 August 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, filbertway said: Most of his passes are backwards or to safety as you'd expect from a DM, so 88% if pretty low really. It's also not about completion, he usually gets the power and placement of the pass wrong, so it goes does as a "successful pass" when in reality. He's played it too hard, or behind a player that's running forwards, which kills any potential momentum. He's just not being utilised in the best way possible. Ndidi made more forward passes (~44) as he did backward passes (~29). He plays to feet too often. Whenever he passes to a wing back it’s always at their current position, rather than in front of them. Edited 8 August 2022 by Beechey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arriba Los Zorros Posted 8 August 2022 Share Posted 8 August 2022 He's obviously not a good passer but equally he's not as woeful as some here as suggesting. Plus he is to some degree 'press resistant' as his first touch tends to be good and he can use both feet. I'd rather Wilf than a donkey with poor balance who can ping long passes but you cringe when they have to receive it under pressure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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