londonfox
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He is a much better option than Choudhury. The problem for Mendy is when he is played alongside Ndidi. As the first-choice backup for Ndidi, he is a decent/good option.
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He is a much better option than Choudhury. The problem for Mendy is when he is played alongside Ndidi. As the first-choice backup for Ndidi, he is a decent/good option.
camberwell fox
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There’s no need to be rude.
mabrah
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I think he's well and truly shown himself to be an option, and a tactical one rather than a simple replacement.
He and Wilf are different types of player and give us the chance to change shape/tactics during a game. It's not simply about Mendy v Ndidi, its also about balance; playing one or the other enables us mix things up generally with regard to others players.
He and Wilf are different types of player and give us the chance to change shape/tactics during a game. It's not simply about Mendy v Ndidi, its also about balance; playing one or the other enables us mix things up generally with regard to others players.
Miles Away
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Some of the posts in this thread....
Brown Nose
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To be fair none of us could possibly have seen this extraordinary improvement in Mendy coming.
He is nothing whatsoever like the player we've occasionally watched over the last few years. He's admitted as much himself.
What this shows is that Steve Walsh was right about him but his combination of injuries and general failure to adapt meant that we never saw his potential until now.
It's also notable how happy he seems to be all of a sudden. He talks on the pitch now and seems to be part of the group whereas previously he's always seemed to be an outsider.
I guess we all have to take this as evidence that you should never write someone off.
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Lako42
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Nah, he'll come good
Miles Away
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I always saw a decent player badly hampered by injuries. It was never his ability that was in question...not entirely dissimilar to James. Difference being Mendy appears to have turned the corner.
FOX Franks
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I disagree, I think the games he played he looked mediocre.
The player we have this season has been something else, and has made everything tick. He, Youri and Praet have been crucial
AberFox
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I always thought he was desperately unlucky to be so badly injured so early on, and then when fit, to be often played alongside Ndidi during those dark days where we'd play two defensive midfielders. Can't say I foresaw just how good he could be, but I did think as his contract expired that he'd be a good player for anyone outside the Big Six. Probably says more about my boundless optimism for Leicester players than anything else!
Fair play to the club for re-signing him, it's looking like a masterstroke in that somehow we've not missed Ndidi, who I'd have said was our most important player after Vardy.
Volpone
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I did. I saw enough in the 20 minutes against Arsenal before he was injured to believe he was a quality player. He is probably a better player than Wilf because he has more assets like being able to make a telling pass forwards to the wings, to Maddison or to Vardy. He also has the ability to keep the ball under pressure and win it back if necessary. I happen to think right now I would prefer him in our team to Kante.
Robin127
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I was thinking about this earlier but I think I would still go with Kante. He has more ability on the ball and can go past players where Mendy doesn't.
pork pie fox
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I mean, he's been quality so far this season, but lets not get carried away here.
M17TT C
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Usually happens in 90 mins in most match threads.
Hopefully this will mean Perez should start banging in hat-tricks shortly the useless duffer!
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