Ndidi beats Kante, Dembele, Fernandinho to emerge best tackler in the EPL

Super Eagles and Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi tops the list of players with most tackles in the English Premier League according to a publication by the Leicester Mercury.

Ndidi who has slotted seamlessly into the Leicester team after his move from Belgium has made 113 successful tackles this season, 28 more than his closest rival, Idrissa Gueye of Everton who comes second with 85 successful tackles.

Others on the list are Tottenham Hotspur’s Moussa Dembele who is rated third while Manchester City’s Fernandinho and Chelsea’s N’Golo Kante are in fourth and fifth places.

However, Ndidi who has featured in 26 EPL games for Leicester City so far this season also ties Crystal Palace Luka Milivojevic for the most fouls committed in the EPL as both players have committed 52 fouls.

Meanwhile, HNK Rijeka of Croatia Nigerian forward, Theophilus Solomon has given an insight on how Croatia are warming up for their World Cup 2018 group clash against Nigeria saying the Croats respect Mikel Obi but fear Ndidi.

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Solomon who is presently out on loan to Cypriot side Omonia Nicosia from the Croatian side where has been living for four years says Croatians feel they are in a straight battle with Nigeria to qualify alongside Argentina from group D.

“I was with some players of the Croatian national team when the draws were made and although they admit they are in a straight battle with Nigeria to qualify alongside Argentina. They are still confident of their chances”, Solomon told Owngoalnigeria.com.

“I listened to them talk about how Nigeria are unpredictable and sometimes unorganised in defence, but overall they agree that Nigeria have an attack that can wreck any team on a good day.

“Based on the fact that Croatia relies heavily on their key midfielders in Mateo Kovacic and Luka Modric, both of Real Madrid; their emphasis was more on how the duo will function against Nigeria.

“Mikel Obi is one player they respect a lot in Croatia, but Wilfred ‎Ndidi is the threat according to most of them. They feel he could be the reason why Modric and Kovacic click as a pair or not. They are really scared of Ndidi,” Solomon added.

 

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