Red-hot Ndidi gets Ranieri’s praise
Leicester City manager, Claudio Ranieri reserved words of praise for Nigerian, Wilfred Ndidi, who scored a stunning goal in their 3-1 FA Cup replay victory against Championship club Derby County on Wednesday.
Ndidi picked up a pass from Leicester’s Algerian star Riyad Mahrez, and embarked on a forward run before unleashing a fearsome 25-yard effort that flew in off the post to temporarily give Ranieri’s men a 2-1 advantage in the first half of extra time.
Ranieri praised the quality of the goal and the calming effect it had on his team while describing the Nigerian midfielder as a footballer ‘with personality’.
“”I’m happy with Ndidi. This young player full of personality and good character. We’ve chosen well.
“For me it the win is important for Leicester. When I speak, I speak for Leicester.
“It’s very important this victory and to go through in the cup. It gives us confidence. It was a difficult match. When we scored, we played better. Then we scored again and we kept the ball well.
“I want to say thank you to our fans because they supported a lot our players and we won. They were important for us tonight,” he said.
Ndidi has a history of scoring spectacular goals, as he has netted similar efforts in 2016 for his former club, KRC Genk against Club Brugge in the Jupiler League and against Athletic Bilbao in the Uefa Europa League.
