Leicester City playmaker James Maddison has said that teammate Wilfried Ndidi is the best defensive midfielder in the Premier League this season. The Nigeria international has been in top form since the beginning of the campaign and he is currently the top tackler in the Premier League with 61 while he has also made the most recoveries in the process (37).
As such, he has been lauded by several fans and pundits and Maddison has no doubts regarding his teammates’ abilities on the playing field, he told Football Daily: “I think he’s the best in the Premier League at tackling and winning the ball back, bar none. I know [N’Golo] Kante is a brilliant player and there are players like that. But actually winning the ball back and taking the ball off the opposition, I don’t think there is anyone better than Wilfred. Sometimes you get a player like that and what he does doesn’t get on the back page of the papers, doesn’t get talked about on Match of the Day.”
Ndidi did start the season suspiciously and he was reasonable for the mistake contributing towards Mason Mount’s goal at Chelsea. However, he made up for the same with the equalising goal in a 1-1 draw and that was probably the turning point for him. The consistency factor was questioned when he had first arrived at the King Power Stadium but under Brendan Rodgers, he has emerged as a dominating presence in the centre of the park as shown by the tackling.
The Foxes have made a superb start to the Premier League season and they have already accumulated 29 points from 13 matches. That sees them already 10 points ahead of fifth-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers and they appear destined to make the top four, barring a sudden dip in form during the backend of the campaign.