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Leicester Metropolis supervisor highlights key position for Wilfred Ndidi as EPL opener beckons

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New Leicester Metropolis boss, Steve Cooper, has hinted that Tremendous Eagles midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi will probably be key of their upcoming League marketing campaign, Soccernet.ng studies.

The 27-year-old penned a brand new deal that’ll see him keep on the King Energy Stadium until the summer season of 2027 after his contract expired final season.

Final Saturday, in preparation for a brand new season, the Foxes took on mid-table Bundesliga facet, FC Augsburg, and so they fell to a 1-0 defeat to Fuggerstädter, courtesy of a superb Keven Schlotterbeck header.

Talking on his facet’s loss, Cooper revealed they should do higher in successful their duels and getting extra bodily in midfield, a task Ndidi has anchored for the previous seven years.

“We all know what’s coming within the Premier League. It’s an enormous step up. Ultimately, if you’re in one-v-ones, and also you’re combatting, and also you’re towards your opponent, you’ve obtained to win extra duels than you lose. I believe that wants addressing as nicely. We would have liked a take a look at. We wish to win video games in pre-season, however it’s by no means a catastrophe for those who lose, so long as you are taking the teachings and it helps you put together for the season’s begin,” the previous Nottingham Forest supervisor mentioned in quotes revealed by the membership’s official web site.

Leicester kick-off their Premier League marketing campaign as the ultimate match of the opening gameweek, welcoming Ange Postecoglu’s Tottenham to the King Energy Stadium. It’ll be the primary time Leicester’s house floor hosts a top-flight sport in over a 12 months.

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