Leicester City of England midfielder, Wilfred Onyinyen Ndidi has declared that he and his colleagues in The Foxes will not relax until they hook a ticket into next season’s UEFA Champions League.
Megasportsarena.com reports that, with the season nearing an end in the English Premier League, Ndidi admits the fixtures are bound to get tougher in the race to European tickets, but affirmed that The Foxes are up to the task.
While also chipping in some words to eulogise Kelechi Iheanacho, his back-to-form Nigerian teammate at King Power Stadium, Ndidi stressed that the stern stuff they are made of will again be on display when they battle Crystal Palace on Monday, as he says they need to keep their feet on the throttle for each subsequent encounter.,
The former Racing Genk of Belgium central-defender-turned-holding-midfielder also urged all his colleagues at Leicester to focus fully on getting the UCL ticket, as they aim for a return to the continental scene for the first time in four years.
Brendan Rodgers’ side are third in the EPL, after Thursday’s 3-0 win over West Bromwich Albion, and they have also reached the English FA Cup final, but Ndidi recalled how they missed out on the top four last season on the final day of the campaign, which he says must not be repeated this term.
Ndidi declared: “We just look forward to the next one. Crystal Palace is the next one. It’s just another final for us, I would say, because every game now until the end of the season is very strong and teams are really looking for the points, so we won’t relax. We’ll just try and give our best and do our thing.”
He also spoke about Iheanacho, who has 13 goals in his last 13 games after scoring in the win over Albion and Ndidi praised his international team-mate, saying: “He just can’t stop scoring at the moment, so I’m very happy for him.
“I’m very proud. I just want him to keep doing the things and keep scoring to help the team, so it is good for us. The gaffer also speaks to us about being confident with the ball and being confident about our play.
“It’s just one of those things where you, as a player, you just need to believe in yourself and I see it in him now. He really believes in himself now and the confidence is there.”