2024/25 Iliman Ndiaye

[MikeH72]

Been critical of him, but feels from this 40 minutes that he’s been freed up a bit more by Moyes - letting him sit in that space to go for a counter rather than sat on the 18yd line makes a difference.

Why?

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

He enjoyed himself yesterday. Actual attacking intent, getting bodies forward. He must have felt despair as the weeks crunched by under Dyche

 

[bluejohn66]

Been crying out for this type of player for years, just hope we can keep the lad !!

 

[Esgehtvoran]

Why?

Because I think he can struggle to pick a pass at times, great that he dribbles a lot but something on the end of it would be great - feels kind of like what Moyes was saying in that there’s more to come from him. That said he definitely seems to be a far better threat already under Moyes, as I said not camped on the 18 yard line and being allowed to push higher up to start counters definitely suits him more.

 

[jamieni]

Been crying out for this type of player for years, just hope we can keep the lad !!

I hope so. I think he’d be great for City or the likes but they’ve too many similar to him I think.

Can’t see him going this summer assuming we’re in the PL and looking to build.

 

[little elfin]

Moyes will play him like Jarrod Bowen at West Ham.

 

[ElGato]

Pushing Mykolenko on a little higher will make a big difference. Could see yesterday and Wednesday against Villa that he was beginning to occupy those half spaces in the centre of the pitch where he can do more damage

 

[T Bone]

Because I think he can struggle to pick a pass at times, great that he dribbles a lot but something on the end of it would be great - feels kind of like what Moyes was saying in that there’s more to come from him. That said he definitely seems to be a far better threat already under Moyes, as I said not camped on the 18 yard line and being allowed to push higher up to start counters definitely suits him more.

Moyes a as always good at not rimming a player too well. Always areas to improve. Remember he said it about Rooney when Rooney was doing mad things beyond any of his colleagues at 16.

 

[Amokachi1995]

Everything about that goal was boss. The build up from the back. The dummy Tarkowski? Sells his man with.
The interplay between Ndiaye and Gueye to set him off on his dribble.

That’s before we even get to the good part.

Yes. Looks like an individual goal but actually the bit of earlier build up was key. Getting the ball to his feet, in a bit of space having moved their players around gave him the opportunity to do his magic.

Too many times this season the ball has just been launched in his general direction.

 

[DanB90]

Yes. Looks like an individual goal but actually the bit of earlier build up was key. Getting the ball to his feet, in a bit of space having moved their players around gave him the opportunity to do his magic.

Too many times this season the ball has just been launched in his general direction.

He’s often had 2 men on him and zero support every time he received the ball, because our early season tactic of “give the ball to Ndiaye to run up the pitch with it” had been sussed out by like his 3rd game.

Great to finally see other players involved in the build up to goals.

 

[wandyr79]

He’s often had 2 men on him and zero support every time he received the ball, because our early season tactic of “give the ball to Ndiaye to run up the pitch with it” had been sussed out by like his 3rd game.

Great to finally see other players involved in the build up to goals.

This is the key. Under Dyche every player was defensive first, he was the only one that seemed to break that mold, or at least he tried. Stuck out on the left made it easy for teams to double up on him.

We saw that if he is played centrally and with being allowed to drift it is very hard to double up defensively, with the added fact that there are now other players around him looking to be on the front foot more it is extremely difficult for a team (especially one that is as disorganised as Spurs were) to shut him down for 90 minutes.

 

[davek]

Fantastic player.

If you were being ultra-critical you'd say he needs on occasion to get his head up a little quicker and pick a pass out.

 

[bluestevon]

He’s often had 2 men on him and zero support every time he received the ball, because our early season tactic of “give the ball to Ndiaye to run up the pitch with it” had been sussed out by like his 3rd game.

Great to finally see other players involved in the build up to goals.

Now put a genuine number ten in there on top who defenders have to be wary of, and you'd see Ndiaye with even more space and service

 

[BigDuncTributeBand]

What a great piece of business, top player. Get him the ball higher up the pitch, movement around him so he has some space and he can do real damage. I really like that he has workrate, effort and a bit of strength on the ball to go with the skills and running ability.

 

[Remember-the-name]

Love him