Why I started Ndidi from bench – Rodgers

Underneath-fire Leicester Metropolis boss, Brendan Rodgers, has defined his resolution to start out Nigeria worldwide Wilfred Ndidi from the bench towards Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Ndidi, a mainstay within the Foxes’ midfield, was introduced in with only a minute to the tip of the sport for Youri Tielemans, as Leicester suffered a 2-1 defeat towards the Blues.

Rodgers opted for Boubacar Soumare within the defensive midfield place forward of the Nigerian.

The substitute function was unusual to followers of the Tremendous Eagles star, as he had been a main-stay in Rodgers’ aspect, who suffered their third defeat of the 2022/23 English Premier League season to sit down backside of the desk with only one level.

Explaining his resolution to start out Ndidi from the bench, Rodgers, in an interview with BBC, stated, “We needed to return by the pitch faster. Soumare has been nice in coaching and he’s dedicated now to staying on the membership, which is nice.

“He (Soumare) permits us to play by the thirds rapidly and that was the explanation for him coming in as a substitute,” Rodgers stated.

It’s been a poor begin to the season for the 2015/16 English champions as they’re at the moment with a win of their 4 video games performed up to now. Leicester have a degree having misplaced three video games and conceded 10 objectives.

Kelechi Iheanacho was a Fifty fifth-minute substitution for Soumare within the recreation.