Everton need more like Ndiaye In what has been a pretty uninspiring final season at Goodison Park so far, Iliman Ndiaye remains the biggest bright spark for Everton and if they were to break the deadlock against Brentford then the Senegal international looked like he was going to play some part in it. It’s been a long time since Blues supporters had a player with the ability to make the gasp in the manner that Ndiaye is capable. Paul Gascoigne was regularly treating English top flight crowds to such displays in the season after his heroics for England at Italia ‘90 but by the time he arrived at Goodison a decade later, the sands of time, and some horrific injuries, had severely dulled his powers to the point where he only really rolled back the years against fourth tier Leyton Orient in the FA Cup.
However, Ndiaye is regularly looking the part against Premier League defences. Close control in tight areas and dribbling both ways against opponents, Ndiaye must be a nightmare to play against. Long before Sean Dyche became Everton manager, one of his predecessors Gordon Lee once remarked that a team of 11 Mick Lyons would beat a team of 11 Duncan McKenzies but Ndiaye is far from being merely one of the “Flash Harrys” or “Coffee house ball-jugglers” that the 1970s disciplinarian decried.
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