- Last month, Ndidi returned to action 13 days after a knee operation in what Rodgers described as an “incredible recovery”.
Wilfred Ndidi was not rushed back from surgery, according to Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers.
Last month, Ndidi returned to action 13 days after a knee operation in what Rodgers described as an “incredible recovery”.
The Nigeria international suffered a relapse after making just two appearances, against West Ham and Aston Villa, missing Leicester City’s last three games.
However, Rodgers is not putting a timeline on the 23-year-old’s return to ensure there is no recurrence of the
problem, but he is adamant that the soreness was not caused by a rushed return.
“Medically, he (Ndidi) passed the tests and measures to show he was okay,” Rodgers told Leicester Mercury.
“He had played a game and a half. He came on here after half an hour against West Ham and came through that. Then he played in the other game (in the Carabao Cup second leg vs Villa).
“From a manager’s perspective, you’re guided by medics and himself. He just didn’t quite get the right feeling going into the Chelsea game.”
Ndidi’s desire is to play in every game, but City are now forcing him to be patient he further revealed.
”We can’t put any pressure on him to force him through,” added Rodgers. “I know that he’s the type of player who wants to play in every game.
“We just have to take our time with him and make sure he’s right for the next time he comes back.
“It’s a case of, he had a bone that’s been there in his knee, in that meniscus, and that gets taken out. Initially, he responded well to that, training and playing. But since then there’s been a slight reaction to the knee not having that in there. That’s just around the individual player.
“We don’t want to force it. He’s doing various exercises, jumping up and down and moving and all of that. We could easily just fire him in, but we have to make sure he’s right, and for that I’ll be guided by our medical team, who are very good.”
