Nottingham Forest forward Dan Ndoye saved his best World Cup performance for the quarter-final, but Switzerland were beaten in the end by Argentina.
Ndoye has been struggling for confidence lately at this tournament, but there were no such issues against the team heavily fancied to retain their trophy.
Argentina won the game 3-1 after extra-time, and Breel Embolo’s red card proved highly decisive for the Swiss team.
After the game, Ndoye’s performance was spotted by a number of Forest fans, and it’s fair to say that the national media were also happy with his showing.
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Swiss media rave about Dan Ndoye’s performance
The forward bagged his first goal at the World Cup with a well-taken effort which took the game into extra-time.
Ndoye is extremely important for the national team, and 20 Minuten rated him as a 5/6 for this performance, which they believe was of the highest order.
They wrote: “Initially, often unlucky in one-on-one situations, Ndoye was as tough as a well-done Argentinean steak and persevered. He was deservedly rewarded in the second half with a beautifully executed goal.”
Now, Ndoye will head off for a well-deserved rest and prepare to return to pre-season training with Forest in a few weeks as Oliver Glasner gets his feet under the table.
The big discussion point will be over whether or not Ndoye gets another chance at the City Ground or whether Forest will cut their losses and move him on.
Scoring against Argentina certainly won’t have done his confidence any harm and now it will be fascinating to see what the club decide over his future.
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