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title: "Unsung Hero: Norwich City’s Kenny McLean continues to shine in midfield"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Uways Nisar"
section: "Norwich City"
published: "2019-10-21T15:30:17Z"
modified: "2020-04-05T10:45:28Z"
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# Unsung Hero: Norwich City’s Kenny McLean continues to shine in midfield

**Norwich City earnt their first clean sheet of the season as they drew away to Bournemouth, with one player performing well at both ends for Daniel Farke’s side.**

The point away at the Vitality Stadium was the Norfolk side’s first of the season, however, the club still sits in the bottom three [(via BBC)](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50024395).

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Unsung-heros.png)

In a game of a decent number of shots, just three of them actually hit the target. The best chance for Norwich came in the second half when Aaron Ramsdale produced a fine stop to keep out Teemu Pukki.

Ibrahim Amadou proved a behemoth in defence for Farke’s side, [clearing the ball 13 times out of the 33](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1376052/Live/England-Premier-League-2019-2020-Bournemouth-Norwich) Norwich managed in the game as he proved difficult to get past for Eddie Howe’s men.

Alex Tettey also put in a strong performance at both defensive midfield and centre-back as Ben Godfrey went off injured early on in the encounter. The midfielder showed his experience, having the [third-highest pass completion rate](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1376052/Live/England-Premier-League-2019-2020-Bournemouth-Norwich) for the Canaries.

However, it was Kenny McLean who was the man to fly under the radar for the Norfolk side, with the Scotland international a threat going forward and proving steady at the back.

The [£2.25m-rated (per Transfermarkt)](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kenny-mclean/leistungsdaten/spieler/126600) McLean had five of Norwich’s 10 shots at goal and won the most headers, made the second-most clearances and interceptions in an all-round midfield display [(via WhoScored)](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1376052/Live/England-Premier-League-2019-2020-Bournemouth-Norwich). His threat at both ends proved valiant as the club searched for their first clean sheet of the season.

The Pink Un agreed with these thoughts as they gave McLean a seven out of 10.

They said: “Skied over a late cutback from Todd Cantwell. Seemed to enjoy the extra insurance of having Alex Tettey alongside him. Could have no complaint at his booking.” [(Source: Pink Un)](https://www.pinkun.com/norwich-city/canaries-paddy-davitt-bournemouth-premier-league-player-ratings-1-6331896)

***Norwich City fans, what did you make of McLean’s all-round performance? Let us know your thoughts!***