Player Profile: Derby County winger Nathaniel Mendez-Laing

By Chris Dunlavy
The idea of Nathaniel Mendez-Laing acting as a mentor for young players would until recently have seemed ludicrous.
He’s been rapped for driving without a licence. Sacked by Cardiff after a random drugs test found traces of cocaine. Criticised by Peterborough for being overweight.
Yet as he enters the latter stages of his career at Derby, the 31-year-old appears to have consigned those problems to the past.
“Nat’s a great character off the pitch,” said Rams defender Curtis Nelson in December. “He helps keep morale ...