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Kelechi Iheanacho

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https://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=41313

 

Nigeria and Leicester City handed major injury boost as key striker returns to full training

 

Nigeria, in particular, and Leicester City have been handed a major boost ahead of upcoming matches against Central African Republic and Manchester United respectively.

 

Allnigeriasoccer.com can report with certainty that the Super Eagles leading scorer after matchday three of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Kelechi Iheanacho trained fully with the rest of his teammates during Friday's workout at the Teslim Balogun Stadium.

 

Iheanacho was substituted at half-time in Thursday evening's clash against Central African Republic after suffering an injury in the 34th minute as he played a curling shot.

 

Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr may be right after all having revealed post-math that he was replaced because he had a knock or in other words an injury that is not too serious.

 

This afternoon, the Foxes and Super Eagles number 14 initially had a recovery session with the players that started yesterday's game against Les Fauves.

After a while, Rohr called the striker and instructed him to join the players that didn't start the match.

 

Iheanacho was seen training without limitation with the squad and to end all doubts about his fitness he was involved in the half pitch practice match.

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This is where I have concerns about Brendan, you simply cannot afford to ignore Kele’s contribution to the team, his goals, assists and ability to create are just to important and he has to be one of the first names on the team sheet. But Brendan seems reluctant to start him and build the shape and tactics around him and Vards as a partnership whether that be with Kels operating any of a traditional 10, shadow striker or even as front 2. 
 

This time last year I absolute get Rodgers justification in not giving him game time or displacing a set up that was working well however by accident we have ended up with one of the most prolific attacking partnerships in the league and it is criminal that he continues to treat Ieanacho in this way. For me he currently offers us more productivity and physicality than Maddison, when Kele plays we are more threatening and look like creating and scoring goals, whilst with him in the starting XI we actually pick up results too, because he gives us a foundation. In all 3 starts against Napoli, Millwall and Palace we have scored twice, got results and he has made goals/assist contributions. You cannot ask for more from your attacking players. 
 

For me this is where Brendan shows he has a blind spot and his arrogance/stubbornness could ultimately cost him, every time I see a starting line up without an in form Kels in the team it frustrates me and particularly now when we are in such bad form, does make me question if Brendans ego can be his undoing at times. 

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3 hours ago, Duquesne Whistle said:

33 goals in 32 games starting together.

 

The fact Iheanacho should start is irrefutable. However you set up the team, Vardy and Iheanacho must start together. Those figures are pretty remarkable by any standard.

Without doubt they should start together.

 

I knew he'd drop Iheanacho as soon as Barnes and Maddison were back but unfortunately those two do not offer as much as Iheanacho and Vardy do together. 

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When did we all start to love the seniorman? 

 

I'll be honest, i was seriously underwhelmed for his first couple of years, even overriding what I knew to be beautiful finishes v brentford and Peterborough. I held that man City away fluffed chance against him. 

 

But for me, i think it was that villa away game. Set vards up for one and clinical finish for the other....and I at last started to appreciate Kels properly. 

 

Now, he's one of us. Love the guy to bits.

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35 minutes ago, dmayne7 said:

He's really lazy though?

I think when he was getting that kind of criticism it was reasonable.  Let's not pretend he has always been at this level for us.  He has looked languid and disinterested in the past and left many of us exasperated with him.

 

He deserves huge credit for turning that around now.  Love it.

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He was good today but I’d only give him a 7! His pressing was first class but I felt he should have scored at the start of the second half and had chances to play Vardy in earlier which he took too long over. 
 

But in some ways that’s a credit to the player because a Nacho 7/10 performance can still help win games. When he’s really on it he can decide them by himself!

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I think when he was getting that kind of criticism it was reasonable.  Let's not pretend he has always been at this level for us.  He has looked languid and disinterested in the past and left many of us exasperated with him.

 

He deserves huge credit for turning that around now.  Love it.

Was it though? Or is he just one of those players who has that typed of running style. Not doubting he's found a little extra tenacity and of course the confidence from his performances will help that but think people struggle to differentiate somebody's natural demeanour with their attitude. 

 

Youri looks spent after 5 mins but he's just as strong in the 90th as he was at the start of the game.

 

Some of the performance related criticism aimed at Iheanacho was reasonable (some definitely not) but I personally have never thought he didn't looked bothered. In fact, it's probably that he cared too much.

 

Not even close to his best today yet got an assist and generally a threat.

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5 hours ago, dmayne7 said:

Was it though? Or is he just one of those players who has that typed of running style. Not doubting he's found a little extra tenacity and of course the confidence from his performances will help that but think people struggle to differentiate somebody's natural demeanour with their attitude. 

 

Youri looks spent after 5 mins but he's just as strong in the 90th as he was at the start of the game.

 

Some of the performance related criticism aimed at Iheanacho was reasonable (some definitely not) but I personally have never thought he didn't looked bothered. In fact, it's probably that he cared too much.

 

Not even close to his best today yet got an assist and generally a threat.

Look at him scrapping with Pogba, chasing down Maguire and winning possession for his goal in The Charity Shield.  He's a completely different animal to the passive, head in the clouds player we saw prior to the last year imo.  His Nigeria coach publicly criticised his commitment before dropping him if I remember rightly?  

 

All this makes his renaissance all the more remarkable and his recent record is outstanding.  I see much more energy and purpose and it's nothing to do with his running style.  It's great to see.

 

 

 

 

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