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Kelechi Iheanacho / Nacho Man

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How Brendan Rodgers plans to get Kelechi Iheanacho firing for Leicester City again
The Nigerian striker is on a six-month goal drought


ByJordan Blackwell
05:00, 14 MAR 2019

Brendan Rodgers wants to get Kelechi Iheanacho enjoying his football again in a bid to end the Leicester City striker’s goal drought.

Rodgers has tasked himself with improving every member of the City squad and helping Iheanacho rediscover his scoring touch appears to be one of his biggest challenges after a difficult campaign for the Nigerian forward.

The £25million signing has not found the net for almost six months, his last goal coming in a 3-1 win over Huddersfield in September.

But Rodgers is hoping that if he can ease the pressure on the 22-year-old and get him doing the basics well, goals will flow shortly after.

"I think it's about improving every player, I've always seen that as my job,” said Rodgers.

 
“It's been hard for Kel because he's come in and he's been a secondary striker at Manchester City. All of a sudden he makes a move for big money and I think everyone can see the potential.

“But he's come in to one of the top strikers in the league (Jamie Vardy) and I think it's very hard to displace that.

“But it's just a case of adapting to these new players.

“Actually my job is not to put them in a trap of pressure, and take that away from them. Enjoy your football, but ultimately your first job is to press and work hard. From that what can you add into your game?”


Iheanacho has made 23 appearances since his last City goal, but mostly as a substitute, and then primarily as a support striker for Vardy or, in Claude Puel’s final days, as an auxiliary wide man.

Rodgers, however, insists that Iheanacho can only play as the leading man, a role Vardy has nailed down, making it more difficult to find a solution to the Nigerian’s woes.

“I think he's a great talent but he's a number nine. He's not one who can play on the sides or come in.

“Some strikers I've worked with you can maybe shuffle them about and slide them around to make it work – but he's a number nine and that's it. And we already have a good number nine. So he's got a fight to get ahead.

“But there's maybe another system to make it work, like a diamond.”

 

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/how-brendan-rodgers-plans-kelechi-2643616

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I feel such a sense of relief having a manager who is very forward with his plans and intentions. Understanding the direction of the club, his plans for certain players, how he wants individuals to play and improve allows fans to feel included in the club again. That for me was the biggest issue I had with Puel, the lack of communication. Finding out Maddison was injured because he wasn't called up for international duty was the stand out moment. The more the fans know, the fewer stupid rumours will go around, if a player is injured, tell us so we don't think he's chinned the manager in training or f***ed his daughter. 

I also agree with Rodger's assessment of Iheanacho, he's a number 9, not a 10, and certainly not a winger.

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5 minutes ago, cal21212121 said:

I feel such a sense of relief having a manager who is very forward with his plans and intentions.

He's not being that forward, it's a round about way of saying you won't play mate.

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58 minutes ago, Babylon said:

He's not being that forward, it's a round about way of saying you won't play mate.

But info is getting down  to the fans. Rodgers has also taken on,mentioning major points which/where fans take a major interest..

I think that's what @cal21212121 was stressing.   BR has hinted not promised in a diamond he could try to fit both Vardy & Nacho in ..

It's these little nuggets that both player & fan alike can feed off.

I don't care one way or the other,how a managers character unveils. If he is the quiet type, or MON-Klopp recarnations......but it seems this and other Football forum members...hate lack of info,and the whys & wherefores..!!

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5 hours ago, Haywood_6 said:

Can't see him fitting into the pressing style which Brendan is going to try and introduce. Said it all for me when he brought on Okazaki instead of him against Fulham. 

 

Yep ..   he’s a busted flush.    BR will see that soon ...   but ...   if he can turn him into real competition for JV I’ll be over the moon ...    and eat my cyber hat ..   :)

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4 minutes ago, davieG said:

How do you fit Vardy and Nacho in a diamond surely that means 1 upfront at the point of the diamond?

 

Nah a diamond would be two up top with someone like Barnes or Maddison behind them.

 

Ricardo Evans Maguire Chilwell


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Tielemans          Ndidi

Maddison

Iheanacho Vardy
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16 minutes ago, Bryn said:

 

Nah a diamond would be two up top with someone like Barnes or Maddison behind them.

 

Ricardo Evans Maguire Chilwell


Choudhury

Tielemans          Ndidi

Maddison

Iheanacho Vardy

Either way, he's not going to alter the shape of the team to accommodate a miss-firing Iheanacho. I think he's basically saying he's going to be limited to just covering for Vardys position and he's not going to play him outside of that

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1 minute ago, nwl fox said:

Either way, he's not going to alter the shape of the team to accommodate a miss-firing Iheanacho. I think he's basically saying he's going to be limited to just covering for Vardys position and he's not going to play him outside of that

 

Until he gets a new one in ..

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Easy..Diamond..

 

                         Solitary man

 

   Holly holy.   Red red wine.   Soolaimon.    Shilo.

                             Hello again

          Beautiful noise.              Cracklin Rosie.

                                 I am I said.

                  Play me.                    Sweet Caroline

 

 

Bench:       .Morningside...America...September morn...Cherry cherry..Forever in blue jeans..Song sung blue.

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1 hour ago, fuchsntf said:

Easy..Diamond..

 

                         Solitary man

 

   Holly holy.   Red red wine.   Soolaimon.    Shilo.

                             Hello again

          Beautiful noise.              Cracklin Rosie.

                                 I am I said.

                  Play me.                    Sweet Caroline

 

 

Bench:       .Morningside...America...September morn...Cherry cherry..Forever in blue jeans..Song sung blue.

Fuming love on the rocks doesn’t even make it on the bench . Rogers out 

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1 hour ago, baldeagle said:

Fuming love on the rocks doesn’t even make it on the bench . Rogers out 

Out injured....a bit of Hanky panky while crossing Brooklyn road:rolleyes:.... Reminds me of the canal cut,off frog-island

 

 

 

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19 hours ago, Haywood_6 said:

Can't see him fitting into the pressing style which Brendan is going to try and introduce. Said it all for me when he brought on Okazaki instead of him against Fulham. 

Completely agree. I even said the same about Okazaki coming on in my match ratings post.

 

I would be delighted to eat my words if Iheanacho proves me wrong. But he gives me no impression he is bothered or even cares. I was screaming at the TV when we played Liverpool, when he came on and just stood on the half way line pointing his finger at others to cover and chase when we were obviously just minutes away from a decent result and our players looked shattered. He had the freshest legs but he did not bother breaking a sweat.

 

I can defend any player for mistakes, errors, losing confidence or form, or lack of skill, but not for being lazy and disinterested, especially a 25 million player on an obscene 40+ grand a week.

 

I see Iheanacho as Rodgers greatest challenge in our squad.

 

 

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