Kelechi Iheanacho

[HybridFox]

His touch was so poor today but thrown on under the wrong circumstances. Vardy and Daka were doing just fine

[FoxyPV]

We need Barry Glendinning to call him out again on Football Weekly. The last time he did, Kelechi went on that hot streak.

[volpeazzurro]

10 hours ago, FoxyPV said:

We need Barry Glendinning to call him out again on Football Weekly. The last time he did, Kelechi went on that hot streak.

He can only go on a hot streak if Rodgers plays him. He could have carried on his hot streak this season for all we know if selected from the start but the shiny toothed car salesman hasn't given him the opportunity. 

Edited 23 December 2021 by volpeazzurro

[lcfc sheff]

How can he be motivated with the way brendan manages him? 

[filbertway]

Ehhh I can't feel too down on the bloke. He's constantly shafted by Rodgers no matter how well he does.

[lcfc67]

Sadly he seems to have reverted to pre-hot-streak Kelechi. He has been shockingly bad in his recent cameo appearances. Not sure what Brendan is supposed to do - would you seriously play him ahead of Vardy or Daka ?? I would cash in and use the money for a defender. I find him annoyingly inconsistent 

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

2 minutes ago, lcfc67 said:

Sadly he seems to have reverted to pre-hot-streak Kelechi. He has been shockingly bad in his recent cameo appearances. Not sure what Brendan is supposed to do - would you seriously play him ahead of Vardy or Daka ?? I would cash in and use the money for a defender. I find him annoyingly inconsistent 

It could be that not getting a look in - after being top goal scorer and nearly single handedly saving our season last year - has put his confidence back to pre hot streak levels. Feel sorry for the bloke to be honest.

[LCFCbwoi]

5 minutes ago, lcfc67 said:

Sadly he seems to have reverted to pre-hot-streak Kelechi. He has been shockingly bad in his recent cameo appearances. Not sure what Brendan is supposed to do - would you seriously play him ahead of Vardy or Daka ?? I would cash in and use the money for a defender. I find him annoyingly inconsistent 

Annoyingly inconsistent? He’s been our most consistent player since that Everton game a couple of seasons, and that’s with Rodgers continually leaving him out of the squad here and there. 
 

Rodgers man management of him this season has been terrible, Maddison has come good in the past 6 weeks but when he was playing pony, Rodgers still didn’t give Kelechi a chance. He’s probably thinking there’s not much more he can do to get a start.

[martyn]

I have absolutely no issue with Nacho looking rusty, missing chances or lacking in a bit of confidence given how things have gone this season. That's totally understandable. He is the type of player for who that extra few % sharpness really makes a difference to his performance level.

 

Where I would criticise him last night, was his attitude and demeanor. A couple of times half decent balls were spun into a channel for him, and rather than bust a gut, he jogged after it, half heartedly pressed the defender, and allowed them to feed the ball into midfield unchallenged. This at a time where we were coming under increasing pressure where stemming the tide by whatever means was important.

 

I get why he might not be at full sharpness technically due to lack of the on the pitch and a lack of confidence for which Rodgers absolutely takes his share of blame, but I'd still expect him to pull his weight off the ball even if struggling in other areas of his game.

Edited 23 December 2021 by martyn

[Jimmy]

18 hours ago, dmayne7 said:

Barely played in months so was going to be rusty. Last season he would have taken that chance on his right but the confidence has gone because of what is, let's face it, abysmal man management of him.

save for a 4 month purple patch this is the Nacho we have seen in the main, there is a reason many managers haven't fancied him as first choice

[volpeazzurro]

4 minutes ago, Jimmy said:

save for a 4 month purple patch this is the Nacho we have seen in the main, there is a reason many managers haven't fancied him as first choice

Because none of them gave him a chance. It's no coincidence whatsoever that the one time he is given more than the odd ten minutes here and there in favour of a couple of full games, he starts to produce. He made himself undropable last season because to do so would have made Rodgers look a complete twat in front of his media luvvies.

 

Iheanacho was our most potent striker and saved Rodger's bacon from a lot worse than finishing fifth and being able to give a load of his usual slobber and excuses. The beginning of a new season merely gave Rodgers the buffer of a close season as a reason not to pick him. It's no wonder he doesn't come on and produce straight away, why are you or anyone else surprised?

[Tom12345]

8 hours ago, lcfc sheff said:

How can he be motivated with the way brendan manages him? 

As much as I love the bloke to remain in our team, he deserves so much better than what Rodgers is giving him. I would be delighted for him if he can move on to another PL team as a starter - I would then be angry at Rodgers.

[Jimmy]

22 hours ago, volpeazzurro said:

Because none of them gave him a chance. It's no coincidence whatsoever that the one time he is given more than the odd ten minutes here and there in favour of a couple of full games, he starts to produce. He made himself undropable last season because to do so would have made Rodgers look a complete twat in front of his media luvvies.

 

Iheanacho was our most potent striker and saved Rodger's bacon from a lot worse than finishing fifth and being able to give a load of his usual slobber and excuses. The beginning of a new season merely gave Rodgers the buffer of a close season as a reason not to pick him. It's no wonder he doesn't come on and produce straight away, why are you or anyone else surprised?

to play him we have to play a system that basically suits no one other than him, he isn't good enough to justify that, we should have sold in the summer and invested elsewhere

[Sharpe's Fox]

5 minutes ago, Jimmy said:

to play him we have to play a system that basically suits no one other than him, he isn't good enough to justify that, we should have sold in the summer and invested elsewhere

was going to reply myself but this post doesn't miss. Completely correct,

[jmono84]

Did he just sign a new contract? If so I don’t understand why he would and why we’d want to. For what ever reason this guy never seems to get a run of games even tho he was our best player last season.

[goody2028]

Get this man back in ASAP

[Mike Oxlong]

I’m a fan although I don’t think he understands the offside rule yet 

[Stadt]

Hes looked good when he’s played alongside Daka in the relatively few times they’ve played together.

 

3 goals and 5 assists per in ~900 minutes this season 

 

Non-Penalty Goals	0.57	87
npxG	0.39	66
Shots Total	3.00	78
Assists	0.31	92
xA	0.24	92
npxG+xA	0.64	82
Shot-Creating Actions	3.00	76
Passes Attempted	32.13	84
Pass Completion %	78.2%	86
Progressive Passes	2.07	73
Progressive Carries	3.71	73
Dribbles Completed	1.72	88
Touches (Att Pen)	4.94	40
Progressive Passes Rec	9.45	88
Pressures	16.24	69
Tackles	1.06	76
Interceptions	0.35	40
Blocks	0.97	76
Clearances	0.22	12
Aerials won	0.84	19

 

(On mobile so not sure how that table has formatted) 

[Dandy king]

34 minutes ago, goody2028 said:

Get this man back in ASAP

Christmas chopping for kelechi = oranges melon and bog roll 

[SouthStandUpperTier]

2 minutes ago, Dandy king said:

Christmas chopping for kelechi = oranges melon and bog roll 

Looks like kitchen towel to me. Still looks like it's going to be a fun Christmas in the Iheanacho household though.

[turlo]

Is that a lynx shower gel & deodorant box set? Must be doing his Christmas shopping for someone special. 

[volpeazzurro]

3 hours ago, Jimmy said:

to play him we have to play a system that basically suits no one other than him, he isn't good enough to justify that, we should have sold in the summer and invested elsewhere

I think he'd be a great fit in a 433 which is far better than Rodgers persistent 5 (or plan B as it could be referred to also).

 

Neither has he had the opportunity to be seen in any other system really so we're just basing it all on presumptions he'd be ineffective in a different system. He could hardly do a worse job than Perez and Lookman could he and they've been given ample opportunity to shine. If he can score 12 goals on one season I think that's a decent starting point. 

Edited 24 December 2021 by volpeazzurro

[Jimmy]

1 hour ago, volpeazzurro said:

I think he'd be a great fit in a 433 which is far better than Rodgers persistent 5 (or plan B as it could be referred to also).

 

Neither has he had the opportunity to be seen in any other system really so we're just basing it all on presumptions he'd be ineffective in a different system. He could hardly do a worse job than Perez and Lookman could he and they've been given ample opportunity to shine. If he can score 12 goals on one season I think that's a decent starting point. 

I'm all for giving him a try on the right of a 433 bit it seems like Brendan has decided he can't play there

[st albans fox]

5 hours ago, goody2028 said:

Get this man back in ASAP

With a mask mandate in place and the fella part of a PL bubble, this insta post does beg the question just how intelligent some players are ….

[deep blue]

5 hours ago, Jimmy said:

to play him we have to play a system that basically suits no one other than him, he isn't good enough to justify that, we should have sold in the summer and invested elsewhere

But he was at the end of last season.