Leicester City manager, Brendan Rodgers has vowed to give Kelechi Iheanacho more playing time in the Premier League.
Iheanacho has started just once for the Foxes in the Premier League this season.
The Nigeria international proved his class once again as he netted the winning goal in Leicester City’s FA Cup fourth round tie win at Wallsall on Saturday.
It the forward’s 17th goal in 23 FA Cup games.
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With James Vardy ruled out for weeks with gluteal injury, Rodgers has promised Iheanacho more chance..
Rodgers said: “He will get more game time with Vards out for a few weeks. It depends on the type of game we are looking to play.
“When he takes his chance he scores. He has made a great impact in the competition since I’ve been here.
“He has been first class, trains virtually every day and is very rarely injured. He sometimes starts games not so good, sometimes he is a little hit and miss but you know when he plays to a high level he is a threat.
“He came into the game with a real fire in his belly to perform and did really well. For a large part of my time here Vards has been our number one striker, we brought Patson (Daka) in who could replicate that and Kelechi is a fantastic link player for us.”
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Kels has nothing to prove. He single handedly won the FA cup for Leicester two seasons ago scoring against great teams like Chelsea and Manu and eliminating them along the way.He was also Leicester’s highest goal scorer in the league , far ahead of vardy ,that season. Inspite of that Rogers still put him on the Benched as soon as Madison reagain full fitness. Since then Leicester has been struggling to score. According to Rogers, to play Iheanacho , he has to alter the balance of the team against his wish . Meaning he cares more about the team balance than winning. For me I think Leceister owners have allowed him to be too comfortable on the sit that he now feels he can keep using Leicester as a training ground for his trail and error tactics; win or lose. Even Ndidi is now a Victim . For me its better for Iheanacho and Ndidi to move on and leave Rogers to continue his wobbling and fumbling method clad with racism
Rodgers be bad belle coach. Iheanacho has always been good for LCFc, but for your personal than club interest you keep benching him and he keeps saving you.
Change oooooo Rodgers.
For me en, dem for don sack you since