Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndid have been put on the spotlight and motivated to be in their top element as Leicester City look to make it two wins from two games in the 2020/21 Premier League when they face home side, West Ham United tonight at the London Stadium, Completesports.com reports.
Bredan Rodgers armey needed all the winning spirit they can get to win their second game of the new campaign and stay in firm competition for Champions League slot following close misses in the prevous two consecutive seasons – fifth place feats, back-to-back.
After their Community Shield success and winning 1-0 against Wolves at the Kings Power Stadium on August 14, Leicester City want more more want to remain consistent in the new campaign.
Leicester picked up some potential victory catalysts against West Ham and put them on the spotlight via their Social Media platforms ahead of their clash with The Hammers.
Super Eagles stars, Iheanacho and Ndidi, featured in a post match teaser posted on Leicester City’s Social Media platforms titled ‘Wilfred & Kelechi vs West Ham’. Iheanacho scored 11 goals in his last 12 games for The Foxes to set the tone for his prospects in the new season.
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It also has the images of their young England winger Harvey Barnes and Turkey defender, Caglar Soyuncu. And the teaser set tongues wagging as The Foxes’ teeming fans discuss Iheanacho’s and the others’ likely joker instincts ahead of the game.
Two days earlier, a video of Iheanacho’s goal in a 2-1 away win against West Ham in 2019/20 Premier League was posted on the Leicester City’s Instagram page, and it got the fans talking and anticipating a winning contribution from the Nigeria at the London Stadium tonight.
Hours to the kickoff on Monday, The Foxes complemented the Iheanacho video teaser with the Barnes version – showing the lad’s stoppage time goal in a 2-2 draw with West Ham – a 2018/19 Premier League match at the London Stadium.
By Nnamdi Ezekute
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I am actually more worried about Rodgers’ love for Ayoze Perez ahead of Iheanacho, agreed Barnes and Maddison are English darling hence sentimentally picked ahead of Iheanacho but what about the less productive Ayoze? Iheanacho will definitely benefit from a move away from that club in my own opinion
With Nacho’s form especially from the second half of last season,you should expect his name to be the first on the list of attackers.He did finish stronger than Vardy.
Nacho should be starting games he was one of the finest strikers in the premiership last season,his place shouldn’t be on the bench no that’s absolutely unjustifiable!
iheanacho senior will keep delivering he is one of the good players they have at the moment
And now the same Ayoze Perez has been red-carded while Leicester City are now trailing by 2:0. Rodgers is his own best enemy
I will advice Nacho to leave Leicester at the earliest opportunity.How can Thomas ,the Zambian and vardy that has lost sharpest be playing ahead of Iheanacho.what else does the coach want Nacho to prove before he believes in him
Iheanacho is just being disrespected at Leicester City by Brendan Rogers… period!
Rodgers selects his favorite team players again! When I say that this coach doesn’t have what it takes to lead Leicester to the champions league people get angry. How can you explain for the past two season Leicester being in the top 4 only to lose out on the final day of the season.
We all know he favours Certain players, this makes him predictable and coupled with the fact that most of his players arent physical players which makes them push overs when they encounter a physical team.
Its unfortunate that iheanacho is still being used as a substitute/backup. Looks like rodgers wants to use him in fa cup, carling cup and europa competitions.
Lets see how things will unfold for them this season.