Leicester Assistant Coach Reacts After Iheanacho Ends Worst Goal Drought Of His Career
Published: September 25, 2019
Leicester City assistant coach Chris Davies has praised Kelechi Iheanacho after the Nigeria international ended the longest goal drought of his career by scoring in the 4-0 rout of Luton Town in the League Cup on Tuesday evening.
The match against the Championship team could have been his 29th competitive game in a row without finding the net for the Foxes if he had not scored in the 86th minute.
Iheanacho was out of favour in the first six Premier League matches of the 2019-2020 season and was finally rewarded with game time after working hard behind the scenes.
''But he’s been working hard in training, the manager has given him an opportunity tonight and he’s come in and he’s not been on the pitch for long but he’s made an impact.
''He’s scored, he’s pressed the game well, he showed a good hunger, a good appetite, and it’s an instinctive finish to chip the goalkeeper.''
Iheanacho's Leicester City teammates were delighted to see the Nigerian get off the mark even though he missed some goalscoring opportunities before ending his poor run.
''(The squad) were pleased for him. He works hard in training, he’s got the right mentality, so everyone was pleased for him to get that.
''He had a couple of half-chances leading up to that that hadn’t quite gone in, so you just hoped he could get himself a goal. We’re very pleased for him.''
With Iheanacho ending his goal drought, Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr has a big decision to make in the coming days regarding the striker's inclusion in the squad for the friendly against Brazil.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
Photo Credit : lcfc.com
The match against the Championship team could have been his 29th competitive game in a row without finding the net for the Foxes if he had not scored in the 86th minute.
Iheanacho was out of favour in the first six Premier League matches of the 2019-2020 season and was finally rewarded with game time after working hard behind the scenes.
Speaking to reporters post-match, Davies stated : ''It’s great for Kel, because he’s been outside of the squad, let alone the team, just recently.
''But he’s been working hard in training, the manager has given him an opportunity tonight and he’s come in and he’s not been on the pitch for long but he’s made an impact.
''He’s scored, he’s pressed the game well, he showed a good hunger, a good appetite, and it’s an instinctive finish to chip the goalkeeper.''
Iheanacho's Leicester City teammates were delighted to see the Nigerian get off the mark even though he missed some goalscoring opportunities before ending his poor run.
''(The squad) were pleased for him. He works hard in training, he’s got the right mentality, so everyone was pleased for him to get that.
''He had a couple of half-chances leading up to that that hadn’t quite gone in, so you just hoped he could get himself a goal. We’re very pleased for him.''
With Iheanacho ending his goal drought, Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr has a big decision to make in the coming days regarding the striker's inclusion in the squad for the friendly against Brazil.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
Photo Credit : lcfc.com
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