Kelechi Iheanacho - 2016/17 Performances

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Imagine for a second the fuss about this lad if he was English and played in red............ ;-)
 
decent performance from him today, certainly never disappoints and makes it count when given a chance. Scary that he'ss only 19 and there's still plenty he can improve on. makes some excellent runs at times but could and probably should of been on the end of a few outstanding crosses from Clichy today but was a little slow in getting in the box and his first touch today resembled Dzeko at times.
 
Nacho for me goes under the radar of the media,and doesn't get the deserved recognition he should from them,not that it's of importance but he at least deserves some plaudits,could you imagine if he was english though...edit ^^^ couple of posts up beats me to it..
 
Fantastic again today, great finish, great run and lay off for Sterling's goal, led the line well and a fantastic dummy run for Silky's goal. Needs to start attacking crosses more aggressively though, he might not be the biggest unit but he can nip across in front and finish and he passed up a few today.
 
SWP's back said:
Some posters weirdly agreed with MP last season.

He's the real deal.
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Mm.

Irks me that people think he and Rashford are the same. They're not.

Kel is there to link play, be in his position and score or help the team as simple as possible.

Rashford wants to be twinkle toes. Fair enough.

Keli is on a par with Rashford, but is Rashford on a par with Keli...??
 
The Kalechi Counter:
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1431 minutes
17 goals
8 assists
(A goal/assist every 57mins)


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Let's set aside his finishing for moment, it's always been top notch. His movement off the ball and his link up play was amazing. This is what I think his biggest improvement has been compared to last season, thanks to Pep.
 
Saw him called the Nigerian Muller, seems like a good comparison, is always in the right place at the right time.

But Kelechi is so much more IMO. I think some of his stats have to be the best in history. Has he ever played and not scored/assisted?

The fact that G. Jesus is coming in January is a non-story. Pep and City have a clear plan for utilizing both players. They would not buy G. Jesus for £27m to compete with Kelechi for the back-up striker spot. Both players and very flexible and can play in multiple positions and formations, it will work out. Jesus also looks very special from the little I've seen of him.
 
SWP's back said:
Some posters weirdly agreed with MP last season.

He's the real deal.
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A majority of City fans wanted another striker to backup Aguero. Sure most might have thought Bony was crap, but very few trusted Kelechi. You can check the We need a striker thread from the summer.

About 85 percent argued we definitely needed a striker coz we were light with an inexperienced Kelechi as backup to Aguero.

A clearly laughable claim now. Folks never learn (:
 
SexAndManCity said:
Rashford still has something more about him though according to Football Focus...
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Assuming they've both got similar stats (I've not checked) then you probably do have to conclude that Rashford is the better player simply because he has the disadvantage of having to play in a side who's tactics consist of parking the bus and playing hoofball, where as Kelechi has the advantage of playing in a side that plays the most attractive and exciting attacking football yet seen in the PL.
 
jacko74 said:
Assuming they've both got similar stats (I've not checked) then you probably do have to conclude that Rashford is the better player simply because he has the disadvantage of having to play in a side who's tactics consist of parking the bus and playing hoofball, where as Kelechi has the advantage of playing in a side that plays the most attractive and exciting attacking football yet seen in the PL.
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That may apply to Mourinho but it's an over-simplified view of Van Gaal's tactics last season when the rags saw plenty of the ball but weren't especially effective in possession, but the game would not have been passing Rashford by. As mentioned earlier it's not clear yet whether Rashford can be as effective at leading the line on his own whereas Kelechi has proved a very capable replacement for one of the world's top central strikers in the last two games.
 
jacko74 said:
Assuming they've both got similar stats (I've not checked) then you probably do have to conclude that Rashford is the better player simply because he has the disadvantage of having to play in a side who's tactics consist of parking the bus and playing hoofball, where as Kelechi has the advantage of playing in a side that plays the most attractive and exciting attacking football yet seen in the PL.
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They don't have remotely similar stats.

Nacho scores at a rate of 2:1 for minutes played and creates more assists.
 
Marvin said:
Awesome finishing power. His goal scoring record is amazing
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No argument with his scoring record, but I've been unconvinced his all round game was good enough to play the lone striker role in a Pep team. It's vital that the ball sticks and the striker retains possession. otherwise our attacking midfielders end up in no mans land, and it's this area of his game that has been concerning me. I thought he was sloppy against United, but he was much better yesterday. If he can improve this area of his game we'll have a hell of a player on our hands, because his finishing is natural and clinical.
 
I hadn't realised what a good game he had till I saw the highlights.

The excellent thing from me is he only has a shot in he thinks there's a very good chance of scoring. He looks for the better option otherwise.
 
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