Kelechi Iheanacho - 2016/17 Performances

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jon stakes said:
Iheanacho is being shafted. Can't even get minutes after Aguero's minor injury, drop in form and overall superb strike/assist rate. Looks like it may well be time to move on. Even Pellegrini seems to have treated the lad better...
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So we play 1 up top You want to drop Aguero?
 
Should at least give him some minutes. He's on the bench every game but never gets subbed on. If it wasn't for Agueros suspension he would barely have played this season (PL and CL). Pep needs to find a way to give him playtime.
 
Sergio Agüero has scored 33 goals in his last 34 Premier League appearances. Simply the best

That is why he is not getting minutes,i agree he should though
 
karen7 said:
Sergio Agüero has scored 33 goals in his last 34 Premier League appearances. Simply the best

That is why he is not getting minutes,i agree he should though
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If we go by stats Iheanacho has 11 goals and 5 assists in 1038 Premier League minutes, which puts him about equal on a GPG ratio, while ahead in terms of assists. Could be at least getting 15-20 minutes. Also its not like he's a pure forward - you can play him on the wings or behind the striker. I'm biased obviously, but there is no good reason to not play him more. We had the same issue with Pellegrini, but at least you could see the progress there - Iheanacho was getting more and more minutes as the season progressed.

Even today - why replace Aguero for Jesus Navas in the 88th minute? Couldn't that have been Iheanacho and lets say the 80th or 85th minute? Especially given Aguero had a minor knock midweek, is injury prone and just played almost three entire games in a week.

From my personal perspective this has been a very dissapointing last month for Iheanacho's progression. Over a month and not a single minute, just permanent bench duty. Even when Aguero has an off game and he's had quite a lot of those lately.
 
jon stakes said:
If we go by stats Iheanacho has 11 goals and 5 assists in 1038 Premier League minutes, which puts him about equal on a GPG ratio, while ahead in terms of assists. Could be at least getting 15-20 minutes. Also its not like he's a pure forward - you can play him on the wings or behind the striker. I'm biased obviously, but there is no good reason to not play him more. We had the same issue with Pellegrini, but at least you could see the progress there - Iheanacho was getting more and more minutes as the season progressed.

Even today - why replace Aguero for Jesus Navas in the 88th minute? Couldn't that have been Iheanacho and lets say the 80th or 85th minute? Especially given Aguero had a minor knock midweek, is injury prone and just played almost three entire games in a week.

From my personal perspective this has been a very dissapointing last month for Iheanacho's progression. Over a month and not a single minute, just permanent bench duty. Even when Aguero has an off game and he's had quite a lot of those lately.
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Nacho is not great at defending and navas is,i expect that was why,because kun goes off it doesn't mean nacho should come on
 
jon stakes said:
Iheanacho is being shafted. Can't even get minutes after Aguero's minor injury, drop in form and overall superb strike/assist rate. Looks like it may well be time to move on. Even Pellegrini seems to have treated the lad better...
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Youre obviously a fan boy with the individuals,rather than the teams,best interest at heart.So,while there may be a case for him getting more minutes,your opinion will always be coated in bias.
 
Can only assume Kelechi will drop to 3rd choice once Jesus arrives? Can we seriously hope to maintain happiness in 3 strikers and give them each "enough" minutes when we play a system that has 1 striker?
 
quiet_riot said:
Can only assume Kelechi will drop to 3rd choice once Jesus arrives? Can we seriously hope to maintain happiness in 3 strikers and give them each "enough" minutes when we play a system that has 1 striker?
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Thought Jesus was a more versatile player other than an out and out striker. Nacho is a young lad just starting his career and I'm sure he knows how the system works with pecking orders etc. Plenty of games to give him more opportunities this season though
 
I never said I was a Manchester City fan. I joined this forum with regards to Iheanacho, so I am primarily interested in his progress. I don't intend to enter in conflict with anyone here about it, just being honest and interested in your opinion.

I am miffed, because his progress has been stalled and I can't really justify Pep on this one. He's done everything one could reasonably expect him to do, but isn't getting minutes.

Also: He doesn't only need to work as a sub for Aguero. He can play wide, behind the striker, he's very versatile and his primary position is an attacking midfielder.
 
jon stakes said:
I never said I was a Manchester City fan. I joined this forum with regards to Iheanacho, so I am primarily interested in his progress. I don't intend to enter in conflict with anyone here about it, just being honest and interested in your opinion.

I am miffed, because his progress has been stalled and I can't really justify Pep on this one. He's done everything one could reasonably expect him to do, but isn't getting minutes.

Also: He doesn't only need to work as a sub for Aguero. He can play wide, behind the striker, he's very versatile and his primary position is an attacking midfielder.
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Well if your ain't a city fan you cant question pep because your blinded by Bias.
 
Everyone is somewhat blinded by bias. Sorry for having an opinion and voicing it... You don't have to agree with me, but no need to not be civil about it.
 
I must admit I'm worried about losing the lad.

Absolute quality but understandably he's not getting the game time currently. Next summer will be interesting for him if Jesus comes in and gets more minutes from the off.
 
jon stakes said:
Everyone is somewhat blinded by bias. Sorry for having an opinion and voicing it... You don't have to agree with me, but no need to not be civil about it.
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You are bias towards nacho where as we are concerned about city as a whole,we all want to see him more so we agree with you there but we have the best manager in the world so we have to trust him
 
jon stakes said:
Everyone is somewhat blinded by bias. Sorry for having an opinion and voicing it... You don't have to agree with me, but no need to not be civil about it.
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Your questioning the best manager in the world he sees nacho day in day out, we playing 1 up top I'll ask again would you drop Aguero for him?! Oh and Nacho will get plenty of minutes, all managers have big decisions just look at Martial at the scum 60m player not getting a sniff.
 
No, I wouldn't drop Aguero for him. I would however rest Aguero now and again or at minimum give him 15-20 minutes to come on and make a difference. Great Aguero scored two today, but having not known this it would have seemed a great idea to give Aguero a rest after two games straight in a week, a minor knock and have Iheanacho start today. Most of you guys are voicing the same about Iheanacho.

I would also give Iheanacho a run out in other positions (second striker, winger, AM), but I understand given the tactical setup most of those roles aren't for Iheanacho, while Man City is overloaded with wingers.
 
Maybe Kelechi just isn't suitable for Pep's system in Pep's POV? I always suspected that Pep had it out for him, or was upset with him, or maybe just wasn't impressed with him. I wouldn't even know how to describe Kelechi. He's not particularly fast, agile, or strong. I wouldn't say he excels at taking people on, has brilliant vision. or stands out impressively in any particularly way. He's basically solid in every aspect with an unbelievable instinct inside the box. I think that's fair to say?

Our forwards... Aguero, Sterling, Navas, Kelechi. We added Nolito, Sane, Moreno and Gabriel Jesus. We were linked with Sanchez, Aubameyang, and Suarez. I think it's pretty obvious how highly Pep rates pace, dribbling, and agility. Kelechi doesn't really fit in well with that group. Any thoughts on this?
 
ADegenerate said:
Maybe Kelechi just isn't suitable for Pep's system in Pep's POV? I always suspected that Pep had it out for him, or was upset with him, or maybe just wasn't impressed with him. I wouldn't even know how to describe Kelechi. He's not particularly fast, agile, or strong. I wouldn't say he excels at taking people on, has brilliant vision. or stands out impressively in any particularly way. He's basically solid in every aspect with an unbelievable instinct inside the box. I think that's fair to say?

Our forwards... Aguero, Sterling, Navas, Kelechi. We added Nolito, Sane, Moreno and Gabriel Jesus. We were linked with Sanchez, Aubameyang, and Suarez. I think it's pretty obvious how highly Pep rates pace, dribbling, and agility. Kelechi doesn't really fit in well with that group. Any thoughts on this?
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I think your analysis of his play is fair. He doesn't do anything extraordinarily well but he runs his bollocks off and he just manages to make things happen. His biggest glaring weakness is his touch which I think can be improved through the right coaching, but that is something that IMO a player has or he doesn't. That being said I think he's one of the top backup strikers in the league; it will be interesting to see how Gabriel Jesus is played when he comes. I think he'll primarily be a LW for us but could see Pep using he and Aguero in a 2 striker formation against lesser opposition. The question is, where does his addition leave Kelechi?
 
KCblue said:
I think your analysis of his play is fair. He doesn't do anything extraordinarily well but he runs his bollocks off and he just manages to make things happen. His biggest glaring weakness is his touch which I think can be improved through the right coaching, but that is something that IMO a player has or he doesn't. That being said I think he's one of the top backup strikers in the league; it will be interesting to see how Gabriel Jesus is played when he comes. I think he'll primarily be a LW for us but could see Pep using he and Aguero in a 2 striker formation against lesser opposition. The question is, where does his addition leave Kelechi?
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Loaned out possibly?
 
KCblue said:
Possibly. But with the rumors of his family/agents looking at new clubs I'd be worried that a loan will mean he'll be sold in the following transfer window, unless he absolutely bosses it wherever he's loaned to.
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It all comes down to pep and whether he sees Nacho being part of his plans. If he senses he doesn't, it is understandable that he would hanker for more game time elsewhere. With Kun getting the games, even when out of form, it looks like the writing may already be on the wall.
 
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