Player Topic: Kelechi Iheanacho (2015/16)

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NK should have come on for WB end off, if for anything other then he needed more match time as striker going off was holding hamstring and not going to be playing for while
 
blue-squarepants said:
NK should have come on for WB end off, if for anything other then he needed more match time as striker going off was holding hamstring and not going to be playing for while
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Regardless of his ability and possible future, I think it's debatable that he will get much more game-time now that Bony is injured. Pellers may well decide to continue with his strategy of bringing him on late in the games and look to utilise the other, proven, players in the team to cover the missing striker, like what happened last year. Either way, he should get full games in the League and F.A. cups.
 
lasereyes said:
On the other hand, we were all over them at that point and it was a fair bet to continue with the same attack anticipating that the breakthrough would eventually come.

I am not saying Kelechi couldn't have come on earlier - more that you could argue it both ways, and if Sterling or KDB had buried either of those chances, everyone would have lauded MP for a creative approach.

Most of the arguments against MP seem to be that "Kelechi is the specialist". Well yes, that's the label on the tin (whether primary or secondary striker), but that doesn't mean that at 18 years old with 1 PL goal, he is a better finisher than 2 attacking midfielders with 12 goals at almost 1 every 2 games this year. Secondly, Sterling and KDB are among our best movers off the ball. Who is to say Kelechi would have been as adept at getting into those goal scoing positions if he had been on?

A whole load of ifs, buts and random assumptions from some who either think we should win every game by divine right, or just want any excuse to lambaste our Manager
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Spot on for me. Well put
 
had he started he would have got >2. His intelligence and calmness is absolutely massive for someone his age.
 
The lad is an absolute natural who makes the game look easy and scares the shit out of defenders.
 
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