LEICESTER City manager Brendan Rodgers Saturday evening stated that tiredness was the reason for the substitution of Nigeria international Kelechi Iheanacho in the Foxes' 4-2 win over Manchester Unite

Rodgers Explains Iheanacho’s Substitution In Leicester’s Win Against Manchester United

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LEICESTER City manager Brendan Rodgers Saturday evening stated that tiredness was the reason for the substitution of Nigeria international Kelechi Iheanacho in the Foxes’ 4-2 win over Manchester United.

 

Iheanacho dispossessed Harry Maguire and assisted Youri Tielemans’ goal, a brilliant lob over Watford keeper Ben Forster which restored parity after the 2015/2016 English Premier League champions went down to a Mason Greenwood’s excellent opener.

 

Rodgers who only this week was linked to the Newcastle United managerial role following the takeover by Saudi billionaire owners faced the media in the post-match interview where he mentioned Iheanacho and fellow substituted teammate, James Maddison.

 

 

“He (Maddison) was unlucky with a couple of through balls and then just towards the end him and Kels (Kelechi Iheanacho) was just starting to tire a little bit and we could then bring on the other two guys to influence the game,” Rodgers explained.

 

Iheanacho has only completed one full game this season for the Foxes, against Milwall in the third round of the Carabao Cup.

 

 

Iheanacho who is likely to start in Thursday’s Europa League clash against Victor Moses’ Spartak Moscow after missing the previous game against Legia Warsaw due to passport issue took to to social media to congratulate Zambia international Patson Daka on scoring his Leicester debut goal.

 

The FIFA U-17 World Cup winner on 2013 posted on Instagram: “Great team performance today, thank you for all your support! Congratulations to my brother @patsondaka for his first goal in the Premier League”.

 

 

 

Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.

In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.

He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.

Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.

He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.

Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).

He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.

Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.

Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.

In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.

He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.

Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.

He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.

Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).

He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.

Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.


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