Head coach of Scottish side Celtic Brendan Rodgers has praised the impact of Nigeria international forward Kelechi Iheanacho since joining the club on a free transfer from LaLiga side Sevilla, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Iheanacho added to his goal tally for the club by scoring their lone goal in the 1-1 draw against FK Crvena Zvezda in the Europa League, fresh from last week’s assist against Patrick Thistle in a 4-0 win.
He started his stint at the club with a goal from the spot which helped them to a 2-0 win over Kilmarnock in the league. So far he has made a goal contribution in every game he has played for the team, much to the delight of Rodgers who pushed for his signing.
“I thought Kels coming in was very, very good for us”, the coach who worked with Iheanacho at Leicester City explained after the game.
“We needed someone centrally to hold the ball up. I felt that we arrived into the final third in the first half and then we were either loose with the ball or didn’t hold the ball up.
“It’s one of Kels’ great strengths. He can take the ball in, he can use his body well and obviously allows you to progress up the pitch. So he gave us a really much better platform in the second half.”
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