Brendan Rodgers’ Tactical Switch Made Iheanacho More Clinical – Tony Cottee

Leicester City legend, Tony Cottee has come out to state the reasons behind Kelechi Iheanacho’s impressive goalscoring exploits for Leicester City last season. He recently revealed that Brendan Rodgers’ switch of formation, which gave room for two strikers, was the reason for Kelechi’s goalscoring exploits.

According to him, Iheanacho has been getting it right with every aspect of his game since that tactical switch and he expects him to get better.

Tony added that Iheanacho has formed a good partnership with Vardy, and he loves the understanding between them.

His words, “The goals were flying in and his confidence was sky-high.”

“I felt he formed a really good partnership with Jamie as well. As an ex-Leicester player and ex-centre-forward myself, I love it when teams play two upfront because I just think it gives you so many more options. It brings so much more to the team.”

“He was outstanding, especially in March. I remember the hat-trick he scored and there were some absolutely fantastic goals. We’ve always known he’s a fantastic finisher, that’s never been in doubt.”

“As a manager, you scratch your head at times. If you go through a difficult patch, you look and search for other ideas.”

“That’s something that I admire about Brendan – his ability to identify when you need to make a change, and also to be brave enough to do it.”

“I had it myself consistently throughout my career where managers have told me that they know I can score goals. Martin O’Neill said it to me at Leicester, but it’s about bringing the other side to your game as well.”

“You’ve got to work hard for the team and that’s not always easy as a centre-forward because I think, by nature, if you’re a goalscorer, you’re almost in ‘selfish mode’ because your focus and your aim is to score goals.”

“I think Kelechi got everything right in the games that I saw. Every aspect of his game, he was playing as good as he’s ever played in his career.”