Arsenal legend, Nwankwo Kanu has come out to say that he is happy with how Kelechi Iheanacho rediscovered his goalscoring form this season. He recently revealed that the youngster has gone through really bad times so his resurrection is well deserved.
According to him, he always knew Iheanacho is a good footballer, and he has always reached out to him to encourage him whenever he is down.
He added that talent and hard work has definitely made Kelechi’s resurgence happen, and he hopes it continues.
His words, “He has gone through some really bad times and I know what a lot of people have said about him when he was in those low periods,”
“But we know it is football. When you are not doing well, people talk anyhow and say what they want but when you start doing well, the same people come back.”
“For me, I always know he is a good footballer. I always talk with him, encourage him, send him messages when he is doing well and when he is not doing well and telling him to keep his head up.”
“The only thing was for him to work hard, Talent with hard work works. If you believe only in the talent, it will disappoint you so you have to marry the two together.”
“It is something great that he is back now. Not only for himself but for the country. We need all our players to be in top form. Right now he is. If you mention the top strikers in the world now, Kelechi’s name will be there because he is scoring and that is what you need from strikers.”
“What happened to him is a very big lesson, and the way he responded is what makes a great player. He didn’t talk too much, he just worked hard and see where he is now.”
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