Leicester City’s Togetherness Is The Reason We Are 2nd – Iheanacho

Leicester City striker, Kelechi Iheanacho has said his club would not mind finishing 2nd in the Premier League this season.

The Nigerian forward said this after Leicester’s 2-1 victory vs West Ham United on Saturday which made the former EPL champions end the year 2019 in second spot behind league leaders Liverpool after gathering 42 points from 20 games.

According to him, the club and players are happy with their achievement thus far and it is proof of their togetherness as a team.

He added that the whole squad will keep working hard to end the season well.

His words, “It was good and it was tough, so we’re happy we got the three points and we’re second in the league now, so we’re happy,”

“We did well actually. They were good and they were strong and they gave us a game and it was a good atmosphere. We love it and [we’ve got] three points so we go to the next one.

“We’ve been working really hard in training. I think the whole squad, everyone that is playing, and us that are not getting playing time, so everyone is really together as a family.

“It’s a good group, working together in training, so there wasn’t much difference with who played today and the players who are starting, so we are a really good group and a good family.

“We work hard in training and as you can see, we showed it in the [game], so we’re happy.”

On his goal in the last game, “It came like a surprise. The cross was good from JJ [James Justin] and Ayoze [Perez] kept it in and I was at the right place at the right time to head it in, so I’m happy,”

“It’s always a good feeling to get a goal in the team. So, as a striker, you always want to get a goal and I’m not playing too much, so you have to keep your mentality up there, so you need to keep going.

“Whenever you get a chance, you take it, so I just need to keep my head up, keep working hard every day, so if I get my chance, I’ll take it. I’ll keep going as a professional, so I just have to keep going.”