Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers has slammed striker Kelechi Iheanacho for his below performance after the Foxes were out-foxed in Sunday’s 4-1 thrashing by Bournemouth even as he ruled the substitution of the Nigerian as tactical error.
Iheanacho, who had been heavily involved in Jamie Vardy’s opener, was withdrawn at half-time at the Vitality Stadium, with Rodgers tweaking his system to bring on Dennis Praet.
“(Iheanacho) wasn’t having one of his better games,” said Rodgers in his post-match press conference. “The issue for us defensively was on the side of the pitch, because there was a lot of space for Wilf and Youri to cover.”
“So we pushed Ayo on, he was playing well, and added an extra midfielder in to help cover; but the defeat wasn’t tactical, it was about the spirit.”
He added: “I didn’t see it (the defeat) coming. We didn’t have personality in the second half.
Rodgers however c charged his wards to rise to the challenge when they take on Sheffield United on Thursday.
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