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Kelechi Iheanacho

Discussion in 'Celtic Chat' started by Notorious, Sep 2, 2025.

Discuss Kelechi Iheanacho in the Celtic Chat area at TalkCeltic.net.

  1. PaddyBhoy-1888

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    to be fair i watched his training and he hit amazing shots scored all of them except the last one and he looked absolutely raging with himself for not making it unsaveable. looks a top professional.
     
  2. PaddyBhoy-1888

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    at least iheanacho has had high points in his career.
     
  3. honda Gold Member Gold Member

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    Don't know why but he's became my new favourite player. Looks cool.

    Might change after 10 mins on that killie plastic pitch mind :56: welcome to scotland.
     
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    I think he might surprise us. Whether in a good way or a bad way remains to be seen. I've got a sneaky feeling he might just turn it on for us and has one season cult hero written all over him. The low expectation level might really help him.
     
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  5. buchanbhoy

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    Let’s see what he can do, we need some positives on the pitch, unleash the beast!
     
  6. Celtic_Daft1888

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    I think the price they * paid is very very high but that young lad is 21 years old, clearly moved to a top league far too early in his career and has barely kicked a baw. He was very highly rated at Sporting before he moved to Everton. They've invested in a young striker who showed early signs of promise while we signed a 30 year old has been who's really done nothing his whole career.
     
  7. JML67 Gold Member Gold Member

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    Agree, reckon it's going one way or the other.
     
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  8. Dannybhoy81

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    Kelechi is 28 and he hasn’t done nothing, why are you making * up, he amhas done more in his early career than hero chermiti. Unless you aren't talking about Kelechi?
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    Edit, chermiti doesn't even have an honours section on wiki
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    Unless he's only got one leg, I dob't think he'll surprise us in a bad way.

    He'll either be * as expected, or surprisingly good.

    I think it'll be the latter.
     
  10. HTG "I have an uncle who does Yoga"

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    I don't think he was highly rated at Sporting tbh, I remember the majority of Sporting fans at the time of the move (as it was deemed a bit of a strange transfer for Everton at the time) said he was still very raw and needed another 2 or 3 seasons there before moving.

    That's not me defending us scrambling for Iheanacho, which will remain a shambles even if he comes good, but that signing for the huns reeks of Thelwill doing his old club a favour.
     
  11. PaulM1888 Administrator Administrator

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    There’s something fishy about that signing, I think that lad they’ve brought in from Everton is doing the team he supports a turn because he was the one that brought him to Everton in the first place. From about half a dozen good sources the guy is a total dud that couldn’t hit a coos * with a banjo.
     
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    He won an FA Cup with Leicester, which was great. He's not getting any merit for the titles at Man City given he barely played and he barely played for the Championship winning team under Maresca, either.

    I didn't call him a hero, I didn't even say he was a good signing. All i basically said was 'Chermiti is a young player and was highly rated and moved too quickly'.. how you came to the conclusion that I think he's a hero is wild.

    Iheanacho is a bogging signing. Don't give a * what he has done in the past. He's 28 years old, barely kicked a ball for Middlesbrough, barely kicked a ball for Sevilla and barely kicked a ball for Leicester in his final 2 seasons with them. He's 28, he's had multiple issues with fitness, not injuries, actual fitness.
     
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    To be honest, I don't remember anything being said from Portugal with regards to him moving. I know when he signed with Everton they done a piece on him, given he had scored a few goals for a rising Sporting team and he was only 18/19 when he was getting game time for them.

    I've never even really watched him in games, either. So, I'm not educated on him or what the view point was from Sporting fans. All I have is a piece from Sky when he first signed. Also, scoring goals for Sporting at 18/19 years old is impressive, at the very least.
     
  14. celtic20

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    If he's fit just get him on the * pitch man. Canny be * about with this "no quite ready to start yet" *.

    Give him an hour
     
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    Im standing by my initial prediction that he will surprise everyone and be 'not too bad'.
     
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