Can Iheanacho, Daka spark Leicester revival? Is Edouard Mendy a cheat? – Ghana Latest Football News, Live Scores, Results

It wasn’t a straightforward weekend for Africa’s prime stars within the Premier League, with the likes of Edouard Mendy and Mohamed Salah coming below additional scrutiny amid their testing begins to the season.

However African strikers Kelechi Iheanacho and Patson Daka might provide inexperienced shoots of optimism for Leicacester Metropolis, who’ve only one level from six video games after they had been comprehensively crushed 5-2 by Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday, Leicester had been notable of their lack of outlay as Premier League golf equipment smashed the $2.2 billion mark for spending within the switch window, with the high-profile departure of Wesley Fofana and Kasper Schmeichel not offset by formidable recruits, leaving supervisor Brendan Rodgers to lament after defeat by Manchester United on deadline day that “we’ve got not had the assistance out there this crew wanted.”

If new signings Wout Faes and Alex Smithies aren’t going to pull Leicester from the mire, then Iheanacho and Daka simply would possibly.

Sunday was disastrous for Leicester, who slumped to their fifth consecutive defeat and shipped 5 objectives within the course of; the East Midlanders haven’t conceded 16 objectives of their opening six video games of a marketing campaign since 1983.

However the performances of Iheanacho and Daka — chosen forward of the benched Jamie Vardy — would possibly simply have proved Leicester with a blueprint for enchancment.

Any murmurings of discontent about Vardy being dropped had been silenced when Iheanacho tapped house after being performed in by Daka inside one minute to mark his first league begin of the season.

The Foxes had been behind inside 1 / 4 of an hour as Brighton responded, however Daka demonstrated simply after the half-hour mark why he had a few of Europe’s greatest golf equipment eyeing him throughout his time at FC Salzburg.

The Zambia striker collected a excessive ball from Youri Tielemans — who remained at Leicester when reported deadline-day curiosity got here to nothing — took management with a powerful contact, superior previous the sprawling Lewis Dunk, set himself, and curled house past Robert Sanchez on his first begin of the season.

Daka’s back-flipping celebration was arguably Leicester’s spotlight of the season to this point, however he was crestfallen after the match regardless of the purpose.

“It was a really disappointing afternoon,” Daka mentioned on LCFC.com.

“We began rather well and we thought it was going to be a special outcome at the moment, however sadly we have one other loss. We’ve got to maintain on working exhausting. We have to have extra self-belief. We will do higher collectively as a crew, however we switched off a bit, we lacked focus after we scored. We did not deal with the ball. We misplaced the ball in the course of the park and, earlier than we realised, it was already 1-1. We want extra self-belief in taking good care of the ball as a result of we’ve got the standard within the crew.”

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Daka and Iheanacho working collectively — with Vardy probably having an influence off the bench — could also be a viable manner ahead for the Foxes.

Vardy had began all 5 of Leicester’s earlier Premier League video games this season — failing to web a single purpose — however at 35, he can hardly be anticipated to function as typically.

Enjoying behind Daka, who makes use of his tempo and sharp actions to stretch opposition defences, permits Iheanacho house and time by which to function, and the pair’s interaction must be a supply of optimism for Foxes followers.

Daka’s pull out to the left flank throughout the early exchanges — resulting in Iheanacho’s purpose — and the Nigerian’s tendency to maneuver out to the best aspect to accommodate a central striker may also go a way to assist tackle Leicester’s lack of width within the closing third, an issue they tried to unravel by shifting for Jeremie Boga on deadline day.

Iheanacho has not at all times appeared to have the belief of Rogers, however the Nigerian has had a hand in 20 objectives in his previous 25 begins for the membership — 15 objectives and 5 assists — which is unquestionably sufficient of a contribution for him to justify extra gametime (from the off), significantly as Leicester search recent concepts.

Elsewhere, the arrival of Faes will hopefully finish Rodgers’ weird insistence on utilizing Wilfred Ndidi at centre-back relatively than on the base of the midfield.

The ex-Liverpool and Celtic supervisor might have reached the top of the highway with Jannik Vestergaard and Caglar Soyuncu however his resolution to take away Ndidi from his most well-liked No. 6 function dramatically reduces Leicester’s capability to manage a sport and defend their again 4.

If this swap can enhance Leicester’s defensive malaise, and if Daka and Iheanacho can discover a measure of consistency, then the Foxes have an opportunity to play their manner up the desk.

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Additionally within the Premier League, two of the ultimate three gamers nominated for the African Footballer of the Yr award are enduring prolonged slumps.

Salah was largely nameless as Liverpool had been held 0-0 by Everton, and the criticism obtained by his new teammate Darwin Nunez after the match does not fully overshadow the Egyptian’s lack of contribution.

Salah struck just one brief heading in the right direction throughout the contest, was successfully stymied by Everton’s defenders, and beat his man solely as soon as — a 3rd of what he managed towards Newcastle United.

The Egyptian headed into the match hoping to equal Michael Owen’s report of scoring 4 league objectives away on the house of Liverpool’s nearest rivals, however this can be a Liverpool aspect in transition — Sadio Mane’s absence casts a protracted shadow — and Salah’s particular person performances will more and more come below the highlight because the Reds proceed to drop factors.

Idrissa Gueye made his second Everton debut, from the bench, whereas Alex Iwobi performed 90 minutes for the Toffees.

Chelsea’s Mendy can be enduring a testing begin to the marketing campaign, however he was let off the hook by a disastrous VAR name that dominated out West Ham United’s late equaliser from Maxwel Cornet after some weak goalkeeping from the Senegal stopper.

Mendy has conceded 9 objectives in his previous 5 matches, with solely two clear sheets in his previous 12 within the league, and people numbers would have been worse had the officers not believed that Mendy had been fouled — and injured — by Jarrod Bowen.

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Hammers supervisor David Moyes was sad with the choice, and Mendy’s antics, accusing the goalkeeper of deceit.

“It is a scandalous resolution, completely rotten from one of many supposedly elite referees,” Moyes fumed after the match.

“It does not say a lot about whoever despatched him over from VAR as properly — it’s an unbelievable resolution towards us.

“I really suppose the goalkeeper dives, he’s faking an harm as a result of he can not get to the following one; he did the identical on the primary purpose as properly. The referee in some way will get that so fallacious it’s unbelievable.

“The goalkeeper involves take it and truly fumbles it out of his palms. He acted as if he is obtained a shoulder harm.”

Chelsea supervisor Thomas Tuchel defended Mendy within the aftermath of the incident, however he should now determine whether or not to stay with the error-strewn Senegal goalkeeper or give a chance to Kepa Arrizabalaga.

“[Mendy] will get punished quite a bit for not a whole lot of what he does fallacious, however there aren’t any doubts in my thoughts,” Tuchel mentioned.

“The state of affairs is calm.

“We’ve got two improbable goalkeepers, two improbable guys. We understand it that he’s in that sort of state of affairs, however first we deal inside after which we inform you.”

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Elsewhere in Europe, Mohammed Kudus returned in fashion after failing to safe a deadline-day transfer from Ajax Amsterdam by netting within the Dutch giants’ 4-0 Eredivisie thumping of Cambuur.

On as a halftime alternative for Ghanaian compatriot Brian Brobbey, he scored the hosts’ fourth purpose when he slotted house from shut vary after being picked out by a Calvin Bassey cross from the left flank.

Kudus had reportedly pushed for a transfer away from the Johan Cruyff Enviornment — amid curiosity from Everton — throughout the dying embers of the switch window, even skipping coaching on Wednesday in an effort to engineer a transfer.

Kudus had been involved about his lack of enjoying time at Ajax, and sought a transfer in an effort to enhance his World Cup prospects for Ghana, however he’ll now look to construct on his goalscoring return to pressure his manner into Alfred Schreuder’s plans.

Senegal’s Nicolas Jackson registered an help for Villarreal as they thumped Elche in Spain’s LaLiga, whereas in-form Congo DR striker Jackson Muleka was once more among the many objectives as Besiktas defeated Ankaragucu 3-2 within the Turkish Tremendous Lig.

Muleka appears to have struck up a promising understanding with Eagles new boy Dele Alli, who additionally discovered the web.

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