"We Know The Quality Iheanacho Possesses And Now The World Is Seeing It" -  Schmeichel

    "We Know The Quality Iheanacho Possesses And Now The World Is Seeing It" -  Schmeichel By Admin The world is now seeing what the Leicester City squad have known for years, Kasper Schmeichel said as he hailed in-form frontman Kelechi Iheanacho. The Nigerian scored his 10th goal in seven games to send City into the FA Cup final and he will start against West Brom as the club’s outright top goalscorer for this season, with that Wembley finish taking his tally to 15 in all competitions, one more than strike partner Jamie Vardy. That Iheanacho would top City’s scoring charts would have been hard to believe for many fans, as it seemed for the first couple of years of his King Power Stadium spell that he would not live up to his £25m price-tag. However, there was no surprise in the City squad. “We all saw what he could do in training,” Schmiechel said. “He just needed that luck, that decision, or that goal. “We knew he had the ability, we’ve seen it every day since he joined the club. We know the quality he possesses and now the world is seeing it.” While Thursday night’s match with West Brom is the focus for now, City do have an FA Cup final on the horizon, their first in 52 years. Schmeichel will very likely be leading them out that day, and knows what it means to the club and the owners. “It means everything, when you think of everything we’ve been through in the past few years, everything we’ve had to deal with,” he said. “We deserve to be there. We are enjoying this moment, something like this comes around so rarely so you have to enjoy it. “Leicester meant the world to (late chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha), we’re so happy to repay his family with these kinds of things. They will be so proud. “It’s difficult with the pandemic but hopefully the family will be able to come to the final.” He added: “Any kind of win gives you confidence, so getting to the FA Cup final definitely will.”