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da blaze casino： According to Leicestershire Live, Rachid Ghezzal’s future at Leicester is in serious doubt after failing to make a positive impact at the King Power this season.
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Ghezzal signed for the Foxes last summer in a deal worth £12m, but he’s never hit the dizzy heights expected after coming in to essentially replace Riyad Mahrez.
The Algerian only started eight times in the Premier League this term, scoring a solitary goal as he fell out of favour with Claude Puel and then didn’t get a chance under Brendan Rodgers.
After Harvey Barnes was recalled in January from a loan spell at West Brom, his game time took a further hit.
Given his poor first season in English football, Leicestershire Live are now reporting that his future in the Midlands is in doubt. This came after the winger admitted it had been a difficult season in a post on Instagram.
Tailor-made for Rodgers
Since Rodgers arrived at the King Power, Ghezzal hasn’t found himself anywhere near the starting line-up.
Despite the player’s form, it’s a bizarre decision from the Northern Irishman because of one sole reason.
The new Leicester manager favours inside forwards and that’s exactly what you get with the 27-year-old when he plays off the right flank.
At Liverpool, Rodgers bought into a formation that saw both Philippe Coutinho and Adam Lallana act as wingers who could come inside and influence the game from a central area. Scott Sinclair had a similar role at Celtic.
Ghezzal is someone who is capable of doing the same job and, over pre-season, providing he remains at Leicester, it’s an asset that he and the coaching team must work on.
The fact he’s not played under Rodgers makes it easy to dismiss him altogether, but the wide man is the perfect player for the ex-Liverpool boss. As such, they’d be foolish to consider selling.
We’ve seen time and time again how the 46-year-old has developed players. Leicester now need to place faith in Ghezzal and at least give him another season to prove his worth.