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Maresca makes bold starting XI promise to Daka after back-to-back goals

Patson Daka scored his second goal of the season in Leicester City's 3-2 comeback win over Millwall on Wednesday night.

BolaNews Reporter
BolaNews Reporter Published December 14, 2023
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Patson Daka celebrates his goal against Millwall on Decemeber 13, 2023 at the King Power Stadium. (Photo via LCFC media)
Patson Daka celebrates his goal against Millwall on Decemeber 13, 2023 at the King Power Stadium. (Photo via LCFC media)

It appears Patson Daka has won over his Leicester City manager Enzo Maresca with the Italian promising to give the Chipolopolo striker more game time after scoring in back-to-back games.

Daka has had a difficult time under Maresca. The patient goal poacher had missed the majority of the season’s first four months before things began to fall into place last Saturday.

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From the word go, Maresca made it clear that he favored Jamie Vardy and Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho over Daka to lead Leicester’s frontline.

This is evidenced by the fact that, until Saturday, Daka had only played one match in 19 league games, making the bench 10 times and missing out on the squad eight times despite his national team form.

However, with Maresca’s blue-eyed boys, Iheanacho and Vardy unavailable due to illness and injury respectively, the Italian has turned to Daka. He offered him a place in the starting 11 on the last two occasions.

‘YOU CAN’T BURRY A SEED FOREVER.’

Patson Daka scored his second successive goal in the English Championship last night against Millwall in Leicester City’s 3-2 comeback win. pic.twitter.com/Y0NDN28tLM

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Determined to prove Maresca and his doubters wrong, Daka has scored on both occasions.

RELATED ARTICLE: Leicester City manager unsure about Daka’s future at the club

Maresca has since revealed that Iheanacho and Vardy will have to be at their best to win their place back into the starting 11 at the expense of the Chipolopolo star. 

Patson Daka of Leicester City receives a hug and pat on the back from Leicester City Manager Enzo Maresca during the Sky Bet Championship match between Leicester City and Plymouth Argyle at King Power Stadium on December 9, 2023 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images)
(Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images)

“If you are playing, you deserve it,” Maresca was quoted as saying by Beinsport. “If someone comes in and they are doing well, you need to work.”

Maresca added, “Patson is scoring goals and working hard after three or four months of having to wait. We are going to trust him and give him more chances, no doubt.”

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