Leicester City striker David Nugent's relief at reaching 100-goal mark
David Nugent has expressed his relief at reaching 100 career goals and breaking the longest barren run of his career.
The Leicester City striker scored his first goal for 11 games as City came from behind to beat Burnley on Wednesday, and he said the frustration had been growing while was stuck on 99 goals.
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Leicester City striker David Nugent celebrates scoring against Burnley on Wednesday night
"I have kept it quiet for the past 11 games but I did know about it and it is nice to get that monkey off my back," he said.
"It was stretching it on a little bit. The manager mentioned it in the team talk, which put a bit of pressure on me to score, and gladly I did score.
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"My previous longest spell was four games without a goal. It does play on your mind when it is 11 games.
"It is tough, but you keep it to yourself and try not to show it on the pitch.
"I am never going to shy away from getting on the ball. I will always be there, be an option, get the ball and try and score a goal.
"It hasn't been happening for me lately but, thankfully, it is over now
"It wasn't the greatest of goals but, as a striker, when you haven't scored for 11 games, you take any goal as it comes. You sometimes need a scruffy one to go in.
"It was the longest streak without a goal in my career. It hasn't been nice but, hopefully, now I can go on a run.
"I am on the way. It is nice to get the first one and, hopefully, I will get another on Sunday. Our home form is decent and we hope for another good result.
"We have created a lot of chances in previous games. The keepers have made a few saves, and I have missed a few, but you have to be there to miss them.
"I am just glad that we have started to put them away now. It was a vital three points."
Nugent said a half-time tactical switch was the turning point for City as they were behind to Dean Marney's early goal.
"It was a frustrating first half," he said. "The 4-4-2 wasn't working for us and they had that extra man in midfield.
"We kept the ball a lot in the first half but weren't going forward.
"We were mainly going sideways, and nothing was coming from it.
"The gaffer changed the formation at half-time with me up top, Marshall on the left and Vardy on the right, and it paid off."
Comments
by lcfctilidie
Friday, September 21 2012, 2:46PM
“With Marshall and Knockhaert supplying from the wings he should get lots of scoring opportunities this season. Vardy looks more confident right now though. Lets see if this goal changed things for Nugent.
Get the winner against Dull David and you will be my hero!”
by wizard2010
Friday, September 21 2012, 2:44PM
“Hopefully he can score against Hull, every player is going to have to give everything on sunday to get a result with the way Hull are playing. There 3-5-2 formation is leathal with robbie koren in the centre operating as playmaker, along with sone aluko and elmohamady who have lightning speed and an eye for goal on the flanks. In my opinion i would take a draw now because if they score first we all know how good there defence is, also under bruce they've started to score goals, 10 in the last three games to be exact.”
by foxfan1
Friday, September 21 2012, 1:19PM
“theGeoffLane... Otherwise known as the Cornish comedy king of "ga***"
If you wrote a book on them no-one would believe you! (Oh , I just fell in, Nugent wasn't signed by "NIGEL"...was he?”
by TheGeofflane
Friday, September 21 2012, 11:16AM
“100 goals, Nuge. Keep cracking 'em in and you'll catch Emile as Australian goals don't count! Of course most of Emile's ton were Premiership or International but my God now we need you.”
by TheGeofflane
Friday, September 21 2012, 11:08AM
“Maybe against Hull a couple that weren't miss-hit scuffs wouldn't go amiss. I take it Nigel has told you it's HULL we are playing and it's promotion and his job you are playing for. No excuses accepted. COME ON CITY.”
by LCFC18018
Friday, September 21 2012, 10:55AM
“Mr Nugent, you appear to be drastically incorrect in something you say here. You crazily infer that Nigel Pearson had a plan B and implemented a change in formation at half time. That surely cannot be true because one or two know-it-alls on these comment pages keep telling us Nigel only knows his favoured plan A which is 4-4-2.”
by lcfctilidie
Friday, September 21 2012, 10:08AM
“yes Kick-on and get at least a goal a game. You work hard and deserve it!”
by Chappy1884
Friday, September 21 2012, 9:41AM
“please let it spark a flurry Nuge - just bang them in, don't worry about numbers.”