Brown Ideye hardly scores. He also hardly lays
assists. And yet, his coach Stephen Keshi has
backed the under-fire forward to come good
once he sheds his anxiety.
The forward scored once at the African Nations
Cup and only once more since then; a penalty
conversion against Mexico in a 2-2 friendly draw.
And at the Confederations Cup he was guilty of
squandering a host of gilt-edged chances as he
failed to find the back of the net.
But his endeavour, hard work, link-
up play have found favour with his coach.“Yeah, it’s true that Brown hasn’t scored goals, but
that does not make him a bad player,” Keshi tells
KickOffNigeria.com. “Sometimes when the
ambition [to score] turns into anxiety, it becomes
difficult for a striker to score goals.
“So all he needs to do is relax. We have been
working on his inner relaxation and inner calm so
that when he is in front of goal it will be much
easier for him.”
Keshi praised Ideye’s other qualities, especially
his unselfish graft for the team. Against Spain he
dropped deep to rescue the two fullbacks from
sticky situations, and Keshi says that fits into his
philosophy of team ahead of individual.
“He is a good kid; he has been working his tail off
everywhere on the pitch. And that’s what we want
from somebody who plays for the team.”
At club level Ideye averages more than a goal
every other game, and Keshi predicts that once
the forward starts scoring for the Eagles, it will be
hard to stop him.
“It’s just the finishing that’s lacking because that is
his number one job, and that is why people are a
little bit angry, but I’m very sure it’s going to come
– and when it comes, it won’t stop.
“We just need to support him, keep believing in
him and give him the confidence to continue to
express himself without pressure.”

SOURCE:http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/06/suprise-keshi-backs-ideye/

The coach is right,Ideye's club goal record speaks volume.His work ethic,commitment has never been in doubt.He was never a flop in the nations cup.His combination with Emenike is da bomb.

He is not a selfish player but he should improve on his finishing.
On the other news Nnamdi Oduamadi is back!
https://www.nairaland.com/1341453/nnamdi-oduamadi-finally-recovered-injury