KAA Gent manager, Hein Vanhaezebrouck has admitted Gift Orban is currently going through a rough patch and will need time to get out of it.

Orban took European football by storm last season when he scored 25 goals across all competitions.

The 20-year-old completed last campaign as KAA Gent top scorer despite joining the club in January.

Orban has struggled to replicate his last season’s impressive form, and has failed to score in his last four matches.

He has just two goals in seven appearances this season and bagged a red card in addition to the poor run of form.

The Nigerian’s poor run in front of goal is now a major concern for Gent’s boss, who said:

“Things are not going so smoothly with Gift either in training,” he said as quoted by Nieuwsblad.

“It’s very simple, someone who plays fantastically well in training always plays. Or you have to be new like my neighbor, because then you sometimes have to pick up some things.

“We also think it’s strange, but I also mentioned that last year: then everything worked and everything was great.

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“Sometimes things just don’t work out, and Gift is just in such a moment, but that can also make him stronger, once he finds his way to the goal again,” He included.