Agreed. It's strange to me when people talk about how we should have signed Lozano instead when he's older, more expensive and completely unproven in a league that Jozy Altidore didn't score 25 goals in. He could be better but it is far from a guarantee that he's even decent. Iwobi has just as much upside with half the question marks.
I welcome Iwobi and am looking forward to seeing him in a blue shirt. He's always looked dangerous when I've seen him at Goodison and I'm confident we have bought a fine player with his best times in front of him.
However I'm also one of those saying we should be looking at the likes of Lozano. Going forward we need to try and move away from the 4231 formation, and we are far too reliant on Siggy's goals to do that at the moment. We need a front 3 all of who are confident in front of goal and I don't think Iwobi is that player, not yet anyway. Lozano is very cool in front of goal and that is a natural instinct. He also knows the runs to make.
If anything I see Iwobi as maybe a long term replacement for Siggy. He looks to be as creative as the Icelander but also has the pace and dribbling ability to turn defence into attack very quickly. I'm hoping Marco plays him at the point of a midfield 3 against some of the stronger teams as I'm looking forward to seeing if he has this in his locker. I think he can act as cover in the wide position but I still feel we need to add another to our squad in that area.
