2019/20 Alex Iwobi

[neilsyd]

Oh look its Greame Souness.

Not that it’s good news. But a few hours later, it’s now come out that he was dropped for disciplinary reasons.

 

[neilsyd]

Oh look its Greame Souness.

Think my fat fingers have messed up that reply. Anyhow, you get the jist. Happy to be called one of the best midfielders the leagues ever seen though. Don’t call me scholesy next

 

[Blue Magic]

A team is more than the sum of its parts.

How many of the 04/05 squad were top 4 players?

The sooner this team starts playing like one the better.

Agree with this. It’s about a team clicking and playing together as well as how good the squad is on paper.

 

[Paulie]

Agree with this. It’s about a team clicking and playing together as well as how good the squad is on paper.

Leicester won the league with players who knew their role and played effective football.

 

[Blue Magic]

Leicester won the league with players who knew their role and played effective football.

Who would have said that was even a top 6 squad at the start of that season? They finished 14th the previous season.

 

[windymiller]

I don't really get the negativity towards Iwobi on here. I think he looks good when he plays, he offers something different in the centre and is certainly as good as if not better than our other wide players. Certainly at the weekend I think him coming on was pivitol, it was 1-1 when he came on for Walcott and we scored right after. I think he always looks to do something positive with the ball, either a forward pass, carrying the ball forward or getting a shot away

I think it's two things.
1. His price tag, if he was half the price I think he would be considered a bargain (which is why he wasn't half the price) but with big price tags come big expectations.
2. I think some people like to push back against hype and there are some very vocal Iwobi enthusiasts on here (as hyperbolically positive as some people are negative). That gets on some other posters nerves and that results in them taking an opposing, and equivalent, viewpoint.

FWIW, I think Iwobi has done well when in the team but has periods of ineffectiveness that he's going to have to reduce the frequency of if he is to become a properly top tier player. He also needs to be less wasteful in front of goal. He's young, so I'm hopeful he can do it.

 

[andy4efc]

Scored for Nigeria 10mins ago in thier African Cup of Nations qualifiers. now 2-1 up.

 

[Goat]

 

[Nymzee]

Top player.

 

[sageyefc]

My number 10, je suis wobi

 

[Jadubsee]

Should be starting. Play your best players when fit FFS

 

[Big Sams Little Pecker]

How's Walcott starting over Iwobi

 

[tim cahill]

How's Walcott starting over Iwobi

How's Sigurdsson starting ahead of Iwobi?

 

[Toffeelover]

Last two post made very good questions.

 

[Groucho]

Clearly our best fit midfielder.