Arsenal legend Ian Wright has made it clear that he remains a huge fan of Alex Iwobi following his recent improvement in form with Everton.
The Nigeria international has performed well in a slightly new role under Frank Lampard, and it looks like he finally lives up to the immense potential he showed in his early days at Arsenal.
Iwobi lost himself a bit towards the end of his time with the Gunners, moving to Everton in the summer of 2019, where he also took some time to get going.
The former Arsenal striker Wright admits he is now delighted to see how much Iwobi has improved, and even suggested that he seems precisely the kind of player Mikel Arteta could use at the moment.
“I’m very pleased with the way he’s doing,” Wright said on his Wrighty’s House podcast.
“I remember the Arsenal fans, it’s the same thing they did to (Alex) Oxlade-Chamberlain, they ridiculed him.
“I remember seeing him play in midfield in Arsenal’s early days at West Ham, and you’re seeing something.
“His progression on the ball and his work-rate, which Frank has now recognized him and put him in there, listen to the Everton fans when he’s doing his job, they love him now. I love how he is doing at Iwobi.
“I’m talking about someone who is making a big difference in what Everton needs: his work rate, his ball progression, his passing, everything.
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“He is the pass before the assist, people don’t realize it. Everton fans are now starting to realize that if they get the right players in and around him, he will be a force for them.
“You look at his work rate, it’s amazing. It’s the kind of intensity that Mikel wants now and he needs now, we need that, we need someone who can push like that.”
Whether Iwobi could end up having a second spell at Arsenal one day remains to be seen, but for now the 26-year-old is certainly doing everything right as he tries to revive his Premier League career.
