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na wikipedia dey confuse you.. wide midfielders are wingers..

MetalJigsaw:
I beg to differ bro. the wide midfielders are called left or right midfielders

Arsenal vs Burnley Highlights.
Two key passes from Iwobi for the first and second goal.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDnRmXY7cOE

Arsenal: Alex Iwobi may benefit most from Arsene Wenger departure

by Josh Sippie 3h ago

Arsenal had a team full of star performers against Burnley, but what Alex Iwobi did was particularly special, given his circumstances. It’s fair to say that no Arsenal man has been more disappointing these past two years than Alex Iwobi. After bursting onto the scene, he proceeded to sputter into a struggling starter, then was dropped, at one point all the way to the U23s, and has yet to make his way back into the starting XI picture.

It’s been a heaping of frustration as no one can seem to grasp how best to utilize him and, now that he is 22, the time is getting kind of nigh. Iwobi’s final ball continues to lack any sort of threat and that can be a problem for an attacking player. Which is why, despite all the massive performances against Burnley, nobody’s performance meant more to both himself and to the fans than Alex Iwobi’s.

This was the best we had seen Iwobi in two whole years. After his initial ‘final ball’ looked like failed Iwobi and sputtered to no one, he proceeded to drop a masterful performance that saw him showcasing all of his talents and even capitalizing on the skills he is criticized for not having. His ability to drive from deep is known. It’s the one positive that we’ve been able to glean from his performances this year. When he gets on the ball, he can shimmy away from defenders with the best of them. But when he gets into the box, things change. Only against Burnley, they didn’t.

As if Iwobi knew that he had to prove something, with Arsene Wenger leaving, he was clinical in the box. Both of the first two goals began with an astute Iwobi pass in the final third that led immediately to an assist and a goal. And his goal? That was the cream of the crop. Yes, he was given all the time and space he could ever hope for, but he has scuffed many such opportunities before. Had he fluffed it over the bar and into the 14th row, we’d have shrugged and thought “yep, that’s Iwobi.”
But he didn’t. He planted it into the top corner like this was the regular thing to do.

Iwobi was a menace out there, and maybe, just maybe, Wenger’s exit will awaken in him the determination to prove himself to the world, rather than to just one man.

--PAINinTHEarsenalDOTcom

As e stand he no deserve to be in the team abi?

MetalJigsaw:
That one na ''IF''; Make he achieve am first make we see na. Na then e go really deserve am.

Make I go watch better match #ElClassico don start

Pls Come here sir . Oya give us his playing history. that’s the only argument I will listen to if you have not seen his original birth certificate

Kog45:
Kai make i run before tbaba1234,Humility017 and Joebie catch me.

Which of the trio give away balls easily?
Ndidi, the master tackler
Mikel the master holder and sprayer of long passes.
Iwobi the master distributor of short passes

The solution of the equation tells me the contrary

MetalJigsaw:
Then we'll struggle to hold possession in midfield.

The word winger is used for wide midfielders. e.g 4-4-2

But in my thinking, ideally, a winger should be able to operate as a WF and vice versa, although the roles are not exactly the same, but the terms are interchangeable when we dont mean to be exact.

MetalJigsaw:
They're both the same bro.

Hahaha I no somebody will talk

TheSuperNerd:
Chaaaiiiiii... Sir Joebie come on goan charge up ya gadget joor


Feeling the passion... Loolll

Exactly what I’ve been thinking

tbaba1234:
Iwobi and Mikel would be lovely in the middle with Ndidi playing in front of the defence. We will be able to create more chances.

Musa’s WhoScored Stats:

If Nacho end up our top scorer for WC una go still call am hype? Abi una no dey watch SE games? Too much club football dey worry una

MetalJigsaw:
The hype on this Nacho nawa o

No. Na only the statistical aspect I dey post since. Those who watched it can testify if he did well or not. If I’m not running a mini commentary know I’m not watching it.

MetalJigsaw:
Impressive. Did you watch the match?

Simy’s WhoScored Stats

Simy hit the woodwork in Crotone’s 2-1 away loss to Chievo

Hahahaha
Na only the title for different lol

TheSuperNerd:
Looollll... You are wicked walahi!!! I just finished looking at same comparison stats using same Whoscored tool. Honestly, na just screen shot remain... This is exactly how I did it and did the comparison... Hahahahahahahahaha... It is well.

Happy for Moses.... and I mean soooooo happy for Victor Moses.

Iwobi’s WhoScored FT Stats

Super Eagles joker vs King Pharoah

Even Mkhitaryan was switched to a WF. Football is not static.

Kog45:
Sir you are right.My formation is not to suit any player but to get result.

I remember Westerhoff did it against Zambia when Finidi failed woefully in the first half and he did unusual by introduced Samson Siasia in the same first half who we all believe is not a winger and he did it well.

Also against South Africa in Lagos Bonfrere Jo did unusual and start both Finidi and Tijani and this destabilised SA and before they know what was going on they are down.

I want goals against Croatia and i need Nacho,Moses and Ighalo to start.

As things stand Iwobi is WhoScored’s MOTM. But the game is not over yet

Auba 8.41
Lacazetre 8.35
Iwobi 8.44

Emotional outing. These players are ensuring they give Wenger a memorable send off

TheSuperNerd:
Iwobi!!!!!!!!!!


They moved him from AM to CM in Arsenal's formation switch and he still pops up with a goal....

Right boss

TheSuperNerd:
In a 4-3-3, it would be as a wing forward don't you think?

As a winger na

MetalJigsaw:
What role did you place Nacho?

Both Imoh Ezekiel and Karo Etebo start for Las Palmas as they host Getafe

Arsenal switch formation

Hahahaha

lexyman:
i know he can do this in the world cup , my fear is ,if the striker fail to Utilise the pass , he will become selfish and want to dribble to take the ball in....

I’m hoping we never play 4-3-3 at the WC
I’m more comfy with 4-2-3-1

Kog45:
Remember 35 man list not yet out to make 23 man list but based on our qualifiers and friendlies,this is my lineup.

1.Goalkeeper.....?

2.Shehu Abdullahi

3.Bryan Idowu

4.Ndidi Wilfred

5.Leon Balogun

6.Ekong Troost

7..Alex Iwobi

8.Mikel Obi

9.Odion Ighalo

10.Kelechi Iheanacho

11.Victor Moses.

4-3-3

Iwobi’s WhoScored HT Stats

Iwobi is a #10

Icon4s:
Nice pass from Iwobi to Belerin for Lacazette's goal.

Victor Moses assist

Chiedozie Ogbene vs Ola Aina
WhoScored Stats
Brentford 1-1 Hull

Iwobi’s WhoScored stats so far as AM
Arsenal lead Burnley