Nigeria international, Alex Iwobi was one of Everton’s best performers against Aston Villa as he stood out again in the number 6 position.
Iwobi was the best player for the Toffees for the second week running as he covered distance relentlessly and pushed the team from his position.
Playing in a new position, the former Arsenal man rose to the occasion again with 58 touches and completed 81% of his 48 passes but couldn’t prevent Everton from losing their second Premier League game in as many games.
It was an impressive afternoon for the Nigerian as he completed majority of his attempts, tackled and won duels. The Super Eagles star tweeted on Sunday “Reflect, Analyse, Go Again…” and had Everton fans comment positively on his tweet.
Everton fans are falling in love with Iwobi as his desire has been immense. While he’s not the finished material, they see in him, a man who has grown greatly in the last one year.
From the struggles and difficulty of seeing an Iwobi feature, he’s probably the first name on the team sheet at the moment and has stepped up further.
“Great individual performance Alex. Just tell the lads to be a bit more aggressive next weekend. We could have had at least 1 pen yesterday, not one player asked the question,” said James Clarke.
“Our best by a mile . Thanks for the hard work you put in game in game out,” Another fan wrote on twitter.
Everton may have lost their opening Premier League games to Chelsea and Aston Villa, but Iwobi has proven as a dependable player so far.
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