Alex Iwobi Archives: 11/2016

Former Liverpool winger, John Barnes, branded Alex Iwobi’s own goal ‘unfortunate’ as he explained how the youngster managed to get himself into such a mess.

In Soccer AM’s Teammates 2.0 segment, Alex Iwobi revealed which Arsenal player he thinks has the best footballing brain.

Arsene Wenger explained his team selection after his side’s draw with Manchester United, stating that he picked his team based on ‘experience and fight’.

Following Alex Iwobi’s Nigeria coach, Gernot Rohr’s, revelation that he’d actually had a meeting with Arsene Wenger over the 20-year-old’s future, it got me thinking about where his career could go.

It’s the craze that’s been sweeping the internet over the past week or two, the Mannequin Challange, and our very own Alex Iwobi is the latest to give it a go.

Alex Iwobi wowed football this week with his rainbow flick for Nigeria in the game against Algeria, but his manager, Gernot Rohr, was not surprised.

Alex Iwobi is one of Arsenal’s rising stars but don’t let his success fool you into thinking he’s resting on his laurels any time soon.

The Nigerian press have picked up on an interview Santi Cazorla did with Arsenal’s magazine in which he describes his relationship with the younger members of the squad.

Nigeria national team coach, Gernot Rohr, claims that although he wasn’t exactly surprised by Alex Iwobi’s superb rainbow flick against Algeria, it wasn’t expecting it either.

Ben Sheaf recently spoke to the Arsenal matchday programme

With the international break in full swing, we take a look at the first-team players (including those out on-loan) who were called up to their respective countries in recent days.

Barcelona apparently feel ‘used’ by Hector Bellerin after the player struck a new deal with Arsenal, while showing total hypocrisy as they try to unsettle Alex Iwobi.

Alergia national team coach, Georges Leekens, believes the secret to stopping Nigeria scoring during their clash is to stop Alex Iwobi and Manchester City’s Kelechi Iheanacho.

Alex Iwobi is looking forward to wearing Nigeria’s new kit against Algeria at the weekend.

Former Nigeria striker, Jonathan Akpoborie, has backed Alex Iwobi to shine for his country when they play Algeria on Saturday.

We’re now into the third international break of a season that isn’t even three months old, so who will be going where and for what?

Have Arsenal learned the lessons from overplaying youngsters?

Last week’s strolls against Reading and Sunderland highlighted why Arsenal are a more serious proposition this year.