Rossi

Iwobi might not be all that glamorous or world class, but only few can achieve what he has. He came out from a big club’s academy, broke into the first team, and wait!!!!! He was never loaned out, not once. He has done what most glamorous or world class players couldn’t do, CONSISTENCY. Iwobi has consistently played top-tier football for over a decade now. Over 100 games for Arsenal. Over 100 games for Everton Over 100 games for Fulham Over 100 games for Nigeria. All under different managers. In fact, one of his managers, Marco Silva, loved him so much that he signed him to Everton. Even Marco Silva went to Fulham, he signed Iwobi again. This should tell you the kind of person and player he is. Zero scandal, zero attitude problems, never in the news for nonsense, a well-trained boy by his African parents. Even when we Nigerians turned our back on him and dragged him, he never said anything, and he stayed committed to us. Irrespective of the family affiliation with a big name like Okocha and the weight that name carried, it never distracted him. In fact, he always said he knew the pressure especially when playing for Nigeria, and he took advice from his uncle when necessary, and his uncle made sure he made his own name for himself. Put a respect on his name. Getting to the top is hard, staying at the top is even harder. He has done that while dropping back to back music, he didn’t take his eyes away from the game. Alex Iwobi, a proper student and lover of the game. A legend in my books because that level of consistency is not sold in the market.