New coach of Everton Frank Lampard has explained the reason why Nigeria international midfielder Alex Iwobi was at his best in his team’s 3-0 win over Leeds United at the weekend.
Iwobi took the game by the scruff of the neck dropping what can easily pass as one of his best performance so far this season. Such was his performance that he was hailed as the best player in the game.
His performance no doubt impressed his coach Lampard who was filled of praises for the former Arsenal man who hasn’t quite lived up to his hefty price tag since his move to Goodison Park.
He went forward to explain that a change in formation also aided the Nigerian who also showed good work ethics especially against a Leeds United team, who usually make teams sweat when in possession.
“What Alex has done is trained at a great level. He’s a quiet lad, keeps his head down, trains with talent, trains with work ethic”, he said after the game .
“The way we changed the formation of the team and played with wide men, Alex just sort of demanded a place in the team with his performance. He just needs to believe in himself. I said it to him before the game.
“I certainly believe in him with the things I’ve seen. The work ethic side of the game he shown in that role – it was a tough gig playing against a side against Leeds. You have to do a lot off the ball.
“I’ll just keep working on that. We’ve got other players on the bench who can come on. It’s important everyone gives their absolute maximum, to the limit. Alex did that today”, he concluded
