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2019/20 Alex Iwobi

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I think Iwobi was a bit of a panic buy. He is a good enough player and could do well for a counter attacking team. I feel his type of play isn't suited to a team which wants to play a quick passing game, he doesn't seem to fit that bill for me.
 
neilsyd said:
I’m sure somewhere on this thread, I just saw signing iwobi and kean is exactly the way the club needs to go on transfers. Ok, so sign players for loads of money, who can’t get in the team. A bad team.....
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No the thinking is right. By players who have skills we need and time to find their feet. As opposed to buying players like Sigurdsson and Schneiderlin who are decent but won't get better.
 
Neiler said:
I wouldnt have been a confirmed Pienaar fan, i always thought he had way more in his locker then he achieved, but he was very good at doing this also, a Knitter.

I think Iwobi thrives in tight spaces in advanced positions, when players are bunched, less so when play is spread, maybe its the Arsenal in him, that was his upbringing.
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He's not a perfect player and when we've been using systems that don't give him options in midfield he's struggled some.
 
windymiller said:
Hunt every post down, lol. They really aren't hard to find as they're in every thread.
There is a massive difference between Bernard and the other players you mention. He's fun to watch, I know some people don't care about that but if football isn't entertainment then I don't understand what it's for. Iwobi has no end product and is not fun to watch but, according to you at least, is the right kind of signing. Baffling.
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I don't watch actual football to see tricks and such. Fun players for me are the ones who put the ball in the net or set up others to do that.
 
TheBigIguana said:
No the thinking is right. By players who have skills we need and time to find their feet. As opposed to buying players like Sigurdsson and Schneiderlin who are decent but won't get better.
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The notion that every player peaks at 26-29 is a myth. Yes, some players improve, there are examples both ways. I’m not calling for this thread to start listing drogbas, Vardys and Calvert lewins compared to fowlers, rooneys and Owen. It’s just a risky strategy to buy young players and assume their value will increase or their ability improve. Most players at iwobis age and with the number of games under his belt will have plateaued. There’s room for improvement obviously, but I don’t see him suddenly becoming a scoring threat or creative cog which is exactly what we need from an attacking mid/winger.
 

windymiller said:
So, not Iwobi then?
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Yeah I would not say Iwobi is someone I enjoy watching right now. Actually in our team the list is Richarlison, DCL and on occasion Gomes.

It doesn't mean I think everyone else is horrible though. Or that none of the others are useful or could be useful.
 

neilsyd said:
The notion that every player peaks at 26-29 is a myth. Yes, some players improve, there are examples both ways. I’m not calling for this thread to start listing drogbas, Vardys and Calvert lewins compared to fowlers, rooneys and Owen. It’s just a risky strategy to buy young players and assume their value will increase or their ability improve. Most players at iwobis age and with the number of games under his belt will have plateaued. There’s room for improvement obviously, but I don’t see him suddenly becoming a scoring threat or creative cog which is exactly what we need from an attacking mid/winger.
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I'd honestly say it is less risky. If we were buying everyone at 18 it would be different, but buying a 22 year old who is at PL level already and hoping to make them into a top class player isn't very risky as worst case is you have a squad player for a few years that still has some value to move on at the end.

I guess the worst worst case is Sandro, but that doesn't happen often. Meanwhile we've seen what happens first hand with Sigurdsson, Bolasie and Schneiderlin. Our failures on the other end are Vlasic and Lookman. I'd say those weren't nearly as bad myself.
 
He’s nice and tidy but he’s another one you have to play centrally, he comes alive.

He was superb in that West Ham Game and the Brighton game before Bernard went off also.
 

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