{"id":817230,"date":"2025-01-05T07:16:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T13:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/05\/alex-iwobi-former-barcelona-and-tottenham-striker-praises-nigerian-stars-terrific-season-at-fulham\/"},"modified":"2025-01-05T07:16:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T13:16:55","slug":"alex-iwobi-former-barcelona-and-tottenham-striker-praises-nigerian-stars-terrific-season-at-fulham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/05\/alex-iwobi-former-barcelona-and-tottenham-striker-praises-nigerian-stars-terrific-season-at-fulham\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Iwobi: Former Barcelona and Tottenham striker praises Nigerian star\u2019s \u2018terrific\u2019 season at Fulham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/images-35.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p><img width=\"700\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/images-35.jpeg\" alt=\"Soccer Alex Iwobi: Former Barcelona and Tottenham striker praises Nigerian star\u2019s \u2018terrific\u2019 season at Fulham\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   data-full-width=\"700\" data-full-height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Former England striker Gary Lineker has lavished praise on Alex Iwobi for his outstanding performances at Fulham this season, <a href=\"https:\/\/Soccernet.ng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian midfielder has become a pivotal figure in Marco Silva\u2019s side, as the west Londoners enjoy one of their best starts to a Premier League campaign in recent memory.<\/p>\n<p>Iwobi, 28, has already equalled his highest Premier League goal tally of five, with nearly half the season left to play.<\/p>\n<h4>Get Our Sports News First \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VagMHLcA89MZvw0Btc21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Join Our WhatsApp Channel Now!<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The Super Eagles playmaker has also contributed three assists, further solidifying his importance to the Cottagers\u2019 European ambitions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_146182\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146182\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/imago1010611026-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Alex Iwobi\" width=\"1970\" height=\"2560\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-146182\">World Cup qualifiers against Central Africa Republic Alex Iwobi during the National Anthem v Central Africa Republic. Photo by IMAGO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fulham, who haven\u2019t finished higher than 10th since the 2011-12 season, currently sit eighth in the table, just three points shy of a Europa League spot.<\/p>\n<p>Lineker, speaking on his podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/6E6q0Tmxal64O6WG8Bjuaq?go=1&#038;sp_cid=d462dbf89142368cb00ef21beb5a208c&#038;utm_source=embed_player_p&#038;utm_medium=mobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Rest is Football<\/a>, alongside Alan Shearer and Micah Richards, was effusive in his praise.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIwobi has had a terrific season. He\u2019s a bit of a journeyman around the Premier League,\u201d the former Barcelona and Tottenham forward remarked.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Iwobi\u2019s transformation under Silva has been remarkable.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_146179\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146179\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/imago1046117350-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Alex Iwobi\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-146179\">UYO, NIGERIA \u2013 JUNE 7: Alex Iwobi of Nigeria during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, WM, Weltmeisterschaft, Fussball Qualifier match between Nigeria and South Africa at Goodswill Akpabio International Stadium on June 7, 2024 in Uyo, Nigeria. Photo by IMAGO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Once viewed as a hit-or-miss signing during his Everton days, the midfielder has thrived at Craven Cottage.<\/p>\n<p>His resurgence under Silva is particularly ironic, as it was the Portuguese manager who brought him to Everton in a \u00a328 million move from Arsenal in 2019 \u2013 Silva\u2019s final signing for the Toffees.<\/p>\n<p>Despite an underwhelming start at Goodison Park, Iwobi showed flashes of his talent during his latter days with Everton, registering nine goal contributions under Frank Lampard and Sean Dyche.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_146173\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146173\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/01\/imago1008499767-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Alex Iwobi\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1716\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-146173\">World Cup qualifier Nigeria v Liberia Alex Iwobi in training against Liberia in the World Cup qualifiers. Photo by IMAGO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, his move to Fulham has unlocked a new level of consistency and confidence in his game.<\/p>\n<p>Iwobi\u2019s return to Goodison Park in October ended in a 1-1 draw, with the midfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/K0S_Vspy0Ng?si=NDZ5swwpYZ2-vh7I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">netting an excellent opener<\/a> for Fulham. In a show of respect for his former club, he chose not to celebrate.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Soccer Imhonlamhen Eronmhonsele\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_0327-copy-150x150.jpg\"  height=\"80\" width=\"80\">\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/author\/imhonlamhen-eronmhonsele\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImhonlamhen Eronmhonsele\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tImhonlamhen Eronmhonsele turns into a ball of passion when writing about Nigerian football and its talents, whether rising stars or established legends, locally and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>From the deepest corners of the Middle East, to the green fields of the Americas, to the celebrated grounds in Europe, and the rich soils of Africa, Imhons is more than glad, usually with a glass of a tasty drink nearby, to capture the essence of the game, by connecting the dots between culture, identity, and football.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/01\/alex-iwobi-lineker-praises-nigerian-star.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Imhonlamhen Eronmhonsele<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Former England striker Gary Lineker has lavished praise on Alex Iwobi for his outstanding performances at Fulham this season, Soccernet.ng reports. The Nigerian midfielder has become a pivotal figure in Marco Silva\u2019s side, as the west Londoners enjoy one of their best starts to a Premier League campaign in recent memory. Iwobi, 28, has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":817231,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[148,96761,2005],"tags":[6221,96760],"class_list":{"0":"post-817230","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-former","8":"category-iwobi","9":"category-soccer","10":"tag-former","11":"tag-iwobi"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/817230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=817230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/817230\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/817231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=817230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=817230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=817230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}