Iwobi Vows To Repay Silva Faith

Alex Iwobi says he prefers playing through the middle, as he targets a run in the Fulham team after helping them to earn a 1-1 draw against Brighton on Sunday.

Iwobi came into the side for Andreas Pereira and won the ball back for Joao Palhinha’s second-half equaliser at the Amex Stadium.

“I do enjoy playing in the middle”, said Iwobi, who joined Fulham for £22million from Everton in the summer. “I feel like I get the ball a lot more. I like to influence the game as much as I can for the team.

“It was an alright performance [from myself]. I feel I could have done a bit better, but the main thing is that we were able to get a point at a difficult stadium.”

Fulham head coach Marco Silva signed Iwobi for Everton and convinced him to make the switch to Craven Cottage.

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Iwobi said, “He’s the one that actually got me to Everton. I did speak with him, and he has a lot of faith in me. For a player to have that trust and confidence from the manager allows you to go and express yourself and play with freedom. I just need to repay the faith.”