Super Eagles and Fulham midfielder, Alex Chuka Iwobi, has heaped praise on his teammate, Emile Smith Rowe, for his brilliant assist in his side’s 1-1 draw against Everton, Soccernet.ng reports.
Iwobi broke the deadlock against his former side at Goodison Park, putting the ball into Jordan Pickford’s bottom corner after giving two Everton midfielders the drop of the shoulder, but he credited the goal to former Arsenal man, Smith Rowe.
The Hale End graduate carried the ball from the Fulham half, and beat three Everton players before giving Iwobi a pass which the Nigerian then turned into a goal.
Speaking after the game, Iwobi praised Smith Rowe’s ability to take responsibility for creating chances.
“He has that ability to take the ball and take the game by the scruff of it’s neck, able to drive us up the pitch. So when he was doing that I just made sure that I’m an option and when he found me it was all about, literally I was just trying to get into the box and there was a space and when I got into the box, [it was about] making sure I kept composed.
Obviously I know Jordan (Pickford) quite well, he doesn’t know that I like to go near post so yeah I was able to get that goal,” the 28-year-old said in quotes revealed by Arsenal Insider.
Smith Rowe and Iwobi played together at Arsenal, and both are graduates of the famous Hale End Football academy.