Alex Iwobi: Everton midfielder says 'I no longer listen to criticism'
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Alex Iwobi: Everton midfielder says 'I no longer listen to criticism'
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Nigeria international Alex Iwobi believes shutting out negative criticism of his game has helped his growth in Everton's midfield.
The 26-year-old's inconsistent form has meant he has endured an indifferent start to life on Merseyside after joining the Toffees from boyhood club Arsenal in 2019.
But the Super Eagle has been impressive in a central midfield role under manager Frank Lampard this season and earned rave reviews for Premier League displays which have showcased both good pass selection and distribution.
"Before I used to take a look and listen out for what people say about me," Iwobi told BBC Sport Africa.
"But I'm at this age where the only criticism I really react upon is from myself. I'm the one that judges my performances at the end of the day.
"I do get external factors [like the manager] telling me what I can improve on and what I can do to get better.
"But I just focus on my own opinion, because it's my own opinion that matters to me.
Iwobi came through the ranks at Arsenal, scoring 15 goals in 149 games for the Gunners, but the next chapter of his career at Everton - first under Marco Silva, then Carlo Ancelotti and Rafael Benitez - did not go initially as hoped.
The former England youth international relished playing in different positions under his previous managers but admits he is a better player now than two years ago.
"Now I'm playing more in midfield, my engine has been required to run up and down the pitch," he added.
"I link the play from defence to attack, so whenever I'm called upon to play, my qualities and attributes have been used to an advantage."
Iwobi has also had to deal with intense criticism during his international career with Nigeria, who he chose to represent after playing for England.
After receiving online abuse following his red card in the West Africans' Round of 16 defeat by Tunisia at the Africa Cup of Nations in January, he deactivated his Instagram account as a result but has since returned to the social media platform.
Although he missed Nigeria's decisive World Cup play-off defeat by Ghana in March through suspension, Iwobi - who has 10 goals in 59 appearances for the three-time African champions - has since featured in two friendlies and June's 2023 Nations Cup qualifiers.
Nigeria international Alex Iwobi believes shutting out negative criticism of his game has helped his growth in Everton's midfield.
The 26-year-old's inconsistent form has meant he has endured an indifferent start to life on Merseyside after joining the Toffees from boyhood club Arsenal in 2019.
But the Super Eagle has been impressive in a central midfield role under manager Frank Lampard this season and earned rave reviews for Premier League displays which have showcased both good pass selection and distribution.
"Before I used to take a look and listen out for what people say about me," Iwobi told BBC Sport Africa.
"But I'm at this age where the only criticism I really react upon is from myself. I'm the one that judges my performances at the end of the day.
"I do get external factors [like the manager] telling me what I can improve on and what I can do to get better.
"But I just focus on my own opinion, because it's my own opinion that matters to me.
Iwobi came through the ranks at Arsenal, scoring 15 goals in 149 games for the Gunners, but the next chapter of his career at Everton - first under Marco Silva, then Carlo Ancelotti and Rafael Benitez - did not go initially as hoped.
The former England youth international relished playing in different positions under his previous managers but admits he is a better player now than two years ago.
"Now I'm playing more in midfield, my engine has been required to run up and down the pitch," he added.
"I link the play from defence to attack, so whenever I'm called upon to play, my qualities and attributes have been used to an advantage."
Iwobi has also had to deal with intense criticism during his international career with Nigeria, who he chose to represent after playing for England.
After receiving online abuse following his red card in the West Africans' Round of 16 defeat by Tunisia at the Africa Cup of Nations in January, he deactivated his Instagram account as a result but has since returned to the social media platform.
Although he missed Nigeria's decisive World Cup play-off defeat by Ghana in March through suspension, Iwobi - who has 10 goals in 59 appearances for the three-time African champions - has since featured in two friendlies and June's 2023 Nations Cup qualifiers.
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it is shameful that people like kongi went online to create some accounts just to abuse Iwobi
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Re: Alex Iwobi: Everton midfielder says 'I no longer listen to criticism'
Bigpokey24 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 8:26 pm https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/62907068
Nigeria international Alex Iwobi believes shutting out negative criticism of his game has helped his growth in Everton's midfield.
The 26-year-old's inconsistent form has meant he has endured an indifferent start to life on Merseyside after joining the Toffees from boyhood club Arsenal in 2019.
But the Super Eagle has been impressive in a central midfield role under manager Frank Lampard this season and earned rave reviews for Premier League displays which have showcased both good pass selection and distribution.
"Before I used to take a look and listen out for what people say about me," Iwobi told BBC Sport Africa.
"But I'm at this age where the only criticism I really react upon is from myself. I'm the one that judges my performances at the end of the day.
"I do get external factors [like the manager] telling me what I can improve on and what I can do to get better.
"But I just focus on my own opinion, because it's my own opinion that matters to me.
Iwobi came through the ranks at Arsenal, scoring 15 goals in 149 games for the Gunners, but the next chapter of his career at Everton - first under Marco Silva, then Carlo Ancelotti and Rafael Benitez - did not go initially as hoped.
The former England youth international relished playing in different positions under his previous managers but admits he is a better player now than two years ago.
"Now I'm playing more in midfield, my engine has been required to run up and down the pitch," he added.
"I link the play from defence to attack, so whenever I'm called upon to play, my qualities and attributes have been used to an advantage."
Iwobi has also had to deal with intense criticism during his international career with Nigeria, who he chose to represent after playing for England.
After receiving online abuse following his red card in the West Africans' Round of 16 defeat by Tunisia at the Africa Cup of Nations in January, he deactivated his Instagram account as a result but has since returned to the social media platform.
Although he missed Nigeria's decisive World Cup play-off defeat by Ghana in March through suspension, Iwobi - who has 10 goals in 59 appearances for the three-time African champions - has since featured in two friendlies and June's 2023 Nations Cup qualifiers.
Let me make this clear:
If Alex Iwobi continues playing at the level that he has been playing recently, he may well be gunning as Nigeria's ALLTIME top creator in midfield BAR NONE. It may sound blasphemous now but consider that this lad is not just a creator but his defensive workload and energy may never have been witnessed before in the GWG. What is open to debate now is how long he can keep that up. I saw him in full bloom in the Nigeria v Ecuador and he has kept that pace for Nigeria. The coming few years will matter.
The difficulties of statistical thinking describes a puzzling limitation of our mind: our excessive confidence in what we believe we know, and our apparent inability to acknowledge the full extent of our ignorance and the uncertainty of the world we live in. We are prone to overestimate how much we understand about the world and to underestimate the role of chance in events -- Daniel Kahneman (2011), Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics
Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics
Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics
Re: Alex Iwobi: Everton midfielder says 'I no longer listen to criticism'
Bia (come) Bigpokey24, make you no let Oga Emir see dis tin wey you write-oo, hmm. My hand no deyBigpokey24 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 8:27 pm it is shameful that people like kongi went online to create some accounts just to abuse Iwobi
And the BIBLE says: The race is NOT for the swift, neither is the battle for the strong nor ... but time and chance makes them all.
Ecclesiastes 1:18: For in much wisdom is much grief and he that increases knowledge increases sorrow.
Ecclesiastes 1:18: For in much wisdom is much grief and he that increases knowledge increases sorrow.