Super Eagles attacker, Alex Iwobi, has blamed himself for being in-and-out of Arsenal’s first eleven, adding he was not used to 3-5-2 formation, the club now use to prosecute its matches.
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Iwobi has struggled to tie down a regular shirt in the Gunners’ first team this season following the 3-5-2 formation implemented by the manager, Arsene Wenger.
With Hector Bellerin and Sead Kolasinac regularly occupying the wide positions, the 21-year-old has struggled to fit in.
“I never played it (three at the back) as a youngster growing up. I have played several -positions in it — left wing-back, left off the forward, central midfield. Whatever role I get told to play, I just have to adapt to it and play. I don’t really blame the system, I more blame myself,” he told The Standard.
The player has however, vowed to up his game and return to the starting eleven, saying, “Obviously, I am an attacking player, so when you are an attacking player, you need to create goals and get goals — and that’s the main thing for me. People in my position were doing better than me in that aspect of the game, which is to eventually win games, and that’s something I had to work on.”
