SUPER Eagles invitee for this month’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against the Pharaohs of Egypt, Alex Iwobi, is excited by his sudden breakthrough into the main team of Arsenal.
Iwobi says he was surprised by the level of faith his manager, Arsene Wenger has in him, just as he lamented the Gunners exit from the Champions League after a 5-1 aggregate loss to FC Barcelona. “I never thought I would get this far. I honestly thought I was going to go on loan at the start of the season. The manager has tried to show some faith in me and I am trying to prove him right by playing well every time I play. “To play against one of the best teams in the world in one of the best stadiums in the world is a young man’s dream. It was crazy,” Iwobi expected in Nigeria’s camp for crucial AFCON 2017 qualifier against Egypt next week told Arsenal Player. “I was pleased because, especially at 19, I never thought I would be here playing against the likes of Messi, Neymar and Suarez. I am just happy to be here. “I didn’t know how to feel when I was told I was playing. I was buzzing. I just wanted to go out and show to the world how I could play in a match against the best in the world. Iwobi was handed the sixth start of his career against the Catalan giants during the last 16 second-leg clash on Wednesday night. “I am pleased with my performance. I just wish that the team had won. No matter the results, this was always going to be a fantastic learning experience for me.” “Unfortunately, if we had taken our chances, we probably would have won. But we were playing against the best team in the world and I think we did very well just to get stuck into them. “Everybody in the dressing room is disappointed but not too disappointed. They were just unlucky at the end of the night. “From the word go there was always belief we could win this game and we just needed to give it that extra push. “Then, when Suarez got that goal, it was a killer and it was going to be very hard for us. We saw that they are the best in the world. We are trying to be the best in the world as well but we could not get the goals,” Iwobi said.
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