Super Eagles midfielder, Alexandra Iwobi, has saluted the courage of his Arsenal FC teammates following their hard-fought one nil victory over Huddersfield Town on Saturday.
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Iwobi has enjoyed a strong start to the new season, especially for his national side where he scored the goal that sent Nigeria to the World Cup when he struck a late winner against Zambia back in October.
The Gunners have already suffered four defeats this season, leaving the North Londoners 12 points off the pace in the Premier League table ahead of Saturday’s North London derby with Tottenham Hotspur.
The Lagos-born 21-year-old has scored four goals in 14 appearances for Nigeria since joining the side at Under-23 level.
And Wright believes he must continue to prove his worth, unlike former youngsters who have failed to reproduce signs of their early talent.
It would be virtually impossible for any player to continue progressing at the rate Iwobi did, but 2017 has posed the first serious test of the 21-year-old’s durability.
Both players were in the mix at London Colney on Tuesday as the Gunners perfect strategies ahead of Wednesday’s clash.
Iwobi, on his Twitter handle: @alexiwobi, wrote: “Solid performance away from home today! Disappointed not to take all three points, but we’ll build on this.”
Iwobi, who missed the double header Russia 2018 World Cup qualifier against Cameroon, is expected to be in contention as Arsenal will be bidding to bounce back from consecutive defeats when they host Bournemouth at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.
Iwobi took to his Twitter handle: @alexiwobi, on Monday to express his disappointment, just as he urged the team to make Nigerians proud.
The Gunners number seventeen is presently in Australia training with the Gunners first team, and was handed the award before his trip on Sunday evening.