Arsenal Boss Wenger Lavishes Praise On Versatile Alex Iwobi

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has lavished praise on Nigeria international Alex Iwobi ahead of Tuesday night&rsquo;s FA Cup replay against Hull City at the KC Stadium.<br /><br />The 19-year-old has fallen down the pecking order in recent matches but is in line to feature against the Tigers, with <span class="s1"><span>Coquelin suspended due to his red card against Tottenham Hotspur last weekend.<br /><br />&ldquo;What I see in [Iwobi] is a creative player who has a high work-rate and a good team spirit,&rdquo; Wenger said to arsenal.com/ <br /><br /></span></span><span class="s1"><span><span class="s1"><span>&ldquo;</span></span>I think he&rsquo;s a player who develops very well because he has a big passion for the game and he can score goals as well. <br /><br /></span></span><span class="s1"><span><span class="s1"><span>&ldquo;</span></span>He can play on the flanks, he can play through the middle, he&rsquo;s a very interesting player.</span></span><span class="s1"><span>&rdquo;<br /><br />Of the 10 appearances Iwobi has made for the Gunners first team in the ongoing campaign, five were in Cup competitions.<br /><br />The striker has started every single game in the FA Cup but failed to last the distance in each of them.<b><br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel</b><br /></span></span>
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