I never condemned Iwobi’s style of play–Yobo
Ex-Nigeria international, Joseph Yobo has denied describing Alex Iwobi as an inconsistent player with the Super Eagles, and as such feels that the team needs a new creative midfielder.
The former Super Eagles captain decided to clear the air after claiming he was misquoted in an interview he granted on Instagram.
In an attempt to put the records, straight, Yobo through a voice note message said he described Iwobi as a good but unpredictable player which he attributed to his style of play.
“This is what clearly happened during the live interview session on Instagram, the anchorman said since Austin Jayjay Okocha retired Nigeria hasn’t gotten a proper number 10. So, I addressed his questions by saying even when Okocha was playing we had Wilson Oruma because he (Oruma) was my teammate and John Mikel Obi has done well for the National team as number 10 and he did a great job before he retired,” said Yobo in his official retraction.
“I said, I think Alex Iwobi can be a replacement for the number 10 role. I watched him at 2019 AFCON and the anchorman said, Iwobi is a good player but he’s inconsistent and I said, he is unpredictable and I like him.
“I don’t know where he (the writer) got it all crossed out, he changed my words, I didn’t use the word inconsistent for Iwobi, the anchor mentioned that. I said he’s unpredictable and I like him, and his game his hard for midfielders and defenders to understand what he’s going to do.”
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He concluded by labelling writer as malicious.