Iwobi’s improvement is down to him, Lampard reveals

Everton coach Frank Lampard said though he’s had individual moments with midfielder Alex Iwobi, his noticeable improved play was his own making.
Lampard who was speaking in an interview with Sky Sports said Iwobi who had been tried in different positions by former coaches Rafa Benitez and Carlo Ancelotti fits perfectly in the central midfield role, a position Lampard played in during his days at Chelsea.
“I think it suits him being central with the movements and passes he can make where he can go by people both ways in the middle, which is not always the case with midfielders in terms of travelling really quickly and having boundless energy centrally.
“When I saw his qualities he had been showing on the wing or at wing-back in my early days here, I thought we could use him more in midfield as the energy and qualities were a big plus for us. He moved in there and I felt straight away that he looked better to me and this season, I started him with a real idea that he would be playing in a more central role.
He added that Iwobi is a player who readily understands what the coach wanted him to do
“He’s a very intelligent player so sometimes you don’t have to tell him too much. But while it’s my job to coach him through it, and I do have personal moments with him, it’s about the structure of the team and him understanding his role within that. For a player of Alex’s intelligence and quality, it’s down to him.
“For me, these are the rules of football: you need the talent, which he has, you work really hard, you’re a great team-mate and do all the right things and hopefully you can express yourself. Long may it continue with Alex.”
Everton are playing away at Fulham Saturday and Lampard would be banking on Iwobi to turn up with another excellent performance and help them to another win as Everton chase a respectable finish in the Premier League. Iwobi provided two assists in their 3-2 win over Crystal Palace last weekend.