By Nurudeen Obalola
Fulham manager Marco Silva has named Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi as one of the players that are difficult to drop this season.
Iwobi played the full game on Monday night as Fulham came from behind to beat Brentford 2-1 in their English Premier League clash at Craven Cottage, the two goals coming in stoppage time.
Harry Wilson came off the bench to score the equaliser and and the winner, but he has struggled to get playing time this season.
Silva explained that the form of the likes of Iwobi is keeping Wilson on the bench.
“It’s been tough, and I understand this,” the Fulham boss said during his post-match press conference.
“I have been having some conversations with him, it’s being a tough season for him in terms of minutes.
“All the players want to play more, and Harry is a good example of that. He’s not getting the minutes probably that he wanted.
“Adama (Traore) started to have a very good impact in the beginning of the season, Alex (Iwobi) has been one of the best players so far in our team, too. And, of course, with the impact of Emile (Smith Rowe) so far, it’s not easy to find space for everybody. Because of that, it’s been tough for him.
“He’s been on fire in the national team, to be honest, he’s been scoring such important goals in the national team. With a Fulham shirt, we know that he’s capable to do it.
“He has to wait, he has to be patient, and when the chance comes, he has to take it. He had a great night, great 15 minutes from him, and he helped the team to win, and that’s the most important thing.”
The victory lifted Fulham to ninth in the table, with Brentford left in 12th place.
Iwobi, 28, has started all of Fulham’s 10 Premier League matches this season, registering two goals and one assist.
