Alex Iwobiscored a shocking goal for Fulham against Tottenham within the Premier League on Sunday and said it was due to his unique groins.
The 29-year-old helped pile the misery onto beleaguered Spurs as he scored Fulham’s second of the day on 34 minutes at Craven Cottage.
His effort doubled the house side’s lead after Harry Wilson opened the scoring and a Richarlison goal within the second half proved to be only a consolation for Tottenham as Fulham won 2-1.
Iwobi’s was the pick of the goals as he powerfully found the underside corner from distance with pinpoint accuracy.
It was an unusual finish as he hit the ball along with his instep from distance, but generated the speed and hit his goal with such precision that it flew past Vicario.
Not only was it an unusual finish, however the Nigeria international had an unusual explanation for a way he hit the ball like that.
‘Unique. That’s the perfect solution to put it,’ said Iwobi as he described his goal.
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‘I don’t think anyone has groins to open up their hip and side-foot it like that.
‘When H [Harry Wilson] passes to me I had one thought to side-foot it. I do it in training, so my team-mates weren’t surprised.’
Manager Marco Silva wasn’t surprised either, but put it amongst Iwobi’s best Fulham goals, of which there have been 19 since he joined from Everton in 2023.
‘It’s considered one of his best goals, he’s capable to do these form of things,’ said the Fulham boss. ‘He’s stronger when he tries to decide on a corner and make a powerful pass. It was a superb moment for him.
‘It was an excellent performance overall, from an offensive viewpoint we enjoyed it – dynamic, creating possibilities, making it difficult for them.’
It was Iwobi’s second goal in as many games as Fulham recorded back-to-back wins over Sunderland after which their London rivals.
‘He’s a manager’s dream’
The Cottagers are as much as ninth and have a probability of pinching a European finish in the event that they can finish the season strongly.
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher feels Iwobi will likely be an enormous a part of that push, praising him as an underrated ‘manager’s dream’ after his performance within the 3-1 win over Sunderland.
‘For me, he’s considered one of those players who can play different positions, he’s a manager’s dream, especially a Marco Silva dream,’ Carragher said on Sky Sports.
‘It is a guy who spent a whole lot of money to bring him from Arsenal to Everton. He then took him from Everton to Fulham. He’s an enormous fan and you possibly can understand why.
‘Physically, he’s absolutely unbelievable. The standard he shows, an assist from a set piece and a beautiful finish as well, this quality he’s got is definitely underrated. We don’t perhaps discuss it enough.
‘We discuss other Fulham players and rightly so, but he’s definitely up there with the perfect players that Fulham have gotten this season.’
Fulham will look to make it three wins on the bounce after they host one other London derby on Wednesday, welcoming West Ham to Craven Cottage.
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