Emery: Why Alex Iwobi Is Enjoying More Playing Time In Arsenal

Going into the Europa  league  round of 16 today against Rennes, Arsenal’s manager Unai Emery spoke why Alex Iwobi Is Enjoying more playing time this season.

The 22-year-old Nigerian player looked particularly bright at the start of the campaign and appeared to have adapted well to Emery's system.

His form had tailed off before now, but Emery knows where Iwobi can improve and believes the attacker has the right attitude.

"He's young, makes a big commitment and he has a good physical condition," Emery said in post-match.

"He needs to improve something tactically, maybe, but above all he's calm with the ball in the attacking... to find better assists, finding the possibility to score with composure, or find the best option, whether that is shooting or dribbling.

“Iwobi is fast in adapting my style and that shows with more games the star in him will begin to shine brighter,”

As such, questions have been raised over Emery's tactics and the team's adaptation to them, but the coach insists it is a process that does not have a specific end point.

"Each training, each match is a big challenge," Emery added. "You can win, lose, draw, but the most important thing is going ahead thinking about creating – little by little – an identity, collective spirit, team feeling.

"This is one process. It's not finishing or starting now. It's a process, we can improve a lot as time goes on and more of our players will soon begin to get use to it."