“It amazes me how many Everton fans are around. Everton is a big club. You can be out minding your business and you see fans and they are so lively and energetic for the club. It just makes me feel like it is a privilege and an honour to represent such a big club. It shows me who I am doing this for. I am not just doing it for people here, I am actually talking to people and it affects them and if Everton go down they will be devastated. It shows how much Everton means to them. If I am not doing this for myself, then at least let me do it for them.”
Alex Iwobi’s words this week hold poignance and power and showcase knowledge of what is at stake when the Nigeria international and his team-mates walk onto the Goodison Park pitch on Sunday afternoon.
When they emerge from the tunnel, seconds after the siren has reverberated around the Grand Old Lady and as Z-Cars fights the supporters for control of the airwaves, the atmosphere will no doubt be intense.
