#udoh

In the words of somebody called Colin Udoh writing for ESPN, “Alex Iwobi's Everton move is a step down”.

After THAT headline serving up such insightful analysis, things get even better.

“Leaving Arsenal for Everton could be considered a career regression. The Gunners are previous Premier League champions, something alien to the Toffees.”

Interesting. Based on that criteria, when Alex Oxlade Chamberlain left the Gunners for Liverpool that was also a step down. After all, winning the Premier League is just as “alien” to LFC as it is to Everton.

I’m going to guess that whoever Colin Udoh is, he would disagree however.

Which brings us to the hypocrisy of those who get paid to write about English football. Most analysis is based on the notion that football started when the Premier League did. And it’s almost as long since Liverpool won a league title as Everton, irrespective of the fact they’ve come close ... twice in decades.

As we all know, Everton remain one of the most decorated clubs in English football history.

But not in the eyes of Udoh, who goes on to say that “at 23, Iwobi has more than enough time to work his way back up to another big club.”

So long as we’ve still got more titles than Chelsea, City and Spurs, we’re big enough for a player like Alex Iwobi.

And a bigger club than Colin Udoh will ever be a sports journalist.