Many on here have written about the poor games he has had also what about Iwobi you support his selection?
It's not what I would have done, but I get why Carlo did it. It's helpful to remember that a manager really has three jobs:
- Maximize immediate point return by setting up the team for the next fixture
- Maximize point return over the course of the season
- Either set transfer policy or coordinate with a DoF on transfer policy, in order to maximize point returns now and in the long term
I felt like playing Bernard, who has combined well with Digne in the past when Digne was in form, was the selection most likely to maximize immediate point returns. With the league appearing to be down this season, I'd be pretty short-term focused (which is not normal for me).
Carlo's probably taking a longer term view. He's probably thinking that top 6 is the minimum goal this season, and top 4 and a trophy are the stretch goals. That lot across the park are built to win now, and he's probably trying to position to pick up the pieces as they age and decline with our win-now midfield as the bridge to get there.
In that light, playing Iwobi makes sense. He's more likely to develop into a long-term starter quickly than the younger prospects, and Carlo needs to figure out if that's going to happen or not ASAP so he can move on and get value if it isn't. This is the same basic reasoning behind why he's trying to find a way to shoehorn Godfrey into the starting XI, and why Davies got so many chances to play.
I would be much more inclined to question selecting Sigurdsson (and giving him the armband) than selecting Iwobi.