That's weird because he was on the ball a lot. I wouldn't say he's a massive talent but he's got potential and hasn't really looked out of place in the first team.
As I said, it's a consequence of not having a noticeable standout attribute that one can point to and say "he's amazing at that!". Makes him look unspectacular to the naked eye.
He's being cautious and smart. Iwobi is quite a prolific shooter at youth level, and he can finish. Scored a worldie this season in the UYL aswell.
With young players that's usually a good sign because it means they aren't making glaring errors. He basically linked midfield and attack yesterday. What I liked was that he pretty much always took the right decision. He offloaded the ball quickly when there was a better option and also drove forward before making the pass when that was the right decision. Maybe more impressive than that he was on the same wavelength as Alexis and Elneny whom he exchanged passes with the most. You could see he understood where and when they wanted the ball pretty much every time. That's not something that comes easily at such a young age. When I watch a young player I'm not really looking for anything spectacular. That means nothing. Flamini has done the spectacular(in this case I mean good) so that tells you nothing. What I think really tells you about a young player is how consistent they are at the basics. You can build from there. What I saw yesterday was a guy who does all of the basic things without thinking about them. It's those sorts of players that go on to be special rather than someone who can't control a ball but maybe hits the odd nice pass or a wonder strike.
