The 26-year-old Super Eagle has sparked debate on his future with the Merseysiders after his display in the humiliating defeat against the Seagulls.
Everton supporters have called on the club’s top hierarchy to stall contract negotiations with Alex Iwobi after his display in the 4-1 Premier League defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion on Tuesday.
The Toffees went into the fixture at Goodison Park having snatched a point in the 1-1 draw against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium last Saturday but they found themselves trailing when Kaoru Mitoma put the Seagulls ahead for a 1-0 score at the half-time break.
Three goals in a space of seven minutes courtesy of Evan Ferguson, Solly March, and Pascal Grob then stunned the Toffees’ faithful and despite a consolation from the penalty spot converted by Demarai Gray after Iwobi had been fouled inside the box, they succumbed to their ninth defeat of the season.
The 26-year-old Iwobi has been one of the key players for Everton under manager Frank Lampard, having started in every single top-flight fixture in this campaign.
Apart from winning the penalty, the former Arsenal youngster had a game to forget, managing only one single shot in the entire contest, and was yellow carded by referee Andre Marriner in the 75th minute following a clumsy challenge.
His display has left fans questioning whether he deserves a contract extension as sampled by GOAL in the fan comments below.
Iwobi was awful vs Brighton
Iwobi has been out of form for a while now. Looks like a shell of the player we saw at the beginning of the season. – @NorCalToffee
Iwobi was awful against Brighton. He wasn’t the only one though – @fogartyp946
Iwobi is a fraud who just played for a new contract. – @EvertonPage8
I’d rather no football than watch Iwobi play week in and week out and be the main threat. – @Archibaldinho
Iwobi is good at Tik Tok apparently. Well worth 100k a week. He’s terrible at football. – @robr7373
There was no man of the match for us, Iwobi was poor along with the others. – @AlanCarlson19
Iwobi is really nowhere near as good as some of you lot make out to know. – @Jamie_UTFT
Iwobi might have been good last season but he was playing for a new contract. – @AlanCarlson19
Lampard to blame for Iwobi woes
Don’t know how Lampard thought Iwobi and Davies would have been sound together in the middle of the park he needed sacking for that alone to get him gone @Everton #EFC. – @Kentwilltearyo2
Nothing against him [Lampaprd] but I don’t think he can survive this humiliation, playing Iwobi in the wrong position. Why. No Ben Godfrey. Exposes us. – @open2thepeople7
Frank Lampard sacked himself the day he switched Alex Iwobi from left central midfield to wingback I knew he really lost it, why change Everton’s best shape? strange indeed. – @FanDriller
Any team with Davies and Iwobi in midfield is going to get destroyed. clearly Frank is not the man. Blame also has to go to whoever brought in McNeil and Maupay. Also, where are the new signings that are needed? A complete mess of a club. – @MkeatingMichael
I thought the decisions Lampard makes are why he has to be sacked. Iwobi was out of position and Godfrey and Mina sat on the bench as we ship four at home. Not sure how he or the team come back from this. – @hado72
Iwobi has truly reverted to his old self, but why?!? Frank Lampard, the players, himself, what??? – @bluescouse
– goal.com