It's clear based on the current squad that certain players are shoe ins for their position. Mcarthy Baines lukaku etc. there are also obviously players who this season haven't lived up to the previous year mirrales Howard jags. The two points I think that have hurt us this in terms of approach is giving the workman type players a game irrelevant of form Barry Naismith jags and dropping more enigmatic players based on form barkley miirrales. I agree with picking in form but players but it has to be consistent or it sends the wrong message.
In my opinion if you drop Barry it will not effect his consistency where as barkley is s confidence player and therefore needs his ego massaging to get the best out of him. Barkley is the type of player you build a team around not bring on as an impact sub.