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16 Jan 2016 22:32:53
Is it me or does anyone else think Ross Barkley is an overrated prima dona. I expect more from a reportedly 50m rated player. One decent pass a game is just pathetic. Doesn't get stuck in, dosen't track back and his desicion making is awful. I know he's young but compare him to the likes of Gerrard at the same age and you then see that he's not that good. Would love to be proved wrong but I can't see it happening. Yes he's big and strong, yes he's got skill but does he dominate games, NO. Does he terrorise defences, NO. Does he score enough goals, NO. Does he create goals for others, NO. Sorry for going on but if someone if daft enough to offer us silly money then we should sell and use the money for a proper number 10.

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16 Jan 2016 23:08:10
Spot on, wouldn't even call him strong, been bullied by smaller and supposed weaker players like Whelan and Kante.

16 Jan 2016 23:26:41
hard potential but needs to but tackles in more.

17 Jan 2016 01:43:08
I agree with both of you boys I think he's told not to tackle that's why Barry Mccarthy cleverly and besic all get the dogs jobs so as they can do his work to win the ball and give it to him and then he will lose it and the other lads get slagged off by all and sundry for not being great try watching barkley in a game and after 10 minutes you won't see him again for another 20 min and that's when he plays yet another poor ball it's all about martinez creating a media image I would sell him if the right offer came in only my opinion lads i'm not a kid I am 59 years old cob luv ya.

17 Jan 2016 05:04:12
As swan will know I'm his biggest backer but hodgson rates him highly so more caps more money, too inconsistent and he plays too slow needs to go threw the gears faster played more than enough first team games to know the way it's played, shame because he's not fair off being class but loses the ball and makes too many mistakes still.

17 Jan 2016 06:23:00
Didn't I see somewhere that Barkley is the top English player with assists this season with 7. Not bad seeing we're only bout half way through the season.

Blue jay you also compare the red fella to Barkley. Very unfair imo. That player has the benefit of having his career finished and was a very good player.

I'm sure all that time ago he wasn't much better than Barkley. It's in hindsight you can see how good the red fella was.

We all know Barkley has the potential to be as good. We wouldn't be comparing them otherwise. So give Barkley a chance and the encouragement he most definitely deserves and needs at this stage of his career.

17 Jan 2016 07:57:44
I posted a couple of weeks ago re ross.
He has lots of ptential, skill etc, but not a footballing decision making mindset. don't know if it can be coached but its normally in you or not in you, I upset a few at the time, but stand by it. I do hope he proves me wrong I really do, for all our sake.

17 Jan 2016 08:05:48
Ross Barkley is a very very good player. If you watched him just yesterday the amount of times he shrugged off players, made incisive runs and space was immense. You need to look at a player over the whole of a game. Mentions for Lennon, Barry, Marrallas and Besic. The offside goal we should not even be talking about though if Roberto would just use common sense and judgement when we are 2-0 up at a place like chelsea. Watched and listened to Moyes last night, he said Martinez is a good Manager and he has Everton playing good football 'but 2-0 up away at a Team like Chelsea, perhaps you should think about shutting up shop'. Stats don't lie and Roberto by all accounts is an analyst, perhaps the blinkers need to come off. Finally played some of the best football I have seen us play this season yesterday and look at the line up, Mirrallas and Lennon (tackles back also runs through the middle so for me should start over Del Boy at the moment) on the flanks, gave us good balance. Against Swansea though the favourites will be back.

17 Jan 2016 09:18:53
but in that case hype of 50 million will only help if he is sold.

17 Jan 2016 09:23:52
DM your right I don't think half the people moaning about him actually watched him for 90 mins yesterday. He was our best player 1st half and even up until he was taken off he was causing Chelsea problems. He is 21, if that was a normal 21 year old that was called up for his 1st team debut yesterday then everybody would be saying how good he was a have a real talent on our hands. But because it Barkley we put so much pressure on him. Besic is getting the praise now but give it 6 months and fans will be on at him every time he plays a bad pass.

17 Jan 2016 12:13:53
Can't believe all the rubbish about barkley, we haven't had a player this exciting for years who just wants to entertain with exciting football. There are obviously a few things in his game that need sorting out but getting on his back is not on when he is contributing goals and assists. It's the defence or lack of it that's the issue.

17 Jan 2016 13:48:16
And the issue of our "playmaker" or our version of Silva that can't even pass the ball properly. He's got the passing ability of a lanky Phil Neville who's blindfolded.

{Ed025's Note - we need to get off the players backs guys imo, im sure slating them will not increase their confidence thats for sure..why dont we just roll with it and see where we end up and review at the end of the season..







 

 

 
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