Imagine... 12 months from now.
Barkley goes down with a slight ankle injury to top off an injury list that already features Pienaar, Naismith, Eto'o and new signing Eden Hazard.
Everton are set to travel to Munich for a Champions League clash against Bayern, and Roberto sits down for his weekly presser.
"No, we are not worried about our injury list. We know Ross and Stevie and Sammy and the other Stevie are all phenomenal, phenomenal players but Leon brings a real know how and experience to the squad. He is still a little underdone after getting hit by that bus when he stood in the middle of the road completely unaware of any traffic around him, but I have no doubt he can match it with the likes of Schweinsteiger and Lahm."
IMAGINE.