Ross Barkley joins Chelsea, er, Villa on loan

[Darth Toffeeman]

Jason Cundy saying on Talk Sport that Roscoe has been Chelsea's best player this pre season.
That's handy.... 4th is open!!

Agree with this.
Don't understand this top 6 love in from the media. A few of them are more than catchable this season.

 

[sdk]

If Everton finish sixth this season one may assume the default journo references to the "top four" will come rushing back and "top six" will be received as a baffling, meaningless phrase.

 

[Pittsburgh Footy]

State of this. He is far too lazy to ever be a top player, if Chelsea are pinning their hopes on him this season, Lampard is even dafter than I thought.

Pre season means very little, I remember Nyarko looked a world beater. As usual, he will start the season with a flurry and then go missing again, a waste of a player.

Ultimately Chelsea will be pinning their hopes on one Christian Pulisic. He's the real deal

 

[YoboCopter]

Id rather have him than iwobi

 

[Buckers]

Id rather have him than iwobi

Not based on what I’m looking at today. Giving the ball away all over the place like he used to for us. Still doesn’t look like he knows what sort of player he wants to be.

 

[Tony1985]

He’s having a shocker here today, Chelsea’s worst player.

 

[Chegsy]

He doesn’t have the drive in him to become a top player. He has nice flashes here and there but doesn’t look like he’s improved at all since he was with us.

 

[Moomin]

Too good for us now.

 

[longers]

He doesn’t have the drive in him to become a top player. He has nice flashes here and there but doesn’t look like he’s improved at all since he was with us.

I think he has improved, not drastically though. He had a decent season last year playing a conservative role which didn't allow him much freedom and is also now a regular starter for England, putting in some good performances against Spain & Croatia.

 

[barneygumble]

He’s having a shocker here today, Chelsea’s worst player.

Taking it you haven’t seen Zouma’s performance then, no?

 

[alvinh]

He can't keep the ball, looking a liability.

 

[davek]

Barkers always makes chumps out of his detractors. I honestly dont know why people ask to be proven wrong.

 

[Kirkles]

Zouma is playing is way to a January move to us

 

[Moomin]

Barkers always makes chumps out of his detractors. I honestly dont know why people ask to be proven wrong.

Sometimes i think our fans want players to just fist pump and point like Phil Neville.

 

[4737carlin]

Hook for Barkley Haha as per usual, so average, wouldn't even make our bench now.