Ross Barkley

Mutzo Nutzo · May 31, 2016

The Cowboy said:
Barkley needs to be banned from the gym, shown the running track, and told, 'get running, I'll tell you when to stop'.

Yup - just look at the way young Dowell moves. He seems to glide across the pitch, unlike chunky Ross who resembles a runaway dump-truck.

RickyMartin · May 31, 2016

RickyMartin said:
Any absolute whopper could see we needed experienced support for Ross in the summer not only to rest him but to learn and improve his game as well.

Instead our whopper manager has ran him into the ground and he's stunk the place out for 3 months.

He'll be dreadful in the Euros too, expect him to be the boo boy of the press.

A quick look around and this has already started. So predictable.

McMagic · May 31, 2016

Papa Shango said:
Yeah I agree with this. he is carrying way too much muscle/fat (I dont know which as I dont know him personally...). The worry for me is most of Barkleys problems for me are mental. I dont think he realizes how talented he is.

I think you have the same problem if you don't rate Wilshere.

Jags..class · May 31, 2016

How did Wilshire and Henderson get in before Drinkwater who had a great season?
Roy is horrible

Callum_efc · May 31, 2016

Don't think he deserved a spot to be honest.

Jags..class · May 31, 2016

Just remembered Henderson is the face of Fifa and you can't leave Fifa boy out.

Abraders · May 31, 2016

BlueToff said:
Really? How is that?

Look at the goals he's scored this season. Or the assists, and his general all-round play when he was on form.

He was very good up until March. His form dipped, coinciding with the poor form of the rest of the side.

Idk he drops his shoulder and runs. It's not like he makes splitting through balls and uses his footballing brain to do anything out of the ordinary.

He was on form for a small small portion of the season, and afterwards did very little at all... In my opinion he has potential but we just over rate him, it's been 3 years now and his best season was still arguably his first

Edit: he baloons most shots well over the bar as well

Milk · May 31, 2016

Jags..class said:
Just remembered Henderson is the face of Fifa and you can't leave Fifa boy out.

Also the face of Nivea ....... which is a nuisance as I used to use their shaving gel and deodorant but not putting a penny into the RS

Anyway young Ross is a lucky lad to get the gig. Badly off form

The Cowboy · May 31, 2016

Jags..class said:
Just remembered Henderson is the face of Fifa and you can't leave Fifa boy out.

You do have to wonder, in this ultra-commercial age, whether managers are pressurised/sweetened into picking certain players due to sponsorship exposure.

Deleted member 28206 · May 31, 2016

"We've got a semi-average-cubic-zirconia called Ross Barkley!"

Jamo Martinez · May 31, 2016

I love Ross and in some photos he looks ruggedly handsome. However that photo on the homepage story about him and Stones in the England squad is horrendous. Makes him look all swamp dwelling banjo player

Furey1878 · May 31, 2016

Give him time under a decent manager you bastardos

stamullenblue · June 1, 2016

Delighted for the lad. Hope he does well and comes back with some swagger again. Martinez seemed to of knocked it all out him !

Carlito · June 1, 2016

Bizarre that the media are disputing his inclusion over Townsend, considering they play in different positions.

They should really be asking why Sterling has been picked on the back of a frankly embarrassing season.

MACCA75 · June 1, 2016

Carlito said:
Bizarre that the media are disputing his inclusion over Townsend, considering they play in different positions.

They should really be asking why Sterling has been picked on the back of a frankly embarrassing season.

I think that's the point though, we have a lot of players who can play in Ross' position, but not a lot of natural width.