He drifts past players like Saurez, has a great turn of pace and close control. The only problem I have with him is that he seems to have placed half of his wages on being 1st goal scorer and the other half on last goal scorer.
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...unleash Gerry Delly. Wonder if I can get a price on him scoring the goal of the season coz it could happen.
Azzurri
Player Valuation: £70m
Ok, Coach.
Having one slightly negative opinion means I see the bad in all players and like to pull them down.
Fair enough, Coach.
You're so positive, Coach.
Probably why you're such a great coach, Coach.
hktoffee
Birds of a feather flock together
At the moment he is not a team player. He strikes me as if he wanna to show off his skills all the time.
Baines' left foot
Player Valuation: £90m
There's similarities in how he drives with the ball and is willing to shoot from range, but that's where the similarities begin and end for me - for the record, I believe Gerrard did both of those things better than Barkley ever will, but I believe Barkley will develop to be the far superior overall footballer.
Gerrard had sensational long range passing and box to box ability to grab a game by the scruff of the neck from deep - I don't think Barkley has those two assets. What Barkley does has intricate first touch control, a vastly superior short to mid range passing game, great upper body balance and rapid changes of pace in possession.
I think Barkley is the much more rounded player in terms of ability when compared to Gerrard, and that's why the more apt comparison is in the form of continental players. Zidane is a good one because he has the same upright posture, presence and position.
I don't think he'll be quite as good as Zidane (doubt anyone ever will be again really) but he'll be close, and certainly one of the very best this country has produced.
Still though, it's a Deulofeu thread and all
EDIT: Just read the above, definitely not saying comparisons with Gerrard are wrong because he's a Kopite! I'm a massive admirer of Gerrard's talents over the years; it's just that I think the comparison is... lazy really, for the above reasons.
Best English player since Rooney. I'm quite confident of that.
Ross Barkley will make Zidane look talentless.
Big thanks to David Moyes for guiding his talent to the correct place.
Big thanks to David Moyes for guiding his talent to the correct place.
andy4efc
Player Valuation: £60m
He's put some quality crosses in? I assume you meant that he needs to learn when to cross, when to cutback and when to shoot.
ijjysmith
Calm
In not arsed if he shoots all the time. One time soon it will fly in and I'll windmill for a week.
His crossing is weak IMO.
BigBlueConk
Player Valuation: £70m
Maybe he should be allowed to dribble the ball a lot and score.
LIIIIMBS
SteKelly
Player Valuation: £35m
Gwlady street end lad vs the sh1te. From the moment he joined I have thought he will do it.
SteKelly
Player Valuation: £35m
lad, imagine playing for Barca B team where they play boss footy and coming over to England and playing with naismith, osman, heitinga and Vellios. He has put some quality crosses in also
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