I'm one of, if not the biggest Barkley defender on here but he's better now than last. Statistically, last season maybe Dave but he is so much better, as an all round player, at this point in this season. We haven't even hit March and he's just so much better than last season.
Why? Well, it's simple. Actual coaching and the realisation that his place was under threat. As a few of us predicted, Koeman is the boss to get the best out of him - he's simply demanding that Ross does more while taking the pressure off him through Davies, Mirallas, Lookman and now even Schneiderlin, that is allowing him to play at his instinctive best.
He's getting there Dave, let's not use him as a weapon to debate the current and previous regimes.
Enjoy Roscoe.