Ross Barkley joins Chelsea, er, Villa on loan

[Kurt.]

Depends whether you value quality of football over quantity. He's a bit-part player at Chelsea, but he can come on for a short cameo in games like tonight's (due to RLC's injury in fairness) and pick up a Europa League medal for it.

Probably better than playing for West Ham though (the highest placed premier league side he'd make the starting XI for).

lol

 

[Deleted member 28206]

RAT

 

[paulbefc]

He'd still make it into our side quite easily I think

Ahead of who?

 

[Thomasc]

He'd still make it into our side quite easily I think

You’d take him over Gomes and Gylfi? Not for me.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Ahead of who?

Siggurdsson most likely

Or if we don't get Gomes he'd probably partner Gana in the middle

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

You’d take him over Gomes and Gylfi? Not for me.

Yes I would to be honest

Nothing against those players, but Barkley brings more intangibles for me

He's done very well at Chelsea this season all considered

 

[Moomin]

Had to leave the nest to win trophies.

Looks like a smart move for him now.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Had to leave the nest to win trophies.

Looks like a smart move for him now.

Sadly you're right

 

[orly]

Leaves the boo boys here and wins trophies.

We are left with Tom Davies and DCL.

*cries*

 

[Thomasc]

Yes I would to be honest

Nothing against those players, but Barkley brings more intangibles

Well they all have different qualities, Gylfi guarantees more consistency and a much better goal return and creates more.

Gomes is just a classier all round footballer with twice the brain of Barkley on the pitch.

Not sure what type of player Barkley is still personally. He’s been benched for the best part of the last third of the season, suggesting to me that Sarri realised he is quite limited.

He’s won a cup tonight so fair play to the lad, they all play to win stuff. But as we have said in the past, Igor Biscan and Djimi Traore have CL winners medals, so it’s right place right time.

 

[longers]

I’d take him over Gylfi, think he has a better overall game and is younger but can see the argument for Siggurdsson as he scores more regularly.

Gomes/Barkley midfield appeals to me more than Gomes/Siggy in terms of us playing more aesthetically pleasing football but neither of them score much so....

 

[davek]

Congratulations Barkers.

 

[Moomin]

Congratulations Barkers.

At least we get to see a scouse lad who has come through the ranks win a medal while wearing blue.

 

[paulbefc]

I’d take him over Gylfi, think he has a better overall game and is younger but can see the argument for Siggurdsson as he scores more regularly.

Gomes/Barkley midfield appeals to me more than Gomes/Siggy in terms of us playing more aesthetically pleasing football but neither of them score much so....

Sigurdsson last season alone scored over half of Barkley's career PL goals. He was crucial to our pressing game (something Barkley was never remotely good at), was far better in interplay with the likes of Bernard and Digne than Barkley ever was and created more chances with through balls than I can remember Barkley doing in his entire career here. Since he's been allowed to play the number 10 role, he's been a huge upgrade on Barkley, who was infuriating most of the time.

 

[davek]

Depends whether you value quality of football over quantity. He's a bit-part player at Chelsea, but he can come on for a short cameo in games like tonight's (due to RLC's injury in fairness) and pick up a Europa League medal for it.

Probably better than playing for West Ham though (the highest placed premier league side he'd make the starting XI for).

Played in 11 of the 15 games of the EL.

Fully deserved his medal.