Ross Barkley

bluemangroup · November 18, 2014

Chang Elephant said:
He has the potential of 15 Le Tissier's. Lets not sell him short lads.

NSNO

If he can match the technical ability of Le Tissier to his clearly superior athleticism, we are talking about the best player Everton have ever put on a pitch I'd have thought.

FTY · November 18, 2014

bluemangroup said:
If he can match the technical ability of Le Tissier to his clearly superior athleticism, we are talking about the best player Everton have ever put on a pitch I'd have thought.

Balon D'or level.

Chang Elephant · November 18, 2014

bluemangroup said:
If he can match the technical ability of Le Tissier to his clearly superior athleticism, we are talking about the best player Everton have ever put on a pitch I'd have thought.

"Barkley's Everton" will dominate European football, agreed.

bluemangroup · November 18, 2014

FTY said:
Balon D'or level.

Exactly. But best not to speculate and just let him get on with it. Starting with bumming the living day lights out of the Picts.

Eggs · November 18, 2014

Chang Elephant said:
He has the potential of 15 Le Tissier's. Lets not sell him short lads.

NSNO

.....certainly not selling him short, just saying Barkley would be chuffed with Le Tissiers goal return at the end of his career. I think the point you made was that Barkley needs to get back to his tough tackling days, I don't agree with that.

Chang Elephant · November 18, 2014

Eggs said:
I think the point you made was that Barkley needs to get back to his tough tackling days, I don't agree with that.

Fair enough Eggs, I prefer hard tackling midfielders hence the Osman bashing.

Eggs · November 18, 2014

Chang Elephant said:
Fair enough Eggs, I prefer hard tackling midfielders hence the Osman bashing.

....'hard tackling' is becoming increasingly less tolerated, Chang. We have ball winners who's job it is to get it and give it. Ball winners are essential but players like Barkley are unique.

streeky · November 18, 2014

Moomin said:
Derek McGovern has written in his Mirror column " I hope Barkley starts tonight so he has a chance to shine on terrestrial telly for the likes of City, Chelsea fans to campaign and bring an end to his nightmare at Everton"

He really hates us that guy, reckon England to win 2-1.

Did he really say that! just off to look for it ,this guy needs to be cut off at the knees

chicoazul · November 18, 2014

John Aldridge today wrote "Of course the biggest problem for the talented Ross Barkley is that he is at his most effective in the number ten role and he is likely to be competing against Raheem Sterling for that spot in his national team. From the evidence offered so far the best bet is on Sterling as he offers more to the team in the opposition final third. There's no disgrace in that but it means that Barkley won't be the best player in his position for his country and not even in his own city. I'm sure he has a big part to play in his career but at the moment all this hype won't be helping the lad."

bluemangroup · November 18, 2014

John Alridge hasn't written anything in his life.

Prevenger17 · November 18, 2014

Moomin said:
Derek McGovern has written in his Mirror column " I hope Barkley starts tonight so he has a chance to shine on terrestrial telly for the likes of City, Chelsea fans to campaign and bring an end to his nightmare at Everton"

I was reading that too, disgraceful stuff.

streeky · November 18, 2014

I was looking fowrard to watching Ross tonight if selected but I don't think I can take another injury. ???

streeky · November 18, 2014

chicoazul said:
John Aldridge today wrote "Of course the biggest problem for the talented Ross Barkley is that he is at his most effective in the number ten role and he is likely to be competing against Raheem Sterling for that spot in his national team. From the evidence offered so far the best bet is on Sterling as he offers more to the team in the opposition final third. There's no disgrace in that but it means that Barkley won't be the best player in his position for his country and not even in his own city. I'm sure he has a big part to play in his career but at the moment all this hype won't be helping the lad."

I agree with him about the hype, not sure why Martinez keeps building him up as England's greatest ever player, but the rest of the article is garbage.