Ross Barkley

MACCA75 · January 14, 2015

Seanjd said:
So bring on who? Who will save us in this relegation fight?

Players who will, you know, actually put some effort in.

Seanjd · January 14, 2015

MACCA75 said:
Players who will, you know, actually put some effort in.

Kone?

MACCA75 · January 14, 2015

Seanjd said:
Kone?

I'd absolutely give Kone some more game time. Or players who are a more natural fit out wide - Oviedo, Garbutt, Pienaar. McCarthy obviously to come back into midfield.

Del · January 14, 2015

1 assist in over 40 league games

Seanjd · January 14, 2015

MACCA75 said:
I'd absolutely give Kone some more game time. Or players who are a more natural fit out wide - Oviedo, Garbutt, Pienaar. McCarthy obviously to come back into midfield.

Oviedo is coming back from injury, fair shout. Garbutt instead of Barkley? hmm. Pienaar and McCarthy both injured.

cjuk87 · January 14, 2015

Stan Lee Park said:
I know Barkley is this season's scapegoat on here, but Kone to play instead of him? Not good, even by GOT standards.

Sorry this post doesn't conform to the "Besic is God:Barkley is crap" orthodoxy on here, but actually neither is true.

But hey, when did that stop the usual internet warriors from pounding their keyboards.

No..he's not.

I got blasted by fans only last week who'll stick up for the golden boy no matter what. "He's out of position" "others played worse"

Fans defend him too much, he's lazy uninterested and refuses to put a foot or a shift in.

Needs dropping as i said 3 or 4 weeks ago. Nice to finally see some waking up.

efcfanwirral · January 14, 2015

Commentators were so funny last night - "and it looks like he's bringing off...ROSS BARKLEY" sounding absolutely shocked as if its barcelona taking off Messi at 1-0 down. media agenda towards england players is comedy

raib · January 14, 2015

Ross has done nothing in games for a while.

He needs to be dropped to the bench and used as a second half sub in games.

kenada_blue · January 14, 2015

Del said:
1 assist in over 40 league games

'Kin sell him.

streeky · January 14, 2015

cjuk87 said:
No..he's not.

I got blasted by fans only last week who'll stick up for the golden boy no matter what. "He's out of position" "others played worse"

Fans defend him too much, he's lazy uninterested and refuses to put a foot or a shift in.

Needs dropping as i said 3 or 4 weeks ago. Nice to finally see some waking up.

Agreed , but unfortunately Martinez has a habit of letting players try to play their way back into form.

Tubey · January 14, 2015

I'm his biggest fan really and even I have to admit that he needs benching. I have no doubts at all that he'll come good, but he needs to develop a hunger to his game and understand he has a responsibility, and if that's being asked to come off the bench to impact a game, so be it.

quasi modo · January 14, 2015

2 decent games since he returned, not good enough, needs to learn some basics.

ah11984 · January 14, 2015

The way Lukaku has played after being dropped/rested lends weight to giving Barkley a couple of games put of the firing line.

TheFinnFan · January 14, 2015

he's gone next summer

Khalekan · January 14, 2015

ah11984 said:
The way Lukaku has played after being dropped/rested lends weight to giving Barkley a couple of games put of the firing line.

To be fair, Lukaku's return to both form and the team has coincided with the manager changing tack and playing in a way which seems at long last to be bringing the best out of him.

I maintain the Bobby has yet to find the right role in which to pay Ross.

The lad loves to pick up the ball and surge forward with it from deep positions.

Only once this season have we seen him played in that type of position and he was the star that night against QPR.