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DanEFC92
Player Valuation: £90m
Hi Ross, ignore the haters x
The odd 1 minute glimpses per game aren't really enough for me, personally, but it's annoying as he has it in him, as proven last year...
Frustrating at this point, really.
Barkley
Player Valuation: £225k
Yeah I understand it is mate, but all young players have a slump. I'm convinced he'll come through this. A few games on the bench would probably do him good, that's more down to Martinez than him though.
Christiffa25
Player Valuation: £35m
The amount of top top players who've looked poor under a manager who's using them wrongly or "having a bad moment" managing their side is there to see.
Barkley and a few others are no different!
Think it's a bit harsh to castrate him currently in such a poor, out of form team with a manager who is clearly getting most things wrong.
Barkley and a few others are no different!
Think it's a bit harsh to castrate him currently in such a poor, out of form team with a manager who is clearly getting most things wrong.
....Alan Ball was MoM in a World Cup Final at 21, then moved to us and impacted every game he played. Rooney was doing similar from 16 years of age, John Stones is a youngster and has more good games than bad. Age isn't an excuse.
He's the same age as Lukaku and he's much more consistant atleast..
tim cahill
Player Valuation: £50m
Come on mate. Alan Ball is one of the clubs greatest ever players, it's not really fair to make that comparison.
Christiffa25
Player Valuation: £35m
I don't think his current predicament has anything to with his age anyway. He's not having a slump because of his age. He's having it due to the team he's playing in and the manager he's playing under.
marty mcfly
Player Valuation: £40m
He's probably not as good and most likely won't be as good as we hoped he would be. The people saying that world class players just don't make the types of mistakes like his shooting etc as he does even at this stage are probably right.
However that doesn't mean he won't be a good player and a constant in our midfield for years. We just need to forget about the hype from last year and let him develop. If that means him being dropped etc then that's something we have to expect.
However that doesn't mean he won't be a good player and a constant in our midfield for years. We just need to forget about the hype from last year and let him develop. If that means him being dropped etc then that's something we have to expect.
Ian Snodin's Column today
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/ross-barkleys-problems-everton-fc-8755511
Ross Barkley's problems are in his own head by Ian Snodin
It’s just not happening for Ross Barkley at the moment.
And I’m starting to think the problem may now be more psychological than anything else.
I’ve got a lot of time for Ross. I always have.
Having watched him from when he was a young kid, it’s always been clear his ability is absolutely frightening.
But a lot is expected of him from Evertonians and England fans in general, and we’ve built him up and up and up as a top player.
He’s struggling to deal with that. He’s not firing.
I don’t care if you are an experienced player or an inexperienced one, confidence is a massive thing in not just football, but any sport.
Ross is not playing with 100% confidence. Yes, he played really well in Switzerland, but that has been the exception to the rule this season.
It’s a tough call how to address the matter. I can’t quite put my finger on it.
We know his ability. We know he is a strong lad. He’s a nice lad.
That’s not because he’s a local player. It’s more because they know what a talent Ross is, and that he just isn’t showing that at the moment.
They are frustrated. And I’m sure Ross is even more frustrated. Ross is a matchwinner and he isn’t showing that right now.
I believe in Ross, I really do. But Roberto Martinez has a decision to make.
Does he leave Ross out? Does he play Naisy in there or Ossie, players who have that bit more experience and are proper team players?
Not that I’m saying Ross doesn’t play for the team. Far from it.
But Ross is not great defensively. I don’t think he is aware enough, and he won’t mind me saying that.
And while I don’t want to see Ross defending, now and again you have to track back and mark your runner. You can’t just leave them every single time.
That, though, shouldn’t be what he concentrates on. Free Ross to do what he does best, attacking players in the final third and pinging balls up to Romelu Lukaku on the edge of the box.
We have to use him higher up the pitch, but Ross himself needs to be clever in finding positions where he can have space in central areas.
He could do worse than to look across Stanley Park at how Raheem Sterling and Philippe Coutinho manage it. They are a good example and Ross can do that, with practice.
It’ll be a tough call whether to leave him out at Stoke City on Wednesday.
But we are really fighting for points, and Stoke is one of those places where you need your players closing down defenders all the time.I’m sure if we were challenging for a top-four spot Ross would be playing well.
But right now he is a player who is struggling in a team that isn’t playing particularly well. That needs to change soon.
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/ross-barkleys-problems-everton-fc-8755511
Ross Barkley's problems are in his own head by Ian Snodin
It’s just not happening for Ross Barkley at the moment.
And I’m starting to think the problem may now be more psychological than anything else.
I’ve got a lot of time for Ross. I always have.
Having watched him from when he was a young kid, it’s always been clear his ability is absolutely frightening.
But a lot is expected of him from Evertonians and England fans in general, and we’ve built him up and up and up as a top player.
He’s struggling to deal with that. He’s not firing.
I don’t care if you are an experienced player or an inexperienced one, confidence is a massive thing in not just football, but any sport.
Ross is not playing with 100% confidence. Yes, he played really well in Switzerland, but that has been the exception to the rule this season.
It’s a tough call how to address the matter. I can’t quite put my finger on it.
We know his ability. We know he is a strong lad. He’s a nice lad.
That’s not because he’s a local player. It’s more because they know what a talent Ross is, and that he just isn’t showing that at the moment.
They are frustrated. And I’m sure Ross is even more frustrated. Ross is a matchwinner and he isn’t showing that right now.
I believe in Ross, I really do. But Roberto Martinez has a decision to make.
Does he leave Ross out? Does he play Naisy in there or Ossie, players who have that bit more experience and are proper team players?
Not that I’m saying Ross doesn’t play for the team. Far from it.
But Ross is not great defensively. I don’t think he is aware enough, and he won’t mind me saying that.
And while I don’t want to see Ross defending, now and again you have to track back and mark your runner. You can’t just leave them every single time.
That, though, shouldn’t be what he concentrates on. Free Ross to do what he does best, attacking players in the final third and pinging balls up to Romelu Lukaku on the edge of the box.
We have to use him higher up the pitch, but Ross himself needs to be clever in finding positions where he can have space in central areas.
He could do worse than to look across Stanley Park at how Raheem Sterling and Philippe Coutinho manage it. They are a good example and Ross can do that, with practice.
It’ll be a tough call whether to leave him out at Stoke City on Wednesday.
But we are really fighting for points, and Stoke is one of those places where you need your players closing down defenders all the time.I’m sure if we were challenging for a top-four spot Ross would be playing well.
But right now he is a player who is struggling in a team that isn’t playing particularly well. That needs to change soon.
deipnosophist
Player Valuation: £80m
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