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Aar_the_Toffees
Player Valuation: £10m
http://www.footballfancast.com/premier-league/everton/its-about-time-this-everton-star-left-goodison
Absolutely f'in outrageous.
What've we ever done to them?
Absolutely f'in outrageous.
What've we ever done to them?
Blue Cheese
Mental Patient, GOT Ward
He was never rubbish, just a victim of his own success, which raised expectation levels through the roof. He's had a poor season no doubt. He'll go again
Quality from outer space.
Paul Scholes on Ross Barkley
http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/foo...d-seize-the-england-no-10-shirt-10149810.html
There are times in the career of every young English footballer when they simply need to take their chance to establish themselves and, having burst on to the scene last season, that moment is now for the bright young talent that is Ross Barkley.
Against Italy as a second-half substitute on Tuesday night he showed exactly the kind of form that is required to make his own the position in the team that I think he is best-suited to: the No 10, either at the top of a diamond or behind a lone striker. When England play again in June, Barkley has to take the next step and claim that starting role as his own.
I rate him highly. He has the kind of pace and physique that few footballers his age can boast and technically he is an accomplished player. He can go past an opponent on either side. He can score goals. This lad has a lot to offer, but that alone will not be enough. He is still young, not 22 until December, but as ever in football there is no time like the present.
Looking at England’s midfield over the last two games I would say that there is a great deal of energy and enthusiasm in there. Fabian Delph and Jordan Henderson are two players who can get to the ball quickly and disrupt opponent’s play. The experiment with Phil Jones was conceived along the same lines – a player who could break up the Italians’ rhythm – although it was obvious what that first-half line-up lacked.
In the second half, it was crucial that Michael Carrick was on the pitch. As I have said many times before, Michael is capable of breaking up play like a good defensive midfielder but he can also pass the ball well. He is always in the right place. On top of that, Barkley gave the team the attacking creativeness they had lacked.
Before the break, Italy showed just how to execute a 3-5-2 formation against a diamond-shaped midfield, finding space in the wide areas and putting pressure on England’s full-backs. For England, it was an experiment and it did not work. That happens. Hodgson addressed it just before half-time and then again in the second half and the team were the better for it.
England need that touch of quality at the tip of the diamond behind the two strikers. Raheem Sterling has played there in the past and Wayne Rooney was asked to do it against Italy, but to my mind those two are strikers. It is that creative position, the No 10, that Barkley can make his own. But he has to force the issue.
That difficult moment when you have to move from being a kid with potential to a consistent first-team regular who is one of the mainstays of the team is hard for young players. Many don’t get the opportunity in the first place, or if they do they get only a brief one. At Manchester United, for example, the striker James Wilson has been given a number of chances this season and although he has done well, at no point has he made it impossible for Louis Van Gaal to leave him out.
Our modern coaching culture is not to put too much pressure on any one performance, to let an individual flourish over time but when it comes down to it you do have to accept that you can’t keep putting the moment off. At some point a young player has to grasp the opportunity and make himself undroppable.
Rooney did that at a very young age, and Harry Kane has done the same at Tottenham. I also like the way that Delph has taken his opportunity with England since the World Cup. If anything, the development of those two players has taken some of the spotlight away from Barkley and he may welcome that.
Barkley reminds me of a footballer I played alongside against Italy in La Tournoi in Nantes, 18 years ago. That was Paul Gascoigne, a substitute that day and, at his peak, a brilliant creative player. I think there is a bit of Rooney in Barkley, too. Barkley has the energy and enthusiasm of Delph and Henderson but he has that creativity too, and that kind of ability will be what wins England games against the better football nations.
The people I speak to about Barkley cannot talk highly enough of his professionalism and dedication. He is, apparently, a boy who trains as hard as anyone and you rarely, if ever, read anything about him that is not to do with football.
Playing for an Everton team that has struggled this season, despite a better run in the last four games, has not helped Barkley. When I have watched him play for his club recently I have felt that he had tended towards the safe option in his play. That is natural when you are playing in a team that is losing or drawing a lot of games. But that is not what has made him the player he is so far in his career.
Barkley is one of those players who needs the encouragement to run at players and take shots at goal. At his age he needs to be given that assurance that he can do that with confidence and while he has been criticised in the past by Hodgson for giving the ball away too much, Barkley should never be afraid to do that in attacking positions.
Since the World Cup last summer, England have become a much more energetic, aggressive team in midfield and that gives them a good basis. In Barkley they have a player who may one day be capable of raising them to the next level. But in order to do that he needs to start taking his chances as he did on Tuesday. It’s the hard part of making it as a top footballer, but there really is no alternative.
http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/foo...d-seize-the-england-no-10-shirt-10149810.html
There are times in the career of every young English footballer when they simply need to take their chance to establish themselves and, having burst on to the scene last season, that moment is now for the bright young talent that is Ross Barkley.
Against Italy as a second-half substitute on Tuesday night he showed exactly the kind of form that is required to make his own the position in the team that I think he is best-suited to: the No 10, either at the top of a diamond or behind a lone striker. When England play again in June, Barkley has to take the next step and claim that starting role as his own.
I rate him highly. He has the kind of pace and physique that few footballers his age can boast and technically he is an accomplished player. He can go past an opponent on either side. He can score goals. This lad has a lot to offer, but that alone will not be enough. He is still young, not 22 until December, but as ever in football there is no time like the present.
Looking at England’s midfield over the last two games I would say that there is a great deal of energy and enthusiasm in there. Fabian Delph and Jordan Henderson are two players who can get to the ball quickly and disrupt opponent’s play. The experiment with Phil Jones was conceived along the same lines – a player who could break up the Italians’ rhythm – although it was obvious what that first-half line-up lacked.
In the second half, it was crucial that Michael Carrick was on the pitch. As I have said many times before, Michael is capable of breaking up play like a good defensive midfielder but he can also pass the ball well. He is always in the right place. On top of that, Barkley gave the team the attacking creativeness they had lacked.
Before the break, Italy showed just how to execute a 3-5-2 formation against a diamond-shaped midfield, finding space in the wide areas and putting pressure on England’s full-backs. For England, it was an experiment and it did not work. That happens. Hodgson addressed it just before half-time and then again in the second half and the team were the better for it.
England need that touch of quality at the tip of the diamond behind the two strikers. Raheem Sterling has played there in the past and Wayne Rooney was asked to do it against Italy, but to my mind those two are strikers. It is that creative position, the No 10, that Barkley can make his own. But he has to force the issue.
That difficult moment when you have to move from being a kid with potential to a consistent first-team regular who is one of the mainstays of the team is hard for young players. Many don’t get the opportunity in the first place, or if they do they get only a brief one. At Manchester United, for example, the striker James Wilson has been given a number of chances this season and although he has done well, at no point has he made it impossible for Louis Van Gaal to leave him out.
Our modern coaching culture is not to put too much pressure on any one performance, to let an individual flourish over time but when it comes down to it you do have to accept that you can’t keep putting the moment off. At some point a young player has to grasp the opportunity and make himself undroppable.
Rooney did that at a very young age, and Harry Kane has done the same at Tottenham. I also like the way that Delph has taken his opportunity with England since the World Cup. If anything, the development of those two players has taken some of the spotlight away from Barkley and he may welcome that.
Barkley reminds me of a footballer I played alongside against Italy in La Tournoi in Nantes, 18 years ago. That was Paul Gascoigne, a substitute that day and, at his peak, a brilliant creative player. I think there is a bit of Rooney in Barkley, too. Barkley has the energy and enthusiasm of Delph and Henderson but he has that creativity too, and that kind of ability will be what wins England games against the better football nations.
The people I speak to about Barkley cannot talk highly enough of his professionalism and dedication. He is, apparently, a boy who trains as hard as anyone and you rarely, if ever, read anything about him that is not to do with football.
Playing for an Everton team that has struggled this season, despite a better run in the last four games, has not helped Barkley. When I have watched him play for his club recently I have felt that he had tended towards the safe option in his play. That is natural when you are playing in a team that is losing or drawing a lot of games. But that is not what has made him the player he is so far in his career.
Barkley is one of those players who needs the encouragement to run at players and take shots at goal. At his age he needs to be given that assurance that he can do that with confidence and while he has been criticised in the past by Hodgson for giving the ball away too much, Barkley should never be afraid to do that in attacking positions.
Since the World Cup last summer, England have become a much more energetic, aggressive team in midfield and that gives them a good basis. In Barkley they have a player who may one day be capable of raising them to the next level. But in order to do that he needs to start taking his chances as he did on Tuesday. It’s the hard part of making it as a top footballer, but there really is no alternative.
SteamyRayVaughn
Player Valuation: £100k
Good summary of Barkley's situation from Scholes there.
Martinez should start him in every game in the run in, playing in that 'no. 10' role.
USABlue
Player Valuation: £70m
don't see why you're getting worked up over a random fan run site...unless you're joking then i look like a tit
Thats the problem with Martinez though, Barklay has been uncomfortable with the position he has been played in, along come England and play to his strengths and it is a different story, and one that could of been to Everton`s advantage all season really. I think we will be lucky to hold on to him this summer
I don't think we will lose him this summer. Even though he is potentially world class, he hasn't shown any real consistency this season and so I cant see anyone gambling anywhere near his £50M valuation. I can see bids of £30-40M coming in from City, United and Chelsea. He still has 3 years left on his contract and so at that price I think the club can stick its heels in for another season. If he then goes on to have the season that he could be capable of, we could be looking at £50M+. If not, he will either stay, or he will be sold for a decent fee.
I don't think it makes sense for anyone if Ross moves this summer (unless a big team wants to make an unprecedented gamble)
Understand what your saying, but any other manager knows how to get the best out of him, so with the season we have had I think he will go for about 30 mil which is a bargain. He will then be played in his favoured position and go from strength to strength making our use this season of him look amateur in comparison. Going to be a long summer!
CahillsCornerFlag
Player Valuation: £70m
Hi Melissa, hope you're reading this as I'd like to provide you with some feedback in your budding journalism career.
Pipe down you absolute whopper.
sageyefc
Player Valuation: £90m
Kinell 70 or 80s a bit OTT
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