Ross Barkley

[Del]

Hitzlsberger ball control is solid. He can pick a cross or a pass with precision and skill. He's a good signing. Not the best ever but a solid 70-75 out of 100, and those players are useful in a squad as slim on big names as ours

Let us all know when he starts doing that in an Everton shirt will yer

 

[Stend]

There is no human reason why Barkley shouldnt have got 10mins tonight.

4-1 up against Cheltenham... Enough said

 

[Papa Shango]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...id-Moyes-fears-Everton-sell-Ross-Barkley.html

Absolutely nothing has changed since then. He's the most gifted footballer to emerge at Everton since Rooney and all you need is a pair of eyes to see it.

Judging him from 10 minutes against the European champions in a misshapen side is stupid. He needs a proper run in the side and increasingly regular minutes to improve.

He's being massively mishandled in my view and it's definitely worth discussing.

What exactly are you basing this on? What games have you used your eyes to watch him be this brilliant player then?

Our other squad members need game time too. It made much more sense to play them and give them a run out than to give it to some kid who is probably going back out on loan this month. Hes still a teen for gods sake.

 

[bignev23]

Has there ever been an Everton manager who has been given so much stick during and after a 1-5 win? I very much doubt it. Seems some people have more interest in Ross Barkley`s career than they have in Everton football club.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Let us all know when he starts doing that in an Everton shirt will yer

He's on what, 2 or 3 assists already?

 

[Brennan]

So what was Ross going to learn at a league 2 side that was going to affect his development? You're talking out your pipe imo

That's another thing.

Is League 2 really much better than the reserve matches he already plays ?

Debatable.

Is it really going to further his development or turn him into a Premier League standard player ?

No. It's not.

 

[Stend]

What exactly are you basing this on? What games have you used your eyes to watch him be this brilliant player then?

Our other squad members need game time too. It made much more sense to play them and give them a run out than to give it to some kid who is probably going back out on loan this month. Hes still a teen for gods sake.

Hes a much better prospect than Gueye or anyone rlse on that bench

 

[pfim]

Has there ever been an Everton manager who has been given so much stick during and after a 1-5 win? I very much doubt it. Seems some people have more interest in Ross Barkley`s career than they have in Everton football club.

It does get to that point, doesn't it?

 

[Brennan]

Hes a much better prospect than Gueye or anyone rlse on that bench

And you know this based on watching him every week in training, i presume ?

 

[kenada_blue]

Hitzlsberger ball control is solid. He can pick a cross or a pass with precision and skill. He's a good signing. Not the best ever but a solid 70-75 out of 100, and those players are useful in a squad as slim on big names as ours

Yup. Agreed.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

And you know this based on watching him every week in training, i presume ?

The Gueye hatred is completely irrational now

 

[Papa Shango]

Hes a much better prospect than Gueye or anyone rlse on that bench

Do you know what? Its not Moyes who could ruin his career its people like the ones tonight who are demanding why he didnt play.

Oh hes great, oh hes the next Rooney, and then when he actually does play and he has a poor game it effects him.

He may very well be a better prospect than Gueye (who was awful tonight) but none of us know that as a fact.

 

[Tubey]

And you know this based on watching him every week in training, i presume ?

No, it's based on seeing him run the show when given a proper run out, against QPR on his debut at 17 for example.

Neville said: “Ross has been outstanding all pre-season and I think we all know we have got something special there. We just all want him to keep going out there and enjoying his football. He is such a great lad, he is always asking questions and he wants to learn.

“People say bravery is going round kicking people and getting stuck in. Bravery is taking the ball when you are under pressure, when you are 1-0 down at home and the crowd are on your back and he did that. His performance was the only real plus to come out of the game for us.â€￾

I was at that game and he was completely outstanding. Then he gave away a penalty a few games later and that's pretty much the last we've seen of him.

I'm judging him on what I've seen of him, and he's an astonishing talent. Simple as.

 

[MartSlinger]

He'd still be at Sheff Wed if we never got our injuries and if we get a CM in chances are he'll be going back out on loan next week. Quite possibly one of the worst threads ive ever seen.

 

[Brennan]

The Gueye hatred is completely irrational now

Some people struggle to view things fairly.

I thought Oviedo was pretty poor tonight. I'm fairly sure that had it been Naismith giving a performance like that he'd be getting slated.