Ross Barkley

[ToffeeTim]

Time he was given an ultimatum. He's a good player no doubt, but certainly not good enough to be playing games with the club. If he thinks he's too good for us then let him go because it is a guarantee he will regret it.

 

[kenada_blue]

Off to the highest bidder in the summer. Not sure there will be too many.

And replace him with....?

 

[Abraders]

He just isn't all that... permanently playing with his back to goal, taking too many touches and playing the wrong pass... it's beautiful when it all clicks, but that's once in a blue moon it seems.

He isn't even half as creative as we need him to be, that being said he was played deeper today and it doesn't suit him all that much. Think if Schneiderlin was playing he would've been much more effective.

 

[Collie spainel]

Take the money for the lad doesn't do enough

 

[Kiwi]

I think we're overly reliant on him to be creative and be our focus. Whilst yes, he didn't play well today, the point could also be made that it is hard to play well with Valencia (very meh) and DCL (young inexperienced also meh) as two of a front three. His best other alternative for a supporting creative player is Mirallas who goes missing in 7/10 games.
Seriously need to reinforce this area as the top teams have several creative players going forward. Perhaps then he might be yet more productive.

 

[nsnojosh]

And replace him with....?

Gylfi Sigurdsson, who ran the show at Old Trafford today as well as scoring an absolute peach of a free kick.

 

[kenada_blue]

He's clearly a good player, but it's telling that he never shows up in the big games. I've defended Ross for ages, but I'm becoming slightly more ambivalent about him leaving.

That's the same for the whole squad though

 

[cromofo]

And replace him with....?

Siggurdson

We need a dead ball specialist anyways.

 

[kenada_blue]

Gylfi Sigurdsson, who ran the show at Old Trafford today as well as scoring an absolute peach of a free kick.

And when he's the only creative player we have and he doesn't turn up... We're back to square one.

The problem is lack of squad options. Not Barkley.

 

[banno]

Poor game today but cannot blame him for the loss......that's far too easy.

 

[Abraders]

I think we're overly reliant on him to be creative and be our focus. Whilst yes, he didn't play well today, the point could also be made that it is hard to play well with Valencia (very meh) and DCL (young inexperienced also meh) as two of a front three. His best other alternative for a supporting creative player is Mirallas who goes missing in 7/10 games.
Seriously need to reinforce this area as the top teams have several creative players going forward. Perhaps then he might be yet more productive.

If he was playing any sort of forward, decent, balls and it was dcl/valencia struggling then I'd agree... but ross doesn't even find them with passes because he's looking at stekkes making blind passes sideways

 

[bazzer25]

Poor game today but cannot blame him for the loss......that's far too easy.

I don't think anybody is blaming him for the loss, but he needs to turn up for these games and right now just isn't.

 

[cadex]

And replace him with....?

Anyone who is a lot sharper upstairs. That's why we've got Walsh.

 

[RomanReigns]

Some poor team will pay 30 million

Put it all on sig

10x the player

 

[kenada_blue]

Anyone who is a lot sharper upstairs. That's why we've got Walsh.

There's more problems with the side that replacing Barkley and thinking everything will be better