I have not missed a single game at all ... and I don't get to hear pundits as I live in Aus mate... I can't be bothered going over the same aurguments with different people.. these "chances " stats are mis leading... passing stats too... I seen a game the other day and Barkley lost the ball about 6 times in that match and everyone used his 96% pass completion to autgue that he didn't... he loses the ball by trying to dribble past someone or tries a turn when he should just pass etc these don't effect his pass completion ... I use my eyes not stats... and my eyes tell me he slows play, doesn't shoot when he should, picks the wrong option mostly, doesn't defend ( although he seems to have finally realised that you can't just pretend to press players and has actually improved in this area) , losses possession and doesn't perform in big games. The people that defend him are using the same types of aurguments that arsenal fans used to defend Wilshire before he was loaned out.. he's just not as good as people think... that's the reality...