peteblue
Welcome back Wayne
He has been told repeatedly by our previous manager that he he is the greatest thing since sliced bread (BTW their is nothing wrong with that it works for some players to maximise their potential) but Koeman has come in and told him there are a lot of areas he can improve on and he doesn't seem to be able to deal with it!! Barkleys career will be defined by his mental strength because he has the magic in his boots to be up there with the best..
Of course he has the skills and the magic, but I think Koeman knows just how good he could be with a bit more application. Ross hasn't set the world on fire and doesn't even get into a crappy England squad, while all the kids are getting called up and winning world cups. I always remember the RS Tommy Smith admitting that he had almost no skill but through application he had a decent career. Ross has it all but Potential is just that unless it's exploited and used.......if he stays Koeman will improve him, if he goes I won't be that bothered.....