2017/18 Ross Barkley

[Thomasc]

More interested in seeing Vlasic develop now than Barkley.

He's leaving anyway, what's all the fuss about?

 

[Azzurri]

Lukaku and Barkley got the most stick last season, without them this year we're dreadful. Funny that.

 

[Papa Shango]

Says the man who rates Joel as a keeper.

You have zero credibility in football matters.

Ross is exactly what we need, pace, strength and actually running at players.

He’s not perfect but he’s head and shoulders above the dross out there

In this system he really wouldn't be.

He may make a nice run or two and create something himself but generally who is he passing to?

Sigurdsson, Rooney and even Klaassen are all good players who look utterly lost. Barkley would be no different as we have a team of players who make zero runs or space for a pass to come in to.

 

[tadao]

It was still Barkley who refused to sign a contract.

I don't think he would stroll into this side. He would come in and we would still be clueless because of how we set up to play. He would be as confused as the rest of them.

He is no worse than the others I will say that.

How we set up to play is down to the manager but, we would have more control of the ball if he was in the team.

I'd take a leap and say he's better than any of his 'replacements'.

 

[4737carlin]

I wanted Rooney back and he looks like a competition winner at the minute. Not arsed if he's scored, Koeman can't decide where he's playing. Drop him and give him a breather.

Yeah agree on the way Koeman is setting the side up, the 11 is all over the place and dosent even look like a professional side

 

[AndyZ]

Lukaku and Barkley got the most stick last season, without them this year we're dreadful. Everton that.

fixed.

 

[tadao]

Yeah, we really need another player prancing around holding onto the ball too long and over egging the pudding, we haven't got enough of those.

I do forget sometimes though that in his absence RB has turned into the mythical Messi.

I thought that was what we needed tonight, someone to hold the ball and wait for the run (that never came) but, just my opinion.

 

[Papa Shango]

How we set up to play is down to the manager but, we would have more control of the ball if he was in the team.

I'd take a leap and say he's better than any of his 'replacements'.

Thats up to you. He is a decent player and he offers something a bit different from the others slightly but at the end of the day it would still be a bunch of players all playing in the same area of the pitch getting in each others way.

 

[tadao]

Thats up to you. He is a decent player and he offers something a bit different from the others slightly but at the end of the day it would still be a bunch of players all playing in the same area of the pitch getting in each others way.

I've just seen Koemans interview and thinking, "we're either going to batter Burnley, or we get stuffed and it's a taxi for him".
He seemed pretty sure it was the players' fault and not his. Didn't see this coming at all.

 

[BlueLlama]

In this system he really wouldn't be.

He may make a nice run or two and create something himself but generally who is he passing to?

Sigurdsson, Rooney and even Klaassen are all good players who look utterly lost. Barkley would be no different as we have a team of players who make zero runs or space for a pass to come in to.

They are all too static, Ross offers far more movement. He would play ahead of Klassen and Rooney easily.

Of course this is a pointless debate as Koeman has ensured he will never play for us again

 

[ricer10]

Who leaves first ? Ross or Ronald ? Starting to think now it may be the latter .....

 

[Papa Shango]

They are all too static, Ross offers far more movement. He would play ahead of Klassen and Rooney easily.

Of course this is a pointless debate as Koeman has ensured he will never play for us again

It is pointless because you are saying what you would do.

If Barkley was fit and wanting to play for us he would be in that rubbish 3 number 10 formation and would struggle just as much as nobody knows what they are supposed to be doing.

 

[evertondotcom]

Koeman leaves, Ross stays.

Perhaps he's had a whisper in his ear telling me Koeman has eyes on him. Who knows.

 

[Abraders]

Who leaves first ? Ross or Ronald ? Starting to think now it may be the latter .....

Then Ross signs and boom.

 

[evertonarntwe]

ross new deal and a big middle finger to fat head would be decent