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2017/18 Ross Barkley

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You can argue about Barkley all you want, but the fact remains we've badly missed his link up play in the two competitive games we've had this season.

He's a top player for that reason. If he goes, we need Sigurdsson in to replace obviously, but you're fooling yourself if you think he's anywhere near as good at linking midfield to attack. Barkley's stats are in another league to Gylfi in that regard.

We won both games? So we didnt miss his play that much.
 
We won both games? So we didnt miss his play that much.

Against a side whose players wouldn't get in most Championship sides, and still managed to actually create the clearer cut chances over two legs.

Up against a half decent side, we'd have been battered. It wasn't just us cruising through the games; we struggled to get anything going. Badly.
 
Its a fact any performance Ross out in in a defeat only him and Robles to my recollection for his one mistake got publicly criticised by RK
- as I stated I have heard its for totally different reasons, but we may never find out the reason why? Ross has potential he is better than Klassen imo!
Can't wait until his book comes out
 

..that isn't far from my assumption actually. Under Martinez, Barkley was the centre of the Everton universe, plauded as a phenomenal talent and given little or no responsibility when the opposition had possession. A different manager wanted more from the player. It's the way it is whether we agree with it or not. Everton were going nowhere under Martinez, the new manager was brought in to manage change. I think he invested a lot of time in trying to improve Barkley's all around game, publicly accepting the players talent but saying he needed to produce more and on a consistent basis. Barkley was no longer centre of the Everton universe, his ego is dented and he wants off.
Well it didn't show.

I saw the same player. There was plenty of spin about new dimensions being added to his play, but it was fabrication. He was playing his usual game of picking the ball up and surging at the opposition and trying to make things happen...oh what we'd give for that now in this pedestrian, mediocre outfit. That talent will be used by another PL team shortly. What a complete 'kin balls up.
 

Well it didn't show.

I saw the same player. There was plenty of spin about new dimensions being added to his play, but it was fabrication. He was playing his usual game of picking the ball up and surging at the opposition and trying to make things happen...oh what we'd give for that now in this pedestrian, mediocre outfit. That talent will be used by another PL team shortly. What a complete 'kin balls up.

..I think the biggest change was what he was being asked to do when the opposition had the football.
 
Its a fact any performance Ross out in in a defeat only him and Robles to my recollection for his one mistake got publicly criticised by RK
- as I stated I have heard its for totally different reasons, but we may never find out the reason why? Ross has potential he is better than Klassen imo!

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
 
Which will come first? Ross to Spurs or Gylfi to us?

Gylfi to us but no cash down for 7 days, Barklay go Spurs within those 7 days they have pay us straight up though, we probably give Spurs Swanseas bank acc and sort code save messing about ..............
 

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