Ross Barkley

[Unionjack 7,531]

5 minutes ago, akgw13 said:

You should be a politician dodging a straight answer like that! lol kidding. 

I think Barkley definitely has the potential, and he looks fit. Would love for him to succeed. Ill take the slight under and say 8g this season with some assists as well. Chelsea fans have written him off far too quickly in my opinion.

Well if you want guesses then I'd be happy with 10g + assists.

We normally have an accumulation of goals from all over.

I am a slight bit worried that none of our CMs are good in the air

And what are we going to do with Alonso and Moses?

And Will Dave work in a Sarri system?

[akgw13 867]

8 minutes ago, Unionjack said:

Well if you want guesses then I'd be happy with 10g + assists.

We normally have an accumulation of goals from all over.

I am a slight bit worried that none of our CMs are good in the air

And what are we going to do with Alonso and Moses?

And Will Dave work in a Sarri system?

Those are all fair worries.

1) Jorginho is at least a decent height, the majority of top teams play the ball on the ground now and our CB's are quite tall. In a sarri system pressing matters more than deep line defending.

2) Alonso could be sold but doubtful, Moses could be decent if he really focuses on his positioning. Both are fine players and servants for the club. I view Emerson and Azpi as grabbing the fullback roles but it will all be decided by Sarri once he works with everyone.

3) Yes, in my opinion. Hysaj is a fine player but they share many similarities. Dave is a natural RB with decent ball skills and ever improving deep crossing. He is a leader and tireless worker, those players always make it work. 

[Unionjack 7,531]

11 minutes ago, akgw13 said:

Those are all fair worries.

1) Jorginho is at least a decent height, the majority of top teams play the ball on the ground now and our CB's are quite tall. In a sarri system pressing matters more than deep line defending.

2) Alonso could be sold but doubtful, Moses could be decent if he really focuses on his positioning. Both are fine players and servants for the club. I view Emerson and Azpi as grabbing the fullback roles but it will all be decided by Sarri once he works with everyone.

3) Yes, in my opinion. Hysaj is a fine player but they share many similarities. Dave is a natural RB with decent ball skills and ever improving deep crossing. He is a leader and tireless worker, those players always make it work. 

No real worries over Dave, Lets hope Cahills not captain.

Should think Rudi and Rugani will be CBs but what I find a bit worrying is both of their weaknesses is tackling. Tho I do love Rudis game face

[OneMoSalah 8,778]

Be interesting to see what Sarri makes of him. He strikes me as the sort of player who could do a similar job to Hamsik in that Napoli team. 

[Azpinator 2,325]

Still our #8.

[Superblue 6,370]

Him and Emerson are as good as new signings for us this season. We've taken the risk with buying them both off the back of bad injuries but got them both at very reasonable prices given the circumstances.

Both are in pre season training and hopefully fit and raring to go this season.

[Unionjack 7,531]

Ive been pondering about Barkley. And tho I do reckon he would do the Hamsik  job well I was wondering how well he would be as a Callejon / Willian replacement?

Hes got all the skills needed plus would be of great help when high pressing needed.

The only thing Ive ever had against him is he is injury prone but right now he looks fit as fuck

It would be a shame IMHO not to make good use of him

Whats your thoughts?

[Sideshow Luiz 2,310]

 

[the wes 7,212]

6 minutes ago, Sideshow Luiz said:

 

I hope we keep RLC this season and let him and Barkley battle it out for that position

[Sideshow Luiz 2,310]

3 minutes ago, the wes said:

I hope we keep RLC this season and let him and Barkley battle it out for that position

It looks that way.  On one hand, I'd love a Thiago type for that position.  But Barkley, RLC, and Mount are all young.  Any AM purchase will hamper their development.  I have high hopes for Barkley this season.  He looked a little lost tactically against Perth, but his determination was really nice to see.

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[Clockwork 1,794]

Got a lot of hype after the Perth Glory game, but for me he doesn't do enough. What are others thought on him after a few preseason games?

[Vesper 28,826]

Just now, Clockwork said:

Got a lot of hype after the Perth Glory game, but for me he doesn't do enough. What are others thought on him after a few preseason games?

Hard to tell, but he looks fit, just not much end product so far. RLC looked lost tonight (no, not talking about the missed pen) AND, for some fucking reason, he looks depressed, sulky, like fucking Morata (not quite that bad though). Why the fuck that is, I have NO clue. He had a great WC and he could easily claim a starting slot by beating out Barkley. Very disappointing.

[Jase 43,479]

7 minutes ago, Clockwork said:

Got a lot of hype after the Perth Glory game, but for me he doesn't do enough. What are others thought on him after a few preseason games?

On the edge of things. Looks fit and determined but not doing quite enough in making a difference in the final third. 

[Clockwork 1,794]

3 minutes ago, Jason said:

On the edge of things. Looks fit and determined but not doing quite enough in making a difference in the final third. 

Honestly i don't think he does enough and people are happy he is not garbage. For me the only thing he does well is carry the ball in space and decent movement off the ball. His passing is not sharp enough in the build up. Can't really beat anyone in tight space with feet/dribbling, doesn't really have the vision or passing to create in the final third. Not really providing anything meaningful from a defensive standpoint.

Does anyone here think he warrants a starting position? For me absolutely no, but it is nice to see him in shape.

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1 hour ago, Clockwork said:

Honestly i don't think he does enough and people are happy he is not garbage. For me the only thing he does well is carry the ball in space and decent movement off the ball. His passing is not sharp enough in the build up. Can't really beat anyone in tight space with feet/dribbling, doesn't really have the vision or passing to create in the final third. Not really providing anything meaningful from a defensive standpoint.

Does anyone here think he warrants a starting position? For me absolutely no, but it is nice to see him in shape.

Completely agree, I said this in the match thread, he's had an opportunity to show something in every game this pre-season and hasn't really shown anything to deserve a place in the starting 11 for me. Sounds crazy but I would like to see Willian given a go in that position I don't think he'd do anything worse than Barkley has in the last 3 games.

Very unlikely I know but if that were to happen it would allow Pedro/CHO to fight for RW between them. Either can move over to LW if needed.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,919]

Serviceable Europa league player. Not good enough to be a major part of a Champions league side.