Mount and Barkley are a thing now

Another strong performance, was a big part of our off-the-ball quality which snuffed out any resistance.

 

Id still sell him if we got a good offer for his this summer.

Lampard seems to like him though, so I wouldn't be surprised if he is still here next season. 

The problem I have with Barkley is that he takes so long to do anything. He's strong, quick, can pass, can shoot, but his tentative temperament holds all of this back. He'll be 27 next season and I just don't think he will ever shake it off. I feel like it's the main thing that has stopped him becoming a top player.

Not the worse squad player to have in all fairness., just keep him away from the starting XI. 

38 minutes ago, Scott Harris said:

Lampard seems to like him though, so I wouldn't be surprised if he is still here next season. 

The problem I have with Barkley is that he takes so long to do anything. He's strong, quick, can pass, can shoot, but his tentative temperament holds all of this back. He'll be 27 next season and I just don't think he will ever shake it off. I feel like it's the main thing that has stopped him becoming a top player.

Totally agree. He has the ability to be a top player I just don’t think he has the football IQ for it. His decision making at times is absolutely horrendous, even last night where he had a good game. There was a point where he had the ball and Willian was wide right and if he just passed him the ball he was one on one with the full back.

Instead of playing the pass he done a 360 degree turn and let everyone get back and then got tackled anyway & lost the ball. He’s just an extremely frustrating player and if we get a good offer for him I’d look to move him on as well.

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You know what... I think he's earned a spot in the squad. I was happy to sell him before, but in all honesty he's more than fine as a decent squad player

If we do get Haavartz, which I doubt it, then this guy has to go. 

17 minutes ago, Slojo said:

If we do get Haavartz, which I doubt it, then this guy has to go. 

Will this chap feel like turning up against  the likes of Grimsby in the League Cup, Barkley put four past them. 

19 minutes ago, Slojo said:

If we do get Haavartz, which I doubt it, then this guy has to go. 

No he doesn't, Barkley is a fine squad player. In league cup games and early FA cup rounds, he can have a big impact when some of our first teamers need to rest.

Don't get me wrong, earlier in the season I wanted him gone for his poor performances, but he really has upped his game and I have no issue with keeping him here for the time being. Our midfield is good, but we still need good backup players as well.

I think Barkley will stay with us while Lampard is manager.

Frank realises his squad potential. 

1 hour ago, Slojo said:

If we do get Haavartz, which I doubt it, then this guy has to go. 

Exactly my thoughts on why i think he would be sold. I think Frank rates Mount and RLC higher than Barkley and if we get Havertz, one of them will have to leave and Barkley is most likely. Havertz looks to me like he will end up playing in a 3 man midfield as the number 8 and be the creative one.

1 hour ago, driller97 said:

No he doesn't, Barkley is a fine squad player. In league cup games and early FA cup rounds, he can have a big impact when some of our first teamers need to rest.

Don't get me wrong, earlier in the season I wanted him gone for his poor performances, but he really has upped his game and I have no issue with keeping him here for the time being. Our midfield is good, but we still need good backup players as well.

RLC has a much higher ceiling for improvement than Barkley, right now we've got too many midfielders as it is. If we were to bring Havertz into the mix I don't think we need Barkley anymore and we could probably get a good fee for him. 

1 minute ago, Slojo said:

RLC has a much higher ceiling for improvement than Barkley, right now we've got too many midfielders as it is. If we were to bring Havertz into the mix I don't think we need Barkley anymore and we could probably get a good fee for him. 

By the way why do you think we wont get Havertz?.

Barkley is an odd player to say the least. He never seems to put in an all round brilliant performance. He will score or assist and then go on to mess up a counter attack or misplace easy passes thus breaking down our play. In the end his performances turn out to be average with the good and bad cancelling each other out. Simply not good enough to be a regular in the 1st team if we want to challenge for the title. With Mount and RLC we should be fine for depth in midfield. This is taking into account the possible arrival of Havertz

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6 minutes ago, jack_super_class said:

By the way why do you think we wont get Havertz?.

I just can't see it, I think the club will move on to getting new defenders instead, but I wouldn't say no to that lad, he looks brilliant. 

3 minutes ago, Slojo said:

I just can't see it, I think the club will move on to getting new defenders instead, but I wouldn't say no to that lad, he looks brilliant. 

I think we can afford to get both, most likely have to try and sell some players to help fund that though.

12 minutes ago, jack_super_class said:

Exactly my thoughts on why i think he would be sold. I think Frank rates Mount and RLC higher than Barkley and if we get Havertz, one of them will have to leave and Barkley is most likely. Havertz looks to me like he will end up playing in a 3 man midfield as the number 8 and be the creative one.

I wouldnt be suprised if RLC is tried at Dm. Lamps talked about how he could play there last year, and its a position he is familiar with, especially at youth level. 

 

Just now, big blue said:

I wouldnt be suprised if RLC is tried at Dm. Lamps talked about how he could play there last year, and its a position he is familiar with, especially at youth level. 

 

I dont see it.

14 minutes ago, Slojo said:

RLC has a much higher ceiling for improvement than Barkley, right now we've got too many midfielders as it is. If we were to bring Havertz into the mix I don't think we need Barkley anymore and we could probably get a good fee for him. 

Yeah I agree 100%, but RLC has been so stupidly injury prone that I you cannot trust him to be fit all season

Just now, jack_super_class said:

I think we can afford to get both, most likely have to try and sell some players to help fund that though.

Tbf we've got plenty of players to offload to help balance the books I think.

1 minute ago, big blue said:

I wouldnt be suprised if RLC is tried at Dm. Lamps talked about how he could play there last year, and its a position he is familiar with, especially at youth level. 

 

I think that would be a complete waste of his abillities to be honest, he actually showed last game some glimpses of what we saw from him last season towards the end. He's excellent going forward. 

RLC has to be an 8 imo, as per the above comments.

14 minutes ago, big blue said:

I wouldnt be suprised if RLC is tried at Dm. Lamps talked about how he could play there last year, and its a position he is familiar with, especially at youth level. 

 

It would be a complete waste of RLC`s talent to play him there, and even though he sort of played that at youth he was much more of a box to box type player who didnt really play as a DM, or at least not the usual holding sitting deep type.