Claret & Blue Blood
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I take your point Sir Den, but just take a look at the short video in the Ross Barkley thread and tell me that DS doesn't see that. I saw it live and was screaming at the screen for him to track back and help out. To add, this is not the first time that this has happened.. Does anyone seriously think they don't see what everyone else sees.
Previous managers such as Saunders, Atkinson, Gregory and Little would not tolerate such a lack of effort and players not putting in a shift would be training with the kids and never let any where the matchday squad and not allowed on the pitch.
It is not as though we don't have any alternatives to Barkley and I cannot understand why he is still allowed game time - unless there is something in the loan deal contract that says that he plays if fit. We can all see that he is not up to the job and I am at odds to understand where the blinkers around Barkley have come from.