YouUnastanFren Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 I generally had the impression that his end product hadn't been up to the levels we would want/expect but looking at it he's got 3G 1A after playing 9 games worth of minutes. That's really not that bad, especially when two of the goals were in 1-0 wins against teams around us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 13 hours ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: I thought Barkley was much better tonight. 13 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Was definitely MUCH better tonight. Jacks cross was inch perfect but he took and steered it brilliantly. He was alot better and a very good goal too. Playing the full 90 minutes won't have done him any harm either in terms of getting him back up to speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Would be nice if those who claim he ran more than anyone else last night can put up those references and links. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Apart from the goal he did very little, not sure he's a great fit for these high press type matches. Still if he's the matchwinner like he was at Leicester I'll take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yayoboy Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 (edited) Can see all peoples view's on Ross against Southampton, but I do think it was his best performance since his return from injury, so let's hope he keeps up the improvement. I think we can all agree, was some header to score! Edited January 31, 2021 by yayoboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 37 minutes ago, KenjiOgiwara said: Would be nice if those who claim he ran more than anyone else last night can put up those references and links. Have you tried wyscout? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: Have you tried wyscout? Nope. I assume it requires registration. But I assume those who made that claim are able to screen dump that into this thread if it's true. But might look into that one tbh, only ever tried a couple of others. Edited January 31, 2021 by KenjiOgiwara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Chuck in 50 million bid for Ross and Tammy at the end of the season to see if Chelsea are interested. Probably not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Good header, not many other players would have been able to score that goal. Won us the three points. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keener window-cleaner Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Having been our for so long it's probably not fair to demand that he is 100% right away, but it's apparently not just a fitness thing but perhaps a confidence thing as well. Up until his goal I was quite annoyed that he didn't do any sprints and didn't press like the others. Then after his goal he suddenly started doing a couple of bursts and sprints. Looked like he has a spring in his step right away after the goal. Look at that what a goal can do for your confidence. But with or without confidence, givning 100% and making sprints should be the basics. If he isn't fit enough to do it for the whole game, then let him work his socks off for 60 mins and bring on someone else after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villa 59 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Thought he was a bit better last night after being particularly lazy against Burnley. Needs to add consistency to his game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Nobody backing up their claims about distance covered it seems. Safe to say it was bullshit then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillanousOne Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 (edited) his all round game was better yesterday, but even when 100% fit and form i don't think he is the type of player who covers a lot of ground Edited January 31, 2021 by VillanousOne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Doctors and fitness stats men will have more then enough info to make the correct decision on whether we sign him or not, I say no, break the bank for Maddison instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 He did ok yesterday and it was a good goal. But you just know he can do so much more. He will know that too. He is a very talented player and I also thought he’s strengths were his power and energy. Somethings lacking at the moment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnkarl Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Ross doesn't feel like the type of player we need. We can't afford to have someone who doesn't press, looks lazy and just jogs around and waits for that one moment. His goal aside I found the whole performance quite similar to that against Burnley. Why he wasn't subbed is on DS, but I felt he should've been on the bench for AEG around the 60th minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Willard Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Why would we come out and say we are desperate to sign him? Gotta play it coy. Ross is more than welcome to kick up a fuss if he wants though. We got money but if we can get him for 20m rather than 30m brill! Dean also said we aren't paying millions for players who can't stay fit all season. Barkley might just be the perfect stop gap we needed for our new target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 (edited) Reads the game, very well....could do with some better fitness.....but a fine player, very dangerous around the box, good feet...I can see why Jack like him in the team. Edited February 1, 2021 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rightdm00 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 6 hours ago, magnkarl said: Ross doesn't feel like the type of player we need. We can't afford to have someone who doesn't press, looks lazy and just jogs around and waits for that one moment. His goal aside I found the whole performance quite similar to that against Burnley. Why he wasn't subbed is on DS, but I felt he should've been on the bench for AEG around the 60th minute. You're right he is a luxury player but one that has already come good multiple times this year. 2 times now he has bagged a goal that got us 3 points when at best deserved 1. You know how they say a keeper is with 10-15 points a season. Well a player like Ross is about the same. He's a match winner and as long as Chelsea are reasonable with the fee I think he is a no brainier for a transfer this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mjmooney Posted February 1, 2021 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2021 Sorry, but this is such bullshit about him being 'lazy', 'not good enough', etc. He's just come back from injury and we've had an outbreak of covid-19 in the squad. Ross - it's not that we don't like you, we're just fickle. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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