thabucks Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 36 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: For the first time, | actually felt kind of sorry for him today. He looks frustrated and defeated as well, back in the dugout. Same here ... I think we were witnessing the penny finally drop that his elite level career is dwindling away. He is rumoured to be very fond of a good night out and will no doubts go down in English football history as another wasted talent and poss career if he ain’t careful. Maybe a case of too much hype too young getting to his head as he has all the attributes to be a class player and showed glimpses early in his career for Everton and England. Good thing we were not obligated to buy this summer. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvonVillain Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Personally, I would say move this thread to 'other football', as we simply won't spend a penny on this transfer. He was truly excellent at first, a real match winner and so good he took pressure off Jack to deliver, then, nothing but tantrums and consistently terrible performances. I honestly don't even care why. Covid, homesickness, arrogance... who cares. Even playing him at this point is beyond explanation. Remember when one of the owners asked DS to explain the tactics he was employing toward the end of last season coming out of the tunnel? The whole thing was caught on camera. If Barkley plays another minute for this club, I think the owners should ask for a thorough explanation, as it's impossible to see the benefit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Shame it didn't work out after a bad start but he hasn't been good enough and his attitude looks horrible. Plays for himself. Bare minimum in effort. Wish him all the best. Needs to knuckle down wherever he ends up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 I remember we were all so godly excited when he signed. We acted like we had signed a superstar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NurembergVillan Posted May 13, 2021 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted May 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: Looks mentally shot or drained? Camera focuses on him after his subbed and he's muttering to himself. His confidence must be in bits. I thought that. He looks broken. Like his body can't do the things he expects it to be capable of. You usually see it with athletes who have aged or suffered serious injury and they just can't do it any more. I feel like something has happened, physically or mentally, and the coaching staff are giving him every opportunity of trying to rediscover his magic but it's just not coming. He doesn't need fans slagging him off or calling him a word removed. He looks like he's his own biggest critic already. He's only human. 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Yeah, McGinn gets away with the mistakes and poor performances (to an extent) because he works his arse off and tries consistently. Barkley doesn't so we end up with 10 men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will87 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Not a Premier League footballer anymore unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 So the Long Covid theory ? Discuss 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Lampard will take him to Palace if he gets the job, apparently he was unhappy with the Chelsea chief when she accepted our loan request 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 10 minutes ago, Zatman said: Lampard will take him to Palace if he gets the job, apparently he was unhappy with the Chelsea chief when she accepted our loan request Marina Granovskaia ? She is meant to be very very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 16 minutes ago, NurembergVillan said: I thought that. He looks broken. Like his body can't do the things he expects it to be capable of. You usually see it with athletes who have aged or suffered serious injury and they just can't do it any more. I feel like something has happened, physically or mentally, and the coaching staff are giving him every opportunity of trying to rediscover his magic but it's just not coming. He doesn't need fans slagging him off or calling him a word removed. He looks like he's his own biggest critic already. He's only human. Now, if he has been suffering from term Covid effects. Would that change anything in terms of peeps perception & thoughts at signing him at the right price? Something happened somewhere along the line, as it started so promisingly, same with Engels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, ciggiesnbeer said: Marina Granovskaia ? She is meant to be very very good. Her disregard of Barkley definitely impressed me Was a good episode on Tifo Football about her a few weeks ago and she was also not happy with the Super League plans and was the one that pulled the plug for Chelsea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 1 hour ago, birdman said: He doesn't make any attempt to get stuck in when a player is a few yards away. Baffling. Cost us in several games this season. It is just ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 40 minutes ago, ciggiesnbeer said: Marina Granovskaia ? She is meant to be very very good. Evidently she is because she got someone to take barkley. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummybloke Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 2 hours ago, thabucks said: Now, if he has been suffering from term Covid effects. Would that change anything in terms of peeps perception & thoughts at signing him at the right price? Something happened somewhere along the line, as it started so promisingly, same with Engels If he's not fit to play, he doesn't play. Covid is an illness, he isn't ill, he is unfit for premier league football. There are no excuses, long covid ? Wouldn't be training let alone being in the squad on match day. Think that rules out any covid nonsense rumours. They all also wear monitoring aids which will show oxygen output heart rate and so on, again they wouldn't be picked if they were showing as Ill. Face it, he just can't be bothered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 I think that he should change position and play the quarterback role. As a deep lying playmaker In the right set up I think it'll work well for him. With a couple of grafters alongside him he can hopefully revive the last few years of his career. So much promise so much ability but as one or two have mentioned his body seems to be giving up on him. Apart from 4/5 sloppy passes he can still pass the ball nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 6 hours ago, AvonVillain said: Personally, I would say move this thread to 'other football', as we simply won't spend a penny on this transfer. He was truly excellent at first, a real match winner and so good he took pressure off Jack to deliver, then, nothing but tantrums and consistently terrible performances. I honestly don't even care why. Covid, homesickness, arrogance... who cares. Even playing him at this point is beyond explanation. You're a lovely chap. I hope if you ever suffer from a serious illness or homesickness that people are there to support you. You know, people showing empathy and all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 9 hours ago, AvonVillain said: Personally, I would say move this thread to 'other football', as we simply won't spend a penny on this transfer. He was truly excellent at first, a real match winner and so good he took pressure off Jack to deliver, then, nothing but tantrums and consistently terrible performances. I honestly don't even care why. Covid, homesickness, arrogance... who cares. Even playing him at this point is beyond explanation. Remember when one of the owners asked DS to explain the tactics he was employing toward the end of last season coming out of the tunnel? The whole thing was caught on camera. If Barkley plays another minute for this club, I think the owners should ask for a thorough explanation, as it's impossible to see the benefit. That's abit not nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-R Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 I wish him all the best. He's obviously got something going on, hope he sorts it out. Shame it hasn't worked out. I think it's because of the way we play to Chelsea that were having difficulty in getting there players to work for us. I feel we would have more success with Liverpool or man city loans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panto_Villan Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 I hope Newcastle spend some serious cash giving him a five year deal and he continues to perform at his current level for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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