OPINION
When is it going to happen for Ross Barkley? The Chelsea midfielder has always promised to become a real force for both club and country, but has never really hit the heights that he might justifiably have been expected to. Against Dynamo Kiev he was disappointing again, looking unimaginative a little off colour during his hours long outing. It’s not that he did anything wrong, necessarily, but nor did he do much right, and that’s the issue. You want a player like Barkley to take a game by the scruff of the neck and dictate it. You want him to pick up the ball from deep and drive at defenders, terrifying them with a dizzying forthrightness and raw power. What you don’t want is for him to passively coast around the middle of the park, halfheartedly dangling his leg into tackles once in a while and predominantly passing backwards, or sideways at best. During his time in London, he has offered glimpses of his undeniable talent, but far too often he has been a passenger. Injuries haven’t always been kind to him, but he’s approaching a point in his career where it is sink or swim. Hopefully he doesn’t disappear beneath the surface.
This is Futbol have gathered some of the best tweets below:
Me everytime I see Dross Barkley starting over Ruben Loftus-Cheek pic.twitter.com/KSPOer8GIS
— Ned (@NedCFC_) March 7, 2019
https://twitter.com/CFCJamie/status/1103760549551239177
Ross Barkley is the worst signing this club has ever made. #CFC
— ? #PochOut (@cfcron_) March 7, 2019
https://twitter.com/a2_cfc/status/1103759237212188672
https://twitter.com/CallumCFC_/status/1103756172518191109
Good chance, Barkley's ON THE BALL ANNNNDDD..
Shoots it to the keeper#CHEDYN
— Udit (@udngrChels) March 7, 2019
https://twitter.com/EICrisco/status/1103750166316806146