Chelsea fans are fully expecting a poor performance from Ross Barkley against Newcastle this weekend.
Barkley impressed for England during the international break, but his Premier League form has been rather indifferent this season.
The former Everton man has struggled to nail down a regular place in Frank Lampard’s side and after impressing for England against Bulgaria, these Chelsea fans on social media are expecting normal business to resume on Saturday.
Twitter: Ross Barkley scoring 2 for England against Bulgaria convincing Lampard to start him against Newcastle on Saturday o… https://t.co/MYXBcG0CCI (@CFCPys)
Twitter: @CFCPys With Kante and Kovacic both out injured, Lampard has no choice but to start him (@PaddyMcDougal)
Twitter: @ReeceJamesSZN He fools everyone man (@CFCPys)
Twitter: Barkley for Chelsea vs Barkley for England https://t.co/ZEwZXTV46I (@SuperFrankEra)
Twitter: @CFCPys So accurate it hurts (@CoryVerses)
Twitter: @CFCPys Barkley is very good against below average competition where he’s just a better athlete. Not so much against quality athletes. (@BodnarPaul)
Twitter: @CFCPys Its written in the stars (@sawant_2012)
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Barkley looks like he could be in line to start against Newcastle this weekend and Steve Bruce’s side will need to be wary of his threats.
As inconsistent as he may be, he comes into the game on good form after scoring a brace for the Three Lions.
Not only that, he has a point to prove with Mason Mount taking all the headlines at Chelsea as things stand.
On his day, he can pick a pass with ease and be a nightmare for defenders, however, only time will tell if it’s one of those afternoons for Chelsea.
