Birmingham –
Ross Barkley left out of the squad Chelsea this season. However, the England midfielder could prove himself together Aston Villa.
The Blues revolutionized their squad this summer. A total of eight players were recruited, namely Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech, Kai Havertz, Ben Chilwell, Thiago Silva, Edouard Mendy, Malang Sarr, and Xavier Mbuyamba.
This caused Chelsea to release many of its players, including on loan. One of them was Barkley, who was eventually loaned out to Aston Villa.
The player who was bought by Chelsea from Everton in 2018 had to lose to compete with Mason Mount, N’Golo Kante, and Mateo Kovacic. And Aston Villa are hosting it, even though they have already made two appearances for Chelsea this season.
Unexpectedly, Aston Villa could become a ‘playing field’ Barkley the new one. From his first two appearances, Barkley was able to shine with The Villa.
Barkley has already made an appearance against Liverpool (4/10) and Leicester City (19/10) early morning WIB. From the two matches, Barkley could score two goals, one in each game.
First, Barkley scored when Aston Villa slaughtered the defending English League champions, Liverpool, with a score of 7-2. Then, Barkley was the winner over Leicester 1-0 earlier today.
According to Opta, Barkley’s brace at Aston Villa, equaled his tally of 42 appearances at Chelsea before moving on. Yes, Barkley was reborn.
Overall, Barkley himself has made 100 passes, with 87% accuracy. Then, he has also done 7 shots, with 4 being on target, and 2 resulting in goals.
“We have seen Ross Barkley do it for Everton and Chelsea, so we are happy he did it for us today,” said the manager Dean Smith after the match.
Resurrection Barkley also helping Aston Villa smooth in the 2020/2021 Premier League. Dean Smith’s troops are the only team that is still perfect in the Premier League, by packing 4 wins from 4 matches.
Now, Jack Grealish et al have collected 12 points, only lost to Everton, who took the lead Premier League standings with 13 points because he has played 5 times.
(then / mrp)
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