Joe Cole says overlooked maverick Ross Barkley can drive Chelsea on to silverware the way Frank Lampard once did. Once touted as England’s next big thing, Barkley has been overshadowed this season by the emergence of a galaxy of younger stars at Stamford Bridge and beyond.
But Cole reckons the former Everton prodigy hit top gear just before the coronavirus shutdown and is ready to finally go on and fulfil his huge potential.
The former Chelsea and England forward, now a coach at the club, said: “Ross has improved. He is a top player. I’m a big fan of Ross Barkley.
Always have been. “He’s been a bit less spoken about because of Jack Grealish and James Maddison and Mason Mount. But he’s done a terrific job at Chelsea. “The last two games,